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