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