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