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