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