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