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