Tropescilloscope: Curb-Stomp Battle
Defeating an opponent with barely any effort. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Made of Iron
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Anyone Can Die
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Neck Lift
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Drowning My Sorrows
Real Life
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As You Know
Everyone Has Standards
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FaceHeel Turn
Big "NO!"
No Ending
Not Quite Dead
Music Stories
Dirty Cop
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Biopic
Papa Wolf
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Creator Cameo
The Chessmaster
Artistic License Biology
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Trailers Always Spoil
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I Have Your Wife
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'80s Hair
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All Just a Dream
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I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
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Sir Swears-a-Lot
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Too Dumb to Live
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Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Historical In-Joke
Rape as Drama
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Credits Gag
Missing Mom
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
How We Got Here
Evil Plan
Disguised in Drag
Mood Whiplash
Word of God
Took a Level in Jerkass
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Overly Long Gag
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Sports Stories
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Pet the Dog
Martial Arts Movie
Hope Spot
Sequel Hook
Scenery Porn
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Outrun the Fireball
Not So Above It All
Blood from the Mouth
Truth in Television
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And Starring
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Betty and Veronica
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No Antagonist
Guile Hero
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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Index of Film Westerns
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Captain Obvious
An Arm and a Leg
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Victoria's Secret Compartment
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Never My Fault
Fatal Flaw
Shipper on Deck
Framing Device
Fake Shemp
Ambiguous Ending