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