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