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