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