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