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