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