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