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