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