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