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