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