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