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