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