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Left the Background Music On
The Chick
Naked People Are Funny
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Unusual Euphemism
Ass Shove
Stuff Blowing Up
Fingore
Maybe Ever After
Early-Bird Cameo
Curb-Stomp Battle
The Cavalry
Adult Fear
Establishing Character Moment
Credits Gag
Facial Horror
Rousing Speech
Catapult Nightmare
Big Fancy House
The X of Y
Offscreen Teleportation
Abhorrent Admirer
Arranged Marriage
The '50s
Knight Templar
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
A Father to His Men
Not Quite Dead
Grey and Gray Morality
He Who Fights Monsters
Retcon
Bittersweet Ending
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Everyone Has Standards
Leave the Camera Running
Non-Indicative Name
Intergenerational Friendship
Car Fu
One-Word Title
Diabolus ex Machina
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Film Series
Didn't Think This Through
Mundane Made Awesome
Gainax Ending
Amusing Injuries
I Need a Freaking Drink
Award-Bait Song
Captain Obvious
BFG
Evil Is Hammy
Dull Surprise
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Hong Kong Films
Retired Badass
Self-Deprecation
Apocalypse How
Dramatic Gun Cock
More Dakka
Death by Irony
Genre Savvy
Genre Throwback
Mistaken for Gay
Revenge
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Cold-Blooded Torture
Damsel in Distress
Parental Incest
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Works Set in World War II
Death by Sex
Fish out of Water
The Ace
Action Girl
All Men Are Perverts
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Laughing Mad
Arc Words
Logo Joke
Face Death with Dignity
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Guile Hero
Redshirt Army
Back from the Dead
Chekhov's Skill
Deliberately Monochrome
No Antagonist
My Greatest Failure
Take That!
Cowboy Cop
You Killed My Father
Adults Are Useless
An Aesop
Canadian Movies
Dying Moment of Awesome
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Cool Old Lady
The Bully
War Is Hell
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Biopic
Distracted by the Sexy
Evil vs. Evil
Epic Fail
Playing Gertrude
Jerkass
FaceHeel Turn
Straight Gay
Mr. Exposition
I'm a Humanitarian
Nothing Is Scarier
The Mole
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Crazy-Prepared
Body Horror
Blood from the Mouth
Random Events Plot
From Bad to Worse
Babies Ever After
Scary Black Man
Happily Married
Large Ham
Batman Gambit
Funny Foreigner
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Light Is Not Good
The Cameo
Evil-Detecting Dog
The Vamp
The Chessmaster
Dramedy
Missing Mom
Calling the Old Man Out
Villain with Good Publicity
Shirtless Scene
Crapsack World
Dressing as the Enemy
Those Two Bad Guys
Author Appeal
Same Language Dub
Sassy Black Woman
Shown Their Work
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Evil Counterpart
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Gender Flip
Ungrateful Bastard
Film Noir Index
Badass in a Nice Suit
German Films
All There in the Script
Wham Shot
Cloudcuckoolander
All There in the Manual
Blackmail
Killed Mid-Sentence
Villain Song
Protagonist Title
And Starring
Children Are Innocent
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Jerkass Has a Point
Taking the Bullet
Mighty Whitey
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Here We Go Again!
Artistic License Biology
Flipping the Bird
Eureka Moment
Adapted Out
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
He Knows Too Much
Bad Boss
Would Hurt a Child
Knife Nut
Break the Haughty
Famous Last Words
Science Fiction Films
Bloodier and Gorier
Hero of Another Story
Darkest Hour
Vomit Discretion Shot
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Television Movie Index
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
All Just a Dream
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Villain Ball
Deadpan Snarker
Loads and Loads of Characters
Improbable Aiming Skills
Cool Car
Twist Ending
French Films
Enemy Mine
Shower Scene
Sealed Evil in a Can
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
The Great Depression
The Big Guy
Pragmatic Villainy
Chiaroscuro
Defiant to the End
Horror Comedy
Not So Different
Almost Kiss
Fatal Family Photo
Hypocritical Humor
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
In Medias Res
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Insistent Terminology
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Anguished Declaration of Love
Big-Bad Ensemble
The End... Or Is It?
Vitriolic Best Buds
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Accidental Murder
Horror Films
Romantic False Lead
Character Development
Time Skip
Totally Radical
Action Prologue
Jitter Cam
The Place
Jerk Jock
Becoming the Mask
The '60s
As the Good Book Says...
Animal Motifs
Show Within a Show
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Military and Warfare Films
Ship Tease
Evil Is Petty
Animal Title Index
Spiritual Successor
Demoted to Extra
Eagleland
Film Noir
Last-Name Basis
Death of a Child
Demonic Possession
Accidental Misnaming
Artistic License Gun Safety
Blood Knight
Ripped from the Headlines
Plot Hole
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Beard of Evil
It's All About Me
Badass Longcoat
Australian Movies
Badass Boast
Disappeared Dad
What the Hell, Hero?
