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