Tropescilloscope: Does This Remind You of Anything?

Something is suggestive of something else other than what it actually is. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Is a Crapshoot Military and Warfare Films Jerkass Has a Point The Hero Dies Corrupt Corporate Executive Guile Hero Product Placement Not So Different Improvised Weapon Bland-Name Product Expository Hairstyle Change timeperiod Horror Films Mistaken for Gay Police Brutality Mr. Fanservice The Remake In Name Only Double Entendre Groin Attack Dwindling Party Offscreen Moment of Awesome The '60s Small Name, Big Ego Screw the Money, I Have Rules! Heel–Face Turn Rule of Symbolism Does This Remind You of Anything? Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other The Dragon Contrived Coincidence Spell My Name with an "S" Bi the Way Manly Tears Naked People Are Funny The Voiceless Paper-Thin Disguise Eye Scream Adaptation Dye-Job Outrun the Fireball Room Full of Crazy Offscreen Teleportation Femme Fatale Smug Snake The Alcoholic The Power of Love Bowdlerise The Reveal Creative Closing Credits What the Hell, Hero? 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Red Shirt As Himself Did Not Get the Girl Hero of Another Story Evil Laugh folderlabel Black Comedy Missing Mom I Need a Freaking Drink Faking the Dead Undying Loyalty The Casanova Good Is Not Nice Closed Circle Russian Films A Father to His Men I Did What I Had to Do Kill It with Fire Card-Carrying Villain Sci-Fi Horror Captain Obvious Dressing as the Enemy Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene Roger Ebert: Great Movies List Get Out! B-Movie Adult Fear Slap-Slap-Kiss All for Nothing Fake Shemp Shell-Shocked Veteran Yandere Meaningful Echo Expy He Who Fights Monsters Soundtrack Dissonance Race Lift Suddenly SHOUTING! 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