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