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