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