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