Tropescilloscope: Authority Equals Asskicking
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Historical-Domain Character
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Black Comedy Rape
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
The Voiceless
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Death by Adaptation
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Light Is Not Good
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Made of Explodium
Get Out!
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Took a Level in Jerkass
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Trailers Always Spoil
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Took a Level in Badass
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign
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You Have Failed Me
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Never My Fault
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Offscreen Teleportation
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Would Hurt a Child
Rich Bitch
She Cleans Up Nicely
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Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Redemption Equals Death
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Informed Ability
The Bully
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Rousing Speech
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
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Boom, Headshot!
The Dreaded
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Only a Flesh Wound
Author Appeal
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Covers Always Lie
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Historical Hero Upgrade
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Book-Ends
Smoking Is Cool
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Big-Bad Ensemble
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
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The Sociopath
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Alas, Poor Villain
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Mercy Kill
Thriller
Eureka Moment
Adults Are Useless
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Anti-Hero
Guns Akimbo
Playing Gertrude
Car Fu
Every Car Is a Pinto
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Does Not Like Shoes
Amusing Injuries
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Parental Incest
The Ace
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Big Eater
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Dark Is Not Evil
Toplessness from the Back
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Artistic License Physics
Bi the Way
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Silent Movie
Kill 'em All
Exact Words
Chiaroscuro
Ms. Fanservice
Defiant to the End
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Insane Troll Logic
Leitmotif
Brutal Honesty
Freudian Excuse
Adaptation Distillation
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Ambiguous Ending
Chekhov's Skill
Bring My Brown Pants
Dark and Troubled Past
Pet the Dog
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Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
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Honor Before Reason
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Jerkass Has a Point
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Together in Death
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Not Using the "Z" Word
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Almost Kiss
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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Not Even Bothering with the Accent
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War Is Hell
Your Cheating Heart
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The End... Or Is It?
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Room Full of Crazy
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No Celebrities Were Harmed
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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Our Zombies Are Different
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Red Shirt
Closed Circle
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Twist Ending
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Rule of Three
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I Have Your Wife
Black Dude Dies First
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Unreliable Narrator
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Alpha Bitch
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Shell-Shocked Veteran
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Hero Antagonist
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Anyone Can Die
Only Known by Their Nickname
Bad "Bad Acting"
Taking You with Me
Arch-Enemy
The '50s
Pay Evil unto Evil
Badass Longcoat
Crapsack World
Soundtrack Dissonance
Re-Cut
Spiritual Successor
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Those Two Guys
Evil Sounds Deep
The '90s
Flipping the Bird
Ass Shove
Bait-and-Switch
Off with His Head!
Up to Eleven
Back from the Dead
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Dogged Nice Guy
Epic Movie
Only in It for the Money
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
La Résistance
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Serious Business
Unusual Euphemism
The Dog Bites Back
Love Triangle
Sassy Black Woman
Here We Go Again!
Disney Villain Death
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Let's Get Dangerous!
It's All About Me
Parental Substitute
A Date with Rosie Palms
Air-Vent Passageway
Beta Couple
Gender Flip
Sports Stories
Fiery Redhead
Yandere
Mad Scientist
Police are Useless
Ambiguously Gay
Spell My Name with an "S"
Not So Different
Frame-Up
NO INDOOR VOICE
Broken Aesop
The Chick
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Rule of Symbolism
FaceHeel Turn
Big Bad Duumvirate
Romantic Comedy
An Axe to Grind
She's Got Legs
Visual Pun
Manly Tears
Domestic Abuse
Lampshade Hanging
Logo Joke
Horror Films
Blackmail
Naïve Newcomer
British Films
Improvised Weapon
Ghost Fiction
Retired Badass
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Green-Eyed Monster
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Dying Moment of Awesome
Creator Cameo
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Product Placement
Worthy Opponent
Documentary
Didn't Think This Through
Rule of Funny
Fat Bastard
Gold Digger
Anachronism Stew
The Mafia
He Who Fights Monsters
Take That!
No Name Given
Hollywood Law
Karmic Death
The Chessmaster
Eagleland
Obviously Evil
Lock and Load Montage
Calling the Old Man Out
Depraved Bisexual
Children Are Innocent
Badass in a Nice Suit
Match Cut
Word of God
How We Got Here
Film Noir
Retcon
Small Name, Big Ego
Adaptational Attractiveness
Whole Plot Reference
Nice Guy
Deus ex Machina
Madness Mantra
Improbable Weapon User
Casting Gag
For the Evulz
From Bad to Worse
Villain with Good Publicity
Real Life Writes the Plot
Combat Pragmatist
Meaningful Echo
The Remake
Same Language Dub
Dark Reprise
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Authority Equals Asskicking
Big Damn Heroes
Recycled IN SPACE!
As You Know
Corpsing
Large Ham
Vacation Films
Super Strength
Death Seeker
Bolivian Army Ending
Beard of Evil
Precision F-Strike
What Happened to the Mouse?
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Action Survivor
Handicapped Badass
Biopic
Berserk Button
Outrun the Fireball
Really Gets Around
Shower Scene
Not Quite Dead
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Artistic License Gun Safety
Artistic License History
Agony of the Feet
Psychopathic Manchild
The Starscream
Mr. Fanservice
One-Man Army
No Ending
Shirtless Scene
Blatant Lies
An Arm and a Leg
He Knows Too Much
Evil vs. Evil
My God, What Have I Done?
