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