Tropescilloscope: Bullying a Dragon
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
World of Ham
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Shipper on Deck
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Amoral Attorney
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Kill It with Fire
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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Shut Up, Hannibal!
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Only in It for the Money
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Chekhov's Gunman
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Disney Villain Death
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Wretched Hive
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No-Sell
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Rich Bitch
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Evil vs. Evil
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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Bald of Evil
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin
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All for Nothing
Slashed Throat
Shower Scene
Deliberately Monochrome
Animated Credits Opening
Villain Ball
Killed Mid-Sentence
Dissonant Serenity
La Résistance
Informed Ability
Mythology Gag
The Ditz
Chase Scene
The '60s
Parental Substitute
He Who Fights Monsters
Blatant Lies
Silence Is Golden
It's All About Me
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
All There in the Script
Never Trust a Trailer
Male Frontal Nudity
Spiritual Successor
Chekhov's Gun
Pretty in Mink
Russian Films
As You Know
Jerk Jock
Parental Neglect
An Arm and a Leg
Artistic License History
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Psycho for Hire
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Married to the Job
The Dog Bites Back
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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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No Ending
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Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Artistic License Geography
Even Evil Has Standards
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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Gilligan Cut
Heroic BSoD
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From Nobody to Nightmare
Improbable Infant Survival
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Take That!
The Place
Romantic False Lead
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Too Dumb to Live
Poor Communication Kills
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Rule of Symbolism
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Ungrateful Bastard
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Together in Death
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This Is Gonna Suck
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Hero of Another Story
Children Are Innocent
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Only Known by Their Nickname
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No Name Given
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Book-Ends
Exact Words
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Serial Killer
The Ace
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What the Hell, Hero?
I Need a Freaking Drink
Politically Incorrect Villain
Car Fu
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Retired Badass
The Mole
A Father to His Men
How We Got Here
Fantastic Racism
Driven to Suicide
Outrun the Fireball
Obviously Evil
No Antagonist
Berserk Button
The Dragon
Evil Counterpart
Rousing Speech
Canon Foreigner
Half the Man He Used to Be
Stock Footage
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Insane Troll Logic
You Killed My Father
Babies Ever After
Gainax Ending
Rule of Funny
Large Ham
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
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Say My Name
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Whole Plot Reference
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Does Not Like Shoes
Evil Brit
Irony
Coming-of-Age Story
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Card-Carrying Villain
Chiaroscuro
An Aesop
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Did Not Get the Girl
Fantasy Films
Advertised Extra
As Himself
A God Am I
Boom, Headshot!
Redshirt Army
Tranquil Fury
Shown Their Work
Creator Cameo
The Reveal
Improbable Aiming Skills
Defrosting Ice Queen
Affably Evil
My God, What Have I Done?
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
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Aluminum Christmas Trees
Mama Bear
Due to the Dead
True Companions
Face Death with Dignity
Cool Guns
Accidental Misnaming
Morality Pet
Eyepatch of Power
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Kick the Dog
Never Found the Body
Once More, with Clarity!
MacGuffin
The Quiet One
Slap-Slap-Kiss
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Took a Level in Badass
Fake Shemp
Antagonist Title
Closed Circle
Real Life Writes the Plot
Bland-Name Product
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Sacrificial Lion
Department of Redundancy Department
Disproportionate Retribution
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Break the Cutie
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The Hero Dies
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Adults Are Useless
Everyone Has Standards
Tagline
Developing Doomed Characters
Artistic License Physics
Epic Fail
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NO INDOOR VOICE
Jerkass Has a Point
Badass Grandpa
Man on Fire
Taking the Bullet
The Atoner
Crapsack World
Fate Worse than Death
Author Appeal
Bare Your Midriff
Double-Meaning Title
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Those Two Guys
Made of Explodium
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Corpsing
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Mr. Fanservice
The X of Y
Cold-Blooded Torture
The End... Or Is It?
