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