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