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