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