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