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