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