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