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