Obstructive Bureaucrat
The Mole
Insistent Terminology
Mama Bear
The Big Guy
Heroic BSoD
Crazy-Prepared
Ambiguous Disorder
More Dakka
Race Against the Clock
Important Haircut
Cat Fight
It Will Never Catch On
Dual Wielding
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Artistic License Military
Punch-Clock Villain
Irony
Facial Horror
Pimped-Out Dress
Chekhov's Gunman
Naked People Are Funny
I'm a Humanitarian
Butt-Monkey
Deadpan Snarker
It's Personal
Bloodless Carnage
Greater-Scope Villain
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Evil Brit
Left the Background Music On
Anachronic Order
Eyepatch of Power
Bond Villain Stupidity
Mooks
Tranquil Fury
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Card-Carrying Villain
Heroic Sacrifice
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Gainax Ending
Drill Sergeant Nasty
A Minor Kidroduction
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Deal with the Devil
Enemy Mine
Daddy's Girl
Even Evil Has Standards
It Can Think
Reality Is Unrealistic
Major Injury Underreaction
The Oner
Evil Laugh
Villain Protagonist
Historical Villain Upgrade
Disguised in Drag
Man on Fire
The '80s
Too Dumb to Live
Loophole Abuse
Faking the Dead
In the Back
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Hope Spot
Kick the Dog
The Brute
Funny Foreigner
Fatal Family Photo
Running Gag
Hate Sink
Star-Crossed Lovers
The Musical
Nothing Is Scarier
Skewed Priorities
Index of Film Westerns
Badass Normal
No OSHA Compliance
Pragmatic Villainy
Morality Pet
Dissonant Serenity
Flashback
Truth in Television
Mind Screw
Meaningful Name
Sole Survivor
Cain and Abel
Pyrrhic Victory
The Place
Chase Scene
Plucky Comic Relief
Self-Deprecation
Narrator
Femme Fatale
Soft Glass
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Ungrateful Bastard
Leave the Camera Running
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Auto Erotica
Gilligan Cut
Older Than They Look
Dirty Old Man
A God Am I
The X of Y
Call-Back
Shipper on Deck
Lighter and Softer
All There in the Manual
Well-Intentioned Extremist
All for Nothing
Affably Evil
Market-Based Title
Good Is Not Nice
Bowdlerise
Dutch Angle
Reasonable Authority Figure
Country Matters
Homage
A Father to His Men
World of Ham
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Title Drop
Say My Name
Sci-Fi Horror
Cool Old Guy
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Television Movie Index
Grievous Bottley Harm
Fantasy Films
The Casanova
Captain Ersatz
Fingore
Canadian Movies
The Hero Dies
Last-Name Basis
Cloudcuckoolander
The Alcoholic
Framing Device
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Artistic License Law
Laser-Guided Karma
Foil
Batman Gambit
Scenery Porn
Hoist by His Own Petard
Early-Bird Cameo
Serial Killer
Jerkass
Pretty Little Headshots
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Pretty in Mink
Setting Update
The Reveal
Kill It with Fire
Politically Incorrect Villain
Expository Hairstyle Change
Dressing as the Enemy
Reality Ensues
Amoral Attorney
Distracted by the Sexy
Big Brother Instinct
Make It Look Like an Accident
Never Trust a Trailer
Hypocritical Humor
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Big Fancy House
This Is Gonna Suck
Tap on the Head
Half the Man He Used to Be
Comically Missing the Point
Drowning My Sorrows
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
True Companions
Blood Knight
Five-Man Band
Line-of-Sight Name
Poor Communication Kills
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Tempting Fate
Bury Your Gays
Immune to Bullets
Catapult Nightmare
Bound and Gagged
Hollywood Darkness
All There in the Script
Jitter Cam
Cat Scare
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Armor-Piercing Question
And I Must Scream
All Men Are Perverts
Advertised Extra
Bald of Evil
Victoria's Secret Compartment
I Did What I Had to Do
Decoy Protagonist
Blood from the Mouth
And Starring
Accidental Misnaming
Scare Chord
Demoted to Extra
What the Hell, Hero?
Betty and Veronica
Noodle Incident
Spanner in the Works
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Wicked Cultured
Friend to All Children
Parental Abandonment
Final Girl
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Papa Wolf
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Moment Killer
Mighty Whitey
Meaningful Background Event
Dwindling Party
Mugging the Monster
Award-Bait Song
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Not What It Looks Like
Australian Movies
Cool Guns
One-Word Title
The Alleged Car
Age Lift
Italian Films
An Aesop
Bullying a Dragon
Gratuitous English
Not So Stoic
One Steve Limit
Science Fiction Films
For Want of a Nail
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Crucified Hero Shot
Punny Name
Humans Are Bastards
Rule of Cool
Zombie Stories
Happily Married
Mistaken for Gay
Bond One-Liner
Daylight Horror
Spared by the Adaptation
Red Right Hand
Superhero
Our Vampires Are Different
Fire-Forged Friends
Jerk Jock
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Heterosexual Life-Partners
In Medias Res
Darkest Hour
Vitriolic Best Buds
Paper-Thin Disguise
The Quiet One
Once More, with Clarity!
Smug Snake
Those Two Bad Guys
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Not So Above It All
Hair-Trigger Temper
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Fourth Date Marriage
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
As Himself
Sadistic Choice
Bar Brawl
Department of Redundancy Department
Disney Death
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Evil Counterpart
My Greatest Failure
Cool Shades
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Nice Hat
N-Word Privileges
Psychological Thriller
Put on a Bus
Insult Backfire
The Bad Guy Wins
As the Good Book Says...
Police Brutality
Would Hit a Girl
Wham Line
Chewing the Scenery
Reality Has No Subtitles
Sequel Escalation
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Animal Motifs
Woman in White
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Brainless Beauty
Rated M for Manly
Dumb Blonde
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Ominous Latin Chanting
Novelization
Refuge in Audacity
Destination Defenestration
Undying Loyalty
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping