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