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