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