Australian Movies
Would Hurt a Child
Gratuitous English
Homage
Age Lift
The Remake
Bowdlerise
Air-Vent Passageway
Guns Akimbo
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Music Stories
Maybe Ever After
Pragmatic Villainy
Not Using the "Z" Word
Badass Bookworm
Freudian Excuse
Action Girl
Properly Paranoid
Funny Foreigner
Interrupted Suicide
Film Noir
Serious Business
Cool Old Lady
Badass in a Nice Suit
Nice Hat
Ambiguous Disorder
Undying Loyalty
Reckless Gun Usage
Soundtrack Dissonance
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Monumental Damage
Match Cut
Gory Discretion Shot
Novelization
Missing Mom
Fanservice
Humiliation Conga
Gone Horribly Right
In Medias Res
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Break the Haughty
Vacation Films
Pet the Dog
Crazy Jealous Guy
Blood from the Mouth
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Wham Line
A Minor Kidroduction
Only a Flesh Wound
Knight Templar
The Bully
Madness Mantra
Guile Hero
Red Right Hand
Comically Missing the Point
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Get Out!
A Date with Rosie Palms
Stalker with a Crush
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Brainless Beauty
Love Triangle
The Oner
Curb-Stomp Battle
Red Shirt
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
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The Stoic
Non-Indicative Name
Paper-Thin Disguise
Adaptation Distillation
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Race Lift
Broken Bird
Leitmotif
Title Drop
Rated M for Manly
Jerkass
I Have Your Wife
Evil Laugh
Annoying Younger Sibling
Wrong Genre Savvy
Training Montage
Adaptational Heroism
Riddle for the Ages
Lighter and Softer
Fanservice Extra
Truth in Television
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Dogged Nice Guy
Random Events Plot
Yandere
Star-Crossed Lovers
Light Is Not Good
Captain Obvious
Adaptation Dye-Job
Gold Digger
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Bi the Way
Woman in White
The '90s
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Catch-Phrase
Smoking Is Cool
Disappeared Dad
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Only Sane Man
Domestic Abuse
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Your Cheating Heart
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Ass Shove
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Blood Knight
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Made of Iron
Motor Mouth
Agony of the Feet
For Want of a Nail
Retirony
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Police are Useless
Adaptational Badass
Bring My Brown Pants
Ascended Extra
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Action Survivor
No OSHA Compliance
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Almost Kiss
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Adaptation Name Change
The Vamp
Bittersweet Ending
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Meaningful Name
Armor-Piercing Question
Drowning My Sorrows
Product Placement
Framing Device
Facial Horror
Naïve Newcomer
Demoted to Extra
Artistic License Gun Safety
Hidden Depths
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Hair-Trigger Temper
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The Chick
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Mr. Exposition
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Market-Based Title
Dumb Blonde
Black Dude Dies First
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Mystery and Detective Films
Stuff Blowing Up
Big Brother Instinct
Bad "Bad Acting"
Character Development
Good Is Not Nice
Death by Sex
Historical Villain Upgrade
Honor Before Reason
Not Quite Dead
Fire-Forged Friends
Easily Forgiven
Author Avatar
B-Movie
The Starscream
Ms. Fanservice
Real Life
Dirty Old Man
Sealed Evil in a Can
Parental Abandonment
Double Entendre
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Rewatch Bonus
The Power of Love
Nice Guy
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Manly Tears
Every Car Is a Pinto
Heel Realization
Cat Scare
He Knows Too Much
Sequel Hook
Mooks
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Artistic License Law
Reasonable Authority Figure
Small Name, Big Ego
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Pyrrhic Victory
Sole Survivor
Badass Normal
Mercy Kill
Black Best Friend
Epic Movie
Covers Always Lie
I'm a Humanitarian
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Never My Fault
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Broken Aesop
Captain Ersatz
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Show Within a Show
The Hero
Pretty Little Headshots
Translation Convention
Dramatic Gun Cock
Oh, Crap!
Self-Deprecation
Video Credits
Big "NO!"
