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