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