Chewing the Scenery
Karmic Death
Apocalypse How
FaceHeel Turn
Shout-Out
Soft Glass
Horror Comedy
Dark and Troubled Past
Big Fancy House
It Can Think
Cluster F-Bomb
Put on a Bus
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Sanity Slippage
Darkest Hour
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Be Careful What You Wish For
Damsel in Distress
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Villain with Good Publicity
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Karma Houdini
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Room Full of Crazy
Recycled IN SPACE!
Make It Look Like an Accident
Bond One-Liner
Rule of Three
Time Skip
An Axe to Grind
Expy
And the Adventure Continues
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Creepy Child
Shirtless Scene
She's Got Legs
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Eagleland
Biopic
Really Gets Around
Deus ex Machina
Bloodless Carnage
Early-Bird Cameo
Fish out of Water
Big Applesauce
Vampire Fiction
Diabolus ex Machina
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Chekhov's Skill
Earn Your Happy Ending
The Voiceless
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Eye Scream
The Casanova
Reality Has No Subtitles
Those Wacky Nazis
Playing Gertrude
Psychological Thriller
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Black Comedy Rape
Betty and Veronica
Evil Is Petty
Only One Name
Worthy Opponent
Obstructive Bureaucrat
My Greatest Failure
Fun with Acronyms
Manipulative Bastard
And I Must Scream
Foreshadowing
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Those Two Bad Guys
Evil-Detecting Dog
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Storming the Castle
Kill 'em All
Super Strength
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Famous Last Words
Word of God
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Film Noir Index
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Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
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Nothing Is Scarier
Genre Throwback
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Friend to All Children
Beard of Evil
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Dirty Cop
Sassy Black Woman
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Decoy Protagonist
Funny Background Event
Superhero
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Country Matters
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Off with His Head!
Laser-Guided Karma
Posthumous Character
Take a Third Option
Up to Eleven
Sports Stories
Bolivian Army Ending
Bond Villain Stupidity
Didn't Think This Through
The '80s
Meet Cute
Mind Screw
Mundane Made Awesome
Dutch Angle
Bullying a Dragon
Bury Your Gays
Adaptational Villainy
Japanese Films
Villain Protagonist
Let's Get Dangerous!
N-Word Privileges
Hope Spot
One Steve Limit
Same Language Dub
Our Zombies Are Different
Mad Scientist
Kubrick Stare
Intergenerational Friendship
Fatal Family Photo
Authority Equals Asskicking
Hypocrite
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Mistaken for Gay
Your Head A-Splode
Cowboy Cop
Continuity Nod
After the End
Grievous Bottley Harm
Determinator
Enemy Mine
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Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
The Musical
Anachronic Order
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Our Vampires Are Different
It's Personal
Line-of-Sight Name
Cat Fight
Pimped-Out Dress
Deconstruction
Obfuscating Stupidity
Abusive Parents
Scare Chord
Credits Gag
Destination Defenestration
Sinister Minister
In the Back
Artistic License Biology
Sadistic Choice
Abhorrent Admirer
Historical-Domain Character
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Last-Name Basis
Silent Movie
Punny Name
Villain Song
Contrived Coincidence
Death Glare
Big-Bad Ensemble
Calling the Old Man Out
Implacable Man
Anti-Hero
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Bavarian Fire Drill
The Ghost
Bloodier and Gorier
Not So Different
Unreliable Narrator
She Cleans Up Nicely
Badass Boast
Death by Adaptation
Kids Are Cruel
Idiot Ball
Evil Is Hammy
Failed a Spot Check
Death Seeker
Jump Scare
Loads and Loads of Characters
Twist Ending
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Call-Back
Flashback
You Have Failed Me
Groin Attack
Leave the Camera Running
Major Injury Underreaction
Papa Wolf
As the Good Book Says...
Historical Hero Upgrade
Flipping the Bird
Here We Go Again!
Toplessness from the Back
Big Damn Heroes
Dramatic Irony
The Load
Knife Nut
Amusing Injuries
Fainting