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