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