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