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