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