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