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