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