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