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