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