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