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