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