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