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