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