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