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