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