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