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