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