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