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