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