Bar Brawl or Food Fight A Pun Before or After Killing Someone Character Charges into Large Scale Combat Movie is Based off a Book Trips While Getting Chased Character that's only in it for Money Character Explores Abandoned Building Parkour Chase Someone is Taken Hostage Call from an Anonymous Person Bad Guy Monologue Surprise Dead Body Campfire Scene A Close Call Bad Guy Turns Out to be the Good Guy "I've Been Expecting you" Situation Movie Theater Scene Product Placement Jumpscare Someone/thing Goes Against Orders They're Given Person Betrays Main Character(s) Ends up Getting Themselves Killed "I'm too old for this" Someone Talks About "How the World Works" Character Keeps a Lucky Charm or Heirloom Mexican Standoff Something in or under Clothes Stops a Bullet Someone Eats a Burger or Steak Argument that leads to Breakup or Divorce Hospital Scene Death Fake out Sunset or Sunrise Shot Attempt to Escape Confinement Blackmail is Used Final Battle takes place on a Towering Structure Hidden Passage or Room Camera Focuses on Delicious Looking Food Mass Panic Someone/thing is Big and Scary but is actually super nice New Years Scene Character Speaks in Two different Languages Clearly Amoral Attorney/Lawyer Weapon jams at Critical Moment Main Character described as "Super Smart" by someone Someone is Forced to Watch Something Improvised Weapon in dire Situation "We were the bad Guys all Along" Twist Character(s) Walk into a Trap Secondary Character saves Main Character Something Paranormal or Spiritual Happens Someone Dying Gives a Request Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Car Irresponsible Drinking On a Subway or Bus Scene "It's not What it Looks Like" Situation Protag Visits a Foreign Country Character Death Heroic Sacrifice Vehicle stops just on the edge of a cliff Wedding Scene Book is Hiding Something "No Time to Explain" Big pep Talk Before a big Fight Character has a Reoccuring Catchphrase Someone pulls a Prank Library Scene A Cop (Not Main Character) Does an Act of Kindness Eating Alone at a Diner An Extra is Crushed by Something Big Locked Safe or Vault Movie Ends With a Mystery Nerdy Hacker Character Romantic or Friendship Montage with Upbeat Music Main Character(s) find a Cryptic Message Bumbling Henchman Fails Something Simple Clue found in a Photograph Rooftop Scene A Car has Trouble Starting Vehicle Breaks Down on Side of the Road Character Obsessively In Love Pop Culture Reference Hear a Bone Break or Snap Haircut Scene A Morning Routine Jump Over a Large Gap Main Character not Allowed in Somewhere, but Finds a way in There's a Terrible Storm with Lightning or a Blizzard Doesn't Look at Explosion Alarms or Sirens Go Off A Literal Miracle Happens "I have a plan, but you're not going to like it" It was a Dream All Along Dramatic Enterance Someone Jumps Through a Window Glasses or Hat used in a disguise Someone drops an F-bomb Training Montage Old Book or Diary holds vital Information Someone Hangs up a phone in Anger Dirty Old Man Character(s) Escape a Sinking Vehicle A Key is Used to Unlock Something Someone Does a Magic Trick Name of the Movie gets said Shake Hands to Seal a Deal or Promise Main Character is Fired from Their Job "We're not so different, you and I" Chase Scene in a Forest Drug High or Fever Dream Sequence Miscommunication Leads to Chaos Coward to Hero Someone Orders a Coffee Surviving a Great Fall with Little Injury Grappling Hook, Rope or Zipline Attacked in the Groin A Bomb is Defused Character opens up to a Barkeep Gambling Beach Scene Wilhelm Scream Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Diner Year(s) Long Time Skip Phone Booth is used Character faces a Phobia Head on Character Orders a Beer References Another Existing Movie Sucker