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