Ax-Crazy
The Hero
The Stoic
Foregone Conclusion
Smug Snake
Five-Man Band
Neck Lift
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The '80s
Deconstruction
The '70s
The Reveal
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Obfuscating Stupidity
Decoy Protagonist
The Dreaded
Redemption Equals Death
No Ending
Handicapped Badass
The Starscream
The Bad Guy Wins
Sports Stories
Instant Death Bullet
Artistic License Law
Stock Footage
Serious Business
Black Comedy
"Awesome McCool" Name
Stealth Pun
Made of Explodium
Bowdlerise
Abusive Parents
Pay Evil unto Evil
Brick Joke
Our Zombies Are Different
Disney Death
Reality Is Unrealistic
Room Full of Crazy
Central Theme
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Leitmotif
Precision F-Strike
Adaptation Dye-Job
Action Genre
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Irony
Morality Pet
And I Must Scream
Bare Your Midriff
The Stoner
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
I Have Your Wife
Sexy Discretion Shot
Dwindling Party
Ambiguous Ending
Those Two Guys
No Name Given
Nice Hat
Soft Glass
Up to Eleven
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Malevolent Masked Men
Reasonable Authority Figure
Line-of-Sight Name
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
The Ghost
Friend to All Children
Rule of Funny
Amoral Attorney
Obviously Evil
Domestic Abuse
Badass Bookworm
Epic Movie
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Reality Ensues
Psycho for Hire
Depraved Bisexual
Ominous Latin Chanting
Never Trust a Trailer
Shout-Out
Rated M for Manly
Pretty in Mink
Sequel Hook
Put on a Bus
An Axe to Grind
The Faceless
Make It Look Like an Accident
Immune to Bullets
Worthy Opponent
The Film of the Book
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
A Date with Rosie Palms
Historical-Domain Character
No OSHA Compliance
Dual Wielding
Extremely Short Timespan
Heel Realization
Corpsing
Cat Fight
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Continuity Nod
Comically Missing the Point
Big Damn Heroes
Improbable Weapon User
Historical In-Joke
Mercy Kill
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Smoking Is Cool
Rule of Cool
Hair-Trigger Temper
Rule of Three
Hypocrite
Big Eater
Token Minority
Tagline
Covers Always Lie
Sadistic Choice
The Remake
Heroic BSoD
After the End
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Big Brother Instinct
Air-Vent Passageway
Woman in White
Superhero
Faux Affably Evil
The Smart Guy
Badass Grandpa
Red Herring
True Companions
Madness Mantra
Casting Gag
Auto Erotica
Conspicuous CG
Cain and Abel
Freudian Excuse
Eiffel Tower Effect
Dirty Coward
Riddle for the Ages
Those Wacky Nazis
Dirty Cop
Visual Pun
Loophole Abuse
Betty and Veronica
In Name Only
Antagonist Title
Crazy Jealous Guy
Implacable Man
Scenery Porn
Spell My Name with an "S"
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
An Arm and a Leg
Groin Attack
Reckless Gun Usage
Took a Level in Jerkass
Plucky Comic Relief
Armor-Piercing Question
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Vampire Fiction
The Ditz
Adaptational Villainy
MacGuffin
Kill 'em All
Break the Cutie
Awesome, but Impractical
She's Got Legs
Bottomless Magazines
For the Evulz
Adaptational Attractiveness
For Want of a Nail
As Himself
Earn Your Happy Ending
Pyrrhic Victory
The Stinger
MayDecember Romance
Author Avatar
Extreme Doormat
Bound and Gagged
Serial Killer
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Hidden Depths
Gory Discretion Shot
Fatal Flaw
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Combat Pragmatist
Ambiguously Gay
A God Am I
Mood Whiplash
Improvised Weapon
Moment Killer
Match Cut
Say My Name
Woman Scorned
Shell-Shocked Veteran
As You Know
The Sociopath
Real Life Writes the Plot
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Dutch Angle
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Call-Forward
Wrong Genre Savvy
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Market-Based Title
Disguised in Drag
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Dies Wide Open
Jump Scare
Too Dumb to Live
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Politically Incorrect Villain
Grievous Bottley Harm
Brutal Honesty
Hate Sink
Henpecked Husband
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Camp Gay
Femme Fatale
Dark Reprise
Our Vampires Are Different
Tranquil Fury
Super Strength
Manchild
The Voiceless
Mystery and Detective Films
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Kill It with Fire
Closed Circle
British Films
Recycled IN SPACE!