Punched to Black Character receives Mysterious Letter or Package "Becareful what you wish for" Reoccuring Nightmares or Visions Elaborate Torture/Killing Device Mentor Character Drops Some Wisdom Busy Market Place Scene Main Character Spares Bad Guy "Don't die on me" Main Protag gets Backstabbed by a Friend Negotiation Scene in dim lit room Someone hits Something to get it to Work A Dog is Appears in Scene Seemingly Useless Skill becomes Crucial Car Crash Random Cat Walks Across the Scene A Cop Portrayed as Lazy "I've Got a bad Feeling About This" Some Sort of Prophecy Someone Breaks into Song or Dance Someone runs from safety into fire Heist or Robbery Love Triangle Flash Back Sequence Something Gets Switched Out to Trick Someone Psychic Ability of Some Kind Stuck in a Tight Spot People playing a Card Game Character Gets Taken Somewhere Otherworldly Brief Change in Visual Style Sequel Baiting Love interest initially dislikes Protag Strong Silent Type Breaks Silence Main Protag gets an Injury Slow Motion Action Shot Main Character seeks Revenge People Smoking Where they Couldn't Today Character with a Terminal Illness Character has a Trusty Animal Companion Where are They now Ending Fourth Wall Break Beginning is the End Bar Brawl or Food Fight A Pun Before or After Killing Someone Character Charges into Large Scale Combat Movie is Based off a Book Trips While Getting Chased Character that's only in it for Money Character Explores Abandoned Building Parkour Chase Someone is Taken Hostage Call from an Anonymous Person Bad Guy Monologue Surprise Dead Body Campfire Scene A Close Call Bad Guy Turns Out to be the Good Guy "I've Been Expecting you" Situation Movie Theater Scene Product Placement Jumpscare Someone/thing Goes Against Orders They're Given Person Betrays Main Character(s) Ends up Getting Themselves Killed "I'm too old for this" Someone Talks About "How the World Works" Character Keeps a Lucky Charm or Heirloom Mexican Standoff Something in or under Clothes Stops a Bullet Someone Eats a Burger or Steak Argument that leads to Breakup or Divorce Hospital Scene Death Fake out Sunset or Sunrise Shot Attempt to Escape Confinement Blackmail is Used Final Battle takes place on a Towering Structure Hidden Passage or Room Camera Focuses on Delicious Looking Food Mass Panic Someone/thing is Big and Scary but is actually super nice New Years Scene Character Speaks in Two different Languages Clearly Amoral Attorney/Lawyer Weapon jams at Critical Moment Main Character described as "Super Smart" by someone Someone is Forced to Watch Something Improvised Weapon in dire Situation "We were the bad Guys all Along" Twist Character(s) Walk into a Trap Secondary Character saves Main Character Something Paranormal or Spiritual Happens Someone Dying Gives a Request Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Car Irresponsible Drinking On a Subway or Bus Scene "It's not What it Looks Like" Situation Protag Visits a Foreign Country Character Death Heroic Sacrifice Vehicle stops just on the edge of a cliff Wedding Scene Book is Hiding Something "No Time to Explain" Big pep Talk Before a big Fight Character has a Reoccuring Catchphrase Someone pulls a Prank Library Scene A Cop (Not Main Character) Does an Act of Kindness Eating Alone at a Diner An Extra is Crushed by Something Big Locked Safe or Vault Movie Ends With a Mystery Nerdy Hacker Character Romantic or Friendship Montage with Upbeat Music Main Character(s) find a Cryptic Message Bumbling Henchman Fails Something Simple Clue found in a Photograph Rooftop Scene A Car has Trouble Starting Vehicle Breaks Down on Side of the Road Character Obsessively In Love Pop Culture Reference Hear a Bone Break or Snap Haircut Scene A Morning Routine Jump Over a