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