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