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