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