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