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