Meaningful Echo
Insult Backfire
Oh, Crap!
Sacrificial Lion
Fourth Date Marriage
Mythology Gag
Dissonant Serenity
Death Seeker
Interrupted Suicide
Mugging the Monster
Small Name, Big Ego
It Will Never Catch On
Chase Scene
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Broken Pedestal
Index of Film Westerns
Disney Villain Death
Evil Brit
Married to the Job
Ghost Fiction
Drives Like Crazy
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Would Hit a Girl
Daylight Horror
Big "NO!"
Poor Communication Kills
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Sequel Escalation
Camera Abuse
Fanservice
Not So Above It All
Documentary
Kick the Dog
Dark and Troubled Past
Properly Paranoid
Be Careful What You Wish For
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Pet the Dog
Animated Credits Opening
Chekhov's Gun
Sanity Slippage
Overly Long Gag
Your Head A-Splode
Death by Adaptation
Beta Couple
The Load
Slasher Smile
Rasputinian Death
Mama Bear
'80s Hair
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Only Sane Man
Pragmatic Adaptation
Narrator
HeelFace Turn
Foreshadowing
Lock and Load Montage
Toplessness from the Back
Stalker with a Crush
Humiliation Conga
Only a Flesh Wound
Red Shirt
Romantic Comedy
Major Injury Underreaction
20 Minutes into the Future
Bloodless Carnage
Determinator
Due to the Dead
Gold Digger
This Is Gonna Suck
Cool Old Guy
Made of Iron
Shipper on Deck
Historical Hero Upgrade
Drugs Are Bad
Get Out!
Fat Bastard
Yandere
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Card-Carrying Villain
Video Credits
Stepford Smiler
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
The Alleged Car
You Have Failed Me
Bring My Brown Pants
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Heroes Want Redheads
Public Domain Feature Films
Sole Survivor
Drowning My Sorrows
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Mexican Standoff
Curse Cut Short
Let's Get Dangerous!
The Dog Bites Back
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Mooks
Stylistic Suck
Arch-Enemy
Storming the Castle
Music Stories
Funny Background Event
Artistic License Geography
Meaningful Background Event
Zombie Stories
Tap on the Head
Hero Antagonist
Guns Akimbo
It Can Think
Artistic License Military
Slasher Movie
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Scenery Gorn
One-Man Army
Bad "Bad Acting"
Defrosting Ice Queen
Running Gag
Psychological Thriller
Berserk Button
Only Known by Their Nickname
Ironic Echo
Greater-Scope Villain
Red Right Hand
Silence Is Golden
Flashback
Creator Cameo
Artistic License History
Crucified Hero Shot
Adaptation Name Change
Half the Man He Used to Be
Evil Laugh
Kids Are Cruel
Fun with Acronyms
Scare Chord
Ms. Fanservice
Brainless Beauty
Authority Equals Asskicking
Framing Device
Homage
Thriller
Slashed Throat
Hell Is That Noise
In the Back
Parental Neglect
Rape as Drama
Male Gaze
Coming-of-Age Story
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
How We Got Here
The Hero Dies
Bolivian Army Ending
Paper-Thin Disguise
Never Found the Body
Fainting
Disproportionate Retribution
Big Bad Duumvirate
Neck Snap
Karma Houdini
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Christmas Movies Index
Broken Aesop
Noodle Incident
Parental Substitute
Bloody Hilarious
And the Adventure Continues
Fanservice Extra
Spanner in the Works
Pretty Little Headshots
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Celebrity Paradox
Race Lift
Country Matters
Faking the Dead
Dark Is Not Evil
Expy
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Big Bad
Re-Cut
Badass Normal
Nice Guy
Have a Gay Old Time
Never My Fault
Stealth Hi/Bye
Historical Villain Upgrade
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Not Using the "Z" Word
Naïve Newcomer
Man on Fire
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Cat Scare
Alpha Bitch
The Un-Reveal
Book-Ends
Black Dude Dies First
Only One Name
Kubrick Stare
The Mafia
Intrepid Reporter
Adorkable
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Composite Character
Really Gets Around
Cruel and Unusual Death
Fan Disservice
It's Personal
Anachronism Stew
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Once More, with Clarity!
Skewed Priorities
Japanese Films
Police Brutality
Big Applesauce
Manipulative Bastard
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Artistic License Physics
Product Placement
Police are Useless
Exact Words
Boom, Headshot!
