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