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