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