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