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