Tropescilloscope: Corpsing
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Evil Brit
The Cavalry
Cruel and Unusual Death
Took a Level in Jerkass
Light Is Not Good
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The Reveal
Honor Before Reason
Never Trust a Trailer
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You Killed My Father
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Cat Fight
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Loads and Loads of Characters
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Everyone Has Standards
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Tagline
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Dark and Troubled Past
Historical In-Joke
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Tranquil Fury
Naked People Are Funny
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This Is Gonna Suck
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Large Ham
Disney Villain Death
Italian Films
Evil Sounds Deep
Driven to Suicide
Redshirt Army
Maybe Ever After
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Bavarian Fire Drill
Bury Your Gays
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Agony of the Feet
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What the Hell, Hero?
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Rule of Cool
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I Did What I Had to Do
Drowning My Sorrows
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Off with His Head!
Took a Level in Badass
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Reality Has No Subtitles
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Domestic Abuse
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Pyrrhic Victory
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Karma Houdini
Frame-Up
It Will Never Catch On
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Cassandra Truth
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Kick the Son of a Bitch
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Not Using the "Z" Word
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Red Shirt
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From Bad to Worse
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
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And the Adventure Continues
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Bond Villain Stupidity
Ripped from the Headlines
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Would Hit a Girl
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Hypocritical Humor
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Reasonable Authority Figure
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Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Almost Kiss
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Sir Swears-a-Lot
Real Life Writes the Plot
Did Not Get the Girl
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Death by Irony
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Heel Realization
Hidden Depths
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Disappeared Dad
What You Are in the Dark
No Name Given
Cool Guns
Dissonant Serenity
Good Is Not Nice
Kubrick Stare
Meet Cute
Dies Wide Open
Straight Gay
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Genre Throwback
Bowdlerise
German Films
Deconstruction
Curse Cut Short
Nice Hat
The Vamp
Market-Based Title
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Love at First Sight
Those Two Bad Guys
Race Lift
Downer Ending
Together in Death
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Wham Shot
True Companions
The Ghost
Hate Sink
HeelFace Turn
The '70s
Dark Reprise
Undying Loyalty
All Just a Dream
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Silence Is Golden
Meaningful Background Event
Apocalypse How
Due to the Dead
Sci-Fi Horror
Motor Mouth
Villain Protagonist
Chase Scene
Decoy Protagonist
Rule of Symbolism
For the Evulz
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Femme Fatale
Big-Bad Ensemble
Villainous Breakdown
Closed Circle
Only One Name
Cowboy Cop
N-Word Privileges
Self-Deprecation
Eureka Moment
Early Installment Weirdness
In Medias Res
Jerkass
Never Found the Body
Documentary
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Black Best Friend
Suddenly SHOUTING!
I Have Your Wife
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Overprotective Dad
Science Fiction Films
Setting Update
Eiffel Tower Effect
Hollywood Law
Imagine Spot
Film Series
No Ending
Chekhov's Gunman
Chewing the Scenery
Mercy Kill
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Running Gag
Break the Cutie
Accidental Murder
Berserk Button
Air-Vent Passageway
Ambiguous Disorder
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Zombie Stories
Humiliation Conga
Stalker with a Crush
Genre Shift
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Author Appeal
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Expository Hairstyle Change
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Ungrateful Bastard
Evil vs. Evil
Pragmatic Villainy
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
The Faceless
Mr. Exposition
The Stinger
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Sports Stories
Training Montage
Alas, Poor Villain
Hypocrite
Insult Backfire
Obfuscating Stupidity
Precision F-Strike
Fiery Redhead
Heroic BSoD
Kill 'em All
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Skewed Priorities
I'm a Humanitarian
Beard of Evil
Pretty Little Headshots
Aside Glance
Conspicuous CG
The Big Guy
Bad "Bad Acting"
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Random Events Plot
Riddle for the Ages
Daylight Horror
Serious Business
Fun with Acronyms
Non-Indicative Name
Moment Killer
Every Car Is a Pinto
Missing Mom
Gratuitous English
The '90s
Mighty Whitey
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The Great Depression
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Big Brother Instinct
Disguised in Drag
The Stoic
Comically Missing the Point
Thriller
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Henpecked Husband
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Major Injury Underreaction
Not So Stoic
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Death by Sex
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All There in the Manual
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Babies Ever After
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How We Got Here
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Not So Different
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Flipping the Bird
Kids Are Cruel
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Nothing Is Scarier
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Bring My Brown Pants
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Sole Survivor
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Enemy Mine
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Not What It Looks Like
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Taking You with Me
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Eagleland
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Idiot Ball
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Boom, Headshot!
