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