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