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