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