Unreliable Narrator
Adaptation Name Change
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Hero of Another Story
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Slasher Movie
Poor Communication Kills
Adaptation Distillation
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Creepy Child
Genre Savvy
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Really Gets Around
The Mole
Demonic Possession
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Instant Death Bullet
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Framing Device
Double-Meaning Title
You Have Failed Me
Death by Adaptation
Villain Song
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Big Fancy House
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Dirty Coward
Artistic License Gun Safety
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Mood Whiplash
Foregone Conclusion
Batman Gambit
Broken Bird
Alpha Bitch
Mexican Standoff
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The Quiet One
Break the Haughty
Costume Porn
Arc Words
The Chick
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Spell My Name with an "S"
The Un-Reveal
Call-Back
Chekhov's Skill
Not So Above It All
The Hero Dies
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Implacable Man
Deliberately Monochrome
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Crapsack World
Epic Fail
Deliberate Values Dissonance
The Musical
Loophole Abuse
Children Are Innocent
Only Known by Their Nickname
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Epic Movie
Abhorrent Admirer
Knife Nut
Rewatch Bonus
Take a Third Option
Despair Event Horizon
Arch-Enemy
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Deal with the Devil
Line-of-Sight Name
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Kick the Dog
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Drives Like Crazy
Improvised Weapon
Adult Fear
The Hero
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Irony
Grievous Bottley Harm
Vampire Fiction
Ambiguous Ending
Word of God
Blood from the Mouth
Guile Hero
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Laughing Mad
The '60s
Dying Moment of Awesome
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Reality Is Unrealistic
Plucky Comic Relief
Morality Pet
Becoming the Mask
Deus ex Machina
Our Zombies Are Different
Spiteful Spit
Red Herring
It's Personal
The Smurfette Principle
Oh, Crap!
Facial Horror
Retcon
Woman Scorned
As You Know
Nice Guy
Taking the Bullet
Grey and Gray Morality
As Himself
An Aesop
Defrosting Ice Queen
Paper-Thin Disguise
Fainting
Badass Boast
Pragmatic Adaptation
Re-Cut
No-Sell
Gainax Ending
An Axe to Grind
Rule of Funny
Noodle Incident
Sealed Evil in a Can
Black and Gray Morality
Broken Aesop
The Atoner
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Rasputinian Death
Establishing Character Moment
Mystery and Detective Films
Awesome, but Impractical
Credits Gag
Cool Shades
Soundtrack Dissonance
Malevolent Masked Men
Darkest Hour
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
After the End
Never Trust a Trailer
Recycled IN SPACE!
Important Haircut
Historical Hero Upgrade
Mugging the Monster
A Minor Kidroduction
Trailers Always Spoil
Evil Is Hammy
Punch-Clock Villain
Wham Line
Badass in a Nice Suit
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Anguished Declaration of Love
Captain Ersatz
Anti-Villain
Intergenerational Friendship
Shell-Shocked Veteran
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Would Hurt a Child
Male Gaze
Fatal Flaw
Madness Mantra
Neck Lift
He Knows Too Much
Ms. Fanservice
Death Glare
The Casanova
Corpsing
Foil
Interrupted Suicide
Shown Their Work
Affectionate Parody
Depraved Bisexual
Car Fu
Cool Old Guy
Evil-Detecting Dog
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Creator Cameo
Amusing Injuries
Artistic License Geography
Early-Bird Cameo
Totally Radical
All There in the Script
Fat Bastard
Hell Is That Noise
Antagonist Title
Never My Fault
Calling the Old Man Out
Visual Pun
Small Name, Big Ego
Final Girl
Earn Your Happy Ending
Get Out!
Extreme Doormat
Ominous Latin Chanting
Film Noir
Animated Credits Opening
Five-Man Band
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Book-Ends
Left the Background Music On
Big Damn Heroes
Wicked Cultured
Better to Die than Be Killed
Contrived Coincidence
Gone Horribly Right
Rated M for Manly
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Insane Troll Logic
All for Nothing
All Men Are Perverts
Lighter and Softer
Martial Arts Movie
Vomit Discretion Shot
Arranged Marriage
The Stoner
Product Placement
Vitriolic Best Buds
Destination Defenestration
Film Noir Index
Action Survivor
Sequel Escalation
Death Seeker
Bittersweet Ending
Actor Allusion
Rule of Three
Gold Digger
Dumb Blonde
Pay Evil unto Evil
Sacrificial Lion
Those Wacky Nazis
Cloudcuckoolander
Informed Ability
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Empathic Environment
Only Sane Man
Bound and Gagged
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Combat Pragmatist
Abusive Parents
Covers Always Lie
Fire-Forged Friends
The Remake
Faux Affably Evil
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Be Careful What You Wish For
Drugs Are Bad
Camp Gay
Punny Name
Faking the Dead
Canadian Movies
Translation Convention
Mad Scientist
Vacation Films
The Mafia
Rousing Speech
Didn't Think This Through
Guns Akimbo
The Power of Love
Psychopathic Manchild
Gorn
The Film of the Book
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Lock and Load Montage
Artistic License Physics
Amoral Attorney
Easily Forgiven
Dual Wielding
Bald of Evil
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
The Dog Bites Back
The '50s
Horror Comedy
Politically Incorrect Villain
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Coming-of-Age Story
NO INDOOR VOICE
Real Life
Let's Get Dangerous!
