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