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