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