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