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