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