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