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