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