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