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