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