Large Gap Main Character not Allowed in Somewhere, but Finds a way in There's a Terrible Storm with Lightning or a Blizzard Doesn't Look at Explosion Alarms or Sirens Go Off A Literal Miracle Happens "I have a plan, but you're not going to like it" It was a Dream All Along Dramatic Enterance Someone Jumps Through a Window Glasses or Hat used in a disguise Someone drops an F-bomb Training Montage Old Book or Diary holds vital Information Someone Hangs up a phone in Anger Dirty Old Man Character(s) Escape a Sinking Vehicle A Key is Used to Unlock Something Someone Does a Magic Trick Name of the Movie gets said Shake Hands to Seal a Deal or Promise Main Character is Fired from Their Job "We're not so different, you and I" Chase Scene in a Forest Drug High or Fever Dream Sequence Miscommunication Leads to Chaos Coward to Hero Someone Orders a Coffee Surviving a Great Fall with Little Injury Grappling Hook, Rope or Zipline Attacked in the Groin A Bomb is Defused Character opens up to a Barkeep Gambling Beach Scene Wilhelm Scream Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Diner Year(s) Long Time Skip Phone Booth is used Character faces a Phobia Head on Character Orders a Beer References Another Existing Movie Sucker Punched to Black Character receives Mysterious Letter or Package "Becareful what you wish for" Reoccuring Nightmares or Visions Elaborate Torture/Killing Device Mentor Character Drops Some Wisdom Busy Market Place Scene Main Character Spares Bad Guy "Don't die on me" Main Protag gets Backstabbed by a Friend Negotiation Scene in dim lit room Someone hits Something to get it to Work A Dog is Appears in Scene Seemingly Useless Skill becomes Crucial Car Crash Random Cat Walks Across the Scene A Cop Portrayed as Lazy "I've Got a bad Feeling About This" Some Sort of Prophecy Someone Breaks into Song or Dance Someone runs from safety into fire Heist or Robbery Love Triangle Flash Back Sequence Something Gets Switched Out to Trick Someone Psychic Ability of Some Kind Stuck in a Tight Spot People playing a Card Game Character Gets Taken Somewhere Otherworldly Brief Change in Visual Style Sequel Baiting Love interest initially dislikes Protag Strong Silent Type Breaks Silence Main Protag gets an Injury Slow Motion Action Shot Main Character seeks Revenge People Smoking Where they Couldn't Today Character with a Terminal Illness Character has a Trusty Animal Companion Where are They now Ending Fourth Wall Break Beginning is the End
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Bar Brawl or Food Fight
A Pun Before or After Killing Someone
Character Charges into Large Scale Combat
Movie is Based off a Book
Trips While Getting Chased
Character that's only in it for Money
Character Explores Abandoned Building
Parkour Chase
Someone is Taken Hostage
Call from an Anonymous Person
Bad Guy Monologue
Surprise Dead Body
Campfire Scene
A Close Call
Bad Guy Turns Out to be the Good Guy
"I've Been Expecting you" Situation
Movie Theater Scene
Product Placement
Jumpscare
Someone/thing Goes Against Orders They're Given
Person Betrays Main Character(s) Ends up Getting Themselves Killed
"I'm too old for this"
Someone Talks About "How the World Works"
Character Keeps a Lucky Charm or Heirloom
Mexican Standoff
Something in or under Clothes Stops a Bullet
Someone Eats a Burger or Steak
Argument that leads to Breakup or Divorce
Hospital Scene
Death Fake out
Sunset or Sunrise Shot
Attempt to Escape Confinement
Blackmail is Used
Final Battle takes place on a Towering Structure
Hidden Passage or Room
Camera Focuses on Delicious Looking Food
Mass Panic
Someone/thing is Big and Scary but is actually super nice
New Years Scene
Character Speaks in Two different Languages
Clearly Amoral Attorney/Lawyer
