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