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