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