Weapon jams at Critical Moment
Main Character described as "Super Smart" by someone
Someone is Forced to Watch Something
Improvised Weapon in dire Situation
"We were the bad Guys all Along" Twist
Character(s) Walk into a Trap
Secondary Character saves Main Character
Something Paranormal or Spiritual Happens
Someone Dying Gives a Request
Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Car
Irresponsible Drinking
On a Subway or Bus Scene
"It's not What it Looks Like" Situation
Protag Visits a Foreign Country
Character Death
Heroic Sacrifice
Vehicle stops just on the edge of a cliff
Wedding Scene
Book is Hiding Something
"No Time to Explain"
Big pep Talk Before a big Fight
Character has a Reoccuring Catchphrase
Someone pulls a Prank
Library Scene
A Cop (Not Main Character) Does an Act of Kindness
Eating Alone at a Diner
An Extra is Crushed by Something Big
Locked Safe or Vault
Movie Ends With a Mystery
Nerdy Hacker Character
Romantic or Friendship Montage with Upbeat Music
Main Character(s) find a Cryptic Message
Bumbling Henchman Fails Something Simple
Clue found in a Photograph
Rooftop Scene
A Car has Trouble Starting
Vehicle Breaks Down on Side of the Road
Character Obsessively In Love
Pop Culture Reference
Hear a Bone Break or Snap
Haircut Scene
A Morning Routine
Jump Over a Large Gap
Main Character not Allowed in Somewhere, but Finds a way in
There's a Terrible Storm with Lightning or a Blizzard
Doesn't Look at Explosion
Alarms or Sirens Go Off
A Literal Miracle Happens
"I have a plan, but you're not going to like it"
It was a Dream All Along
Dramatic Enterance
Someone Jumps Through a Window
Glasses or Hat used in a disguise
Someone drops an F-bomb
Training Montage
Old Book or Diary holds vital Information
Someone Hangs up a phone in Anger
Dirty Old Man
Character(s) Escape a Sinking Vehicle
A Key is Used to Unlock Something
Someone Does a Magic Trick
Name of the Movie gets said
Shake Hands to Seal a Deal or Promise
Main Character is Fired from Their Job
"We're not so different, you and I"
Chase Scene in a Forest
Drug High or Fever Dream Sequence
Miscommunication Leads to Chaos
Coward to Hero
Someone Orders a Coffee
Surviving a Great Fall with Little Injury
Grappling Hook, Rope or Zipline
Attacked in the Groin
A Bomb is Defused
Character opens up to a Barkeep
Gambling
Beach Scene
Wilhelm Scream
Two Characters Have a Discussion in a Diner
Year(s) Long Time Skip
Phone Booth is used
Character faces a Phobia Head on
Character Orders a Beer
References Another Existing Movie
Sucker Punched to Black
Character receives Mysterious Letter or Package
"Becareful what you wish for"
Reoccuring Nightmares or Visions
Elaborate Torture/Killing Device
Mentor Character Drops Some Wisdom
Busy Market Place Scene
Main Character Spares Bad Guy
"Don't die on me"
Main Protag gets Backstabbed by a Friend
Negotiation Scene in dim lit room
Someone hits Something to get it to Work
A Dog is Appears in Scene
Seemingly Useless Skill becomes Crucial
Car Crash
Random Cat Walks Across the Scene
A Cop Portrayed as Lazy
"I've Got a bad Feeling About This"
Some Sort of Prophecy
Someone Breaks into Song or Dance
Someone runs from safety into fire
Heist or Robbery
Love Triangle
Flash Back Sequence
Something Gets Switched Out to Trick Someone
Psychic Ability of Some Kind
Stuck in a Tight Spot
People playing a Card Game
Character Gets Taken Somewhere Otherworldly
Brief Change in Visual Style
Sequel Baiting
Love interest initially dislikes Protag
Strong Silent Type Breaks Silence
Main Protag gets an Injury
Slow Motion Action Shot
Main Character seeks Revenge
People Smoking Where they Couldn't Today
Character with a Terminal Illness
Character has a Trusty Animal Companion
Where are They now Ending
Fourth Wall Break
Beginning is the End
