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