Artistic License Law
The Dreaded
Green-Eyed Monster
Annoying Younger Sibling
Man on Fire
Bilingual Bonus
Bare Your Midriff
A God Am I
Evil Laugh
World of Ham
Insistent Terminology
The Dragon
Double Entendre
Anachronism Stew
Dull Surprise
Fate Worse than Death
Bad Boss
French Films
No Celebrities Were Harmed
'80s Hair
Authority Equals Asskicking
Sassy Black Woman
Refuge in Audacity
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Big Applesauce
Friend to All Children
The Lost Lenore
Put on a Bus
Chekhov's Gun
Mundane Made Awesome
Extremely Short Timespan
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Spiritual Successor
Meaningful Echo
Say My Name
Parental Substitute
Evil Is Petty
Stealth Pun
Tap on the Head
Adults Are Useless
Animal Motifs
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Public Domain Feature Films
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Toplessness from the Back
It Can Think
Monumental Damage
Daddy's Girl
Animal Title Index
One Steve Limit
Dramatic Irony
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Blatant Lies
La Résistance
Expy
Fingore
In the Back
Pet the Dog
Funny Foreigner
She Cleans Up Nicely
Meaningful Name
Dark Action Girl
Horror Films
Military and Warfare Films
The '80s
The End... Or Is It?
Stepford Smiler
And I Must Scream
Soft Glass
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Truth in Television
Darker and Edgier
Ass Shove
Made of Iron
The Load
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Dramedy
Humans Are Bastards
Shirtless Scene
Wrong Genre Savvy
I Need a Freaking Drink
Reality Ensues
Broken Pedestal
Scenery Porn
Crazy Jealous Guy
Famous Last Words
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Reckless Gun Usage
Male Frontal Nudity
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Mr. Fanservice
Room Full of Crazy
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Cluster F-Bomb
Offscreen Teleportation
The Alcoholic
Too Dumb to Live
Retired Badass
Overly Long Gag
Fan Disservice
Title Drop
Anyone Can Die
Funny Background Event
20 Minutes into the Future
Bolivian Army Ending
Black Comedy Rape
The Chessmaster
Have a Gay Old Time
The Ditz
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
He Who Fights Monsters
Bullying a Dragon
Bland-Name Product
Gender Flip
Storming the Castle
Here We Go Again!
The Bad Guy Wins
Mistaken for Gay
Mooks
Does Not Like Shoes
Mama Bear
Black Dude Dies First
Freudian Excuse
Your Cheating Heart
Back from the Dead
Sanity Slippage
My Greatest Failure
The Smart Guy
Brick Joke
Eye Scream
Fantasy Films
The Oner
Eyepatch of Power
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Music Stories
Pimped-Out Dress
Character Development
Posthumous Character
Take That!
Adorkable
Redemption Equals Death
Black Comedy
Badass Grandpa
Dwindling Party
Super Strength
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Silent Movie
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Heroes Want Redheads
Only a Flesh Wound
As the Good Book Says...
Married to the Job
Happily Married
Fanservice
One-Man Army
Dirty Cop
Face Death with Dignity
The Place
Badass Bookworm
Hope Spot
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Outrun the Fireball
Badass Normal
Accidental Misnaming
Artistic License Biology
Not Quite Dead
Stylistic Suck
Historical-Domain Character
Match Cut
Those Two Guys
Rape as Drama
Big Eater
War Is Hell
Cat Scare
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Half the Man He Used to Be
My Beloved Smother
She's Got Legs
Kill It with Fire
Department of Redundancy Department
Psycho for Hire
Homage
Spanner in the Works
Index of Film Westerns
Protagonist Title
Slashed Throat
Hong Kong Films
Developing Doomed Characters
Retirony
Twist Ending
The X of Y
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Bloodier and Gorier
My God, What Have I Done?
Dogged Nice Guy
Affably Evil
Ambiguously Gay
Catch-Phrase
A Father to His Men
Creative Closing Credits
Our Vampires Are Different
Hoist by His Own Petard
Artistic License Military
Casting Gag
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jerk Jock
"Awesome McCool" Name
Improbable Weapon User
Fantastic Racism
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Even Evil Has Standards
Adaptation Dye-Job
Beware the Nice Ones
Tempting Fate
The Voiceless
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Crucified Hero Shot
Only in It for the Money
Cold-Blooded Torture
Stuff Blowing Up
Anti-Hero
Same Language Dub
Fourth Date Marriage
Fish out of Water
Failed a Spot Check
Beta Couple