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