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