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