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