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