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