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