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