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