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