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