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