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