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