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