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