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