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