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