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