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