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