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