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