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