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