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