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