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