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