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