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