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