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