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