Idiot Ball
Actually Pretty Funny
Sci-Fi Horror
Truth in Television
Bond One-Liner
Double Entendre
Lampshade Hanging
Soundtrack Dissonance
The Oner
Vacation Films
Department of Redundancy Department
Black and Gray Morality
Rich Bitch
Insane Troll Logic
Race Against the Clock
Papa Wolf
Dramatic Irony
The Dragon
Love at First Sight
Real Life
Evil Sounds Deep
Gilligan Cut
Older Than They Look
Advertised Extra
What You Are in the Dark
Punny Name
Green-Eyed Monster
Silent Movie
Ascended Extra
Trailers Always Spoil
Wham Line
Agony of the Feet
Ambiguous Disorder
Not So Stoic
Retirony
Mr. Fanservice
Villainous Breakdown
The Quiet One
Imagine Spot
The Atoner
Novelization
Cool Shades
Adaptation Distillation
The Lancer
Fake Shemp
Gratuitous English
Honor Before Reason
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
I Did What I Had to Do
Eyepatch of Power
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Chekhov's Gunman
Mind Screw
Lighter and Softer
Early Installment Weirdness
Captain Ersatz
Training Montage
Affably Evil
Fantasy Films
Motor Mouth
Anyone Can Die
Eldritch Abomination
Deus ex Machina
Failed a Spot Check
Wretched Hive
Wicked Cultured
The Smurfette Principle
Bullying a Dragon
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
From Nobody to Nightmare
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Spiteful Spit
Laser-Guided Karma
Humans Are Bastards
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
A Minor Kidroduction
Death Glare
Downer Ending
The Brute
Male Frontal Nudity
Bland-Name Product
NO INDOOR VOICE
Fire-Forged Friends
Hollywood Darkness
Bald of Evil
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Better to Die than Be Killed
Bait-and-Switch
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Russian Films
The Musical
Reality Has No Subtitles
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Psychopathic Manchild
Attempted Rape
Posthumous Character
Bi the Way
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Expository Hairstyle Change
Costume Porn
Mad Scientist
Manly Tears
B-Movie
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Meaningful Name
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Punch-Clock Villain
Rule of Symbolism
Deal with the Devil
Whole Plot Reference
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Took a Level in Badass
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Call-Back
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Cluster F-Bomb
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Eye Scream
Adaptational Badass
Asshole Victim
Bond Villain Stupidity
Meet Cute
Alas, Poor Villain
Tempting Fate
Cool Guns
Love Triangle
Easily Forgiven
Good Is Not Nice
Based on a True Story
My God, What Have I Done?
Informed Ability
Translation Convention
Taking You with Me
Undying Loyalty
Foil
Villain Opening Scene
Together in Death
Genre Shift
Final Girl
Dark Action Girl
Broken Bird
Your Cheating Heart
Off with His Head!
Bilingual Bonus
Star-Crossed Lovers
Bury Your Gays
Martial Arts Movie
Frame-Up
Beware the Nice Ones
No-Sell
Rewatch Bonus
Annoying Younger Sibling
Word of God
N-Word Privileges
Anti-Hero
The Power of Love
Italian Films
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Double-Meaning Title
Anachronic Order
Creative Closing Credits
Aside Glance
Does Not Like Shoes
Outrun the Fireball
What Happened to the Mouse?
Setting Update
Gorn
Dirty Old Man
Hollywood Law
Dogged Nice Guy
Bavarian Fire Drill
Hoist by His Own Petard
Dumb Blonde
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Creepy Child
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Actor Allusion
Driven to Suicide
Hope Spot
Empathic Environment
La Résistance
Affectionate Parody
Chewing the Scenery
Fantastic Racism
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Corrupt Corporate Executive
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Daddy's Girl
My Beloved Smother
The Lost Lenore
Refuge in Audacity
Black Best Friend
Alliterative Name
Only in It for the Money
Karmic Death
Adaptational Heroism
Every Car Is a Pinto
Even Evil Has Standards
Title Drop
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Gone Horribly Right
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Important Haircut
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Take a Third Option
World of Ham
Adaptation Expansion
Developing Doomed Characters
One Steve Limit
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Destination Defenestration
Butt-Monkey
Fate Worse than Death
The Alcoholic
Spared by the Adaptation
Evil Plan
Despair Event Horizon
Parental Abandonment
Cassandra Truth
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Heroic Sacrifice
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Fiery Redhead
Unreliable Narrator
Canon Foreigner
Bar Brawl
Did Not Get the Girl
Catch-Phrase
Age Lift
All for Nothing
Blatant Lies
Sinister Minister
Black Comedy Rape
The '90s
Anti-Villain
The Casanova
Not What It Looks Like
Monumental Damage
Darker and Edgier
Villain Protagonist
Overprotective Dad
BrotherSister Incest
Pimped-Out Dress
Sir Swears-a-Lot
She Cleans Up Nicely
Action Survivor
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Contrived Coincidence