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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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Early-Bird Cameo
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Suddenly SHOUTING!
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Break the Cutie
It Can Think
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Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Worthy Opponent
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Cluster F-Bomb
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Accidental Murder
From Bad to Worse
It Will Never Catch On
Costume Porn
No Ending
Hero Antagonist
Artistic License Military
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Not So Different
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Celebrity Paradox
Big Brother Instinct
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She Cleans Up Nicely
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Never My Fault
Victoria's Secret Compartment
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From Nobody to Nightmare
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Drugs Are Bad
Jerk Jock
Continuity Nod
Stalker with a Crush
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Tempting Fate
Friend to All Children
Kids Are Cruel
Country Matters
Ambiguous Ending
Parental Abandonment
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Recycled IN SPACE!
Retirony
Actually Pretty Funny
I'm a Humanitarian
Jump Scare
Award-Bait Song
German Films
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Only a Flesh Wound
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Hell Is That Noise
Market-Based Title
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This Is Gonna Suck
Manly Tears
He Who Fights Monsters
Taking the Bullet
The X of Y
Hidden Depths
Diabolus ex Machina
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Off with His Head!
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Back from the Dead
Broken Pedestal
The Ditz
British Films
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Naked People Are Funny
In the Back
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Pet the Dog
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Homage
The Smart Guy
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Big Eater
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All Men Are Perverts
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Defrosting Ice Queen
One Steve Limit
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Becoming the Mask
Evil-Detecting Dog
Foregone Conclusion
Evil Is Petty
Cool Car
Truth in Television
Car Fu
Biopic
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Kill It with Fire
Twist Ending
I Have Your Wife
Gold Digger
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Retcon
Death by Irony
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The Chick
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Better to Die than Be Killed
Everyone Has Standards
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Artistic License Biology
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Gratuitous English
Instant Death Bullet
Fish out of Water
The Ace
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Cruel and Unusual Death
Cat Scare
The Reveal
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Ass Shove
Distracted by the Sexy
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Abhorrent Admirer
The End... Or Is It?
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Creator Cameo
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Kill 'em All
Adaptation Distillation
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Oh, Crap!
Evil Is Hammy
Say My Name
Defiant to the End
Half the Man He Used to Be
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Redemption Equals Death
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Didn't Think This Through
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Really Gets Around
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
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Suspiciously Similar Substitute
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Black Comedy Rape
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Honor Before Reason
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Took a Level in Badass
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Only Known by Their Nickname
All There in the Script
No Celebrities Were Harmed
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
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The Hero
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A God Am I
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Make It Look Like an Accident
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Take a Third Option
More Dakka
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The Hero Dies
All Girls Want Bad Boys
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N-Word Privileges
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All for Nothing
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
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Our Vampires Are Different
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Get Out!
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Ambiguous Disorder
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As the Good Book Says...
I Did What I Had to Do
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Captain Ersatz
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Only in It for the Money
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Thriller
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Authority Equals Asskicking
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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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You Killed My Father
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Your Head A-Splode
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Taking You with Me
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aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Imagine Spot
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
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The Dragon
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Would Hit a Girl
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War Is Hell
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Tagline
Every Car Is a Pinto
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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Silence Is Golden
An Arm and a Leg
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What the Hell, Hero?
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The Faceless
Psycho for Hire
And I Must Scream
Arranged Marriage
Artistic License Law
Maybe Ever After
Mood Whiplash
The Quiet One
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Scenery Porn
Sealed Evil in a Can
Tranquil Fury
Dumb Blonde
Up to Eleven
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Humans Are Bastards
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Almost Kiss
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Take That!
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Gorn
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"Shaggy Dog" Story
Fingore
Damsel in Distress
Poor Communication Kills
Visual Pun
Downer Ending
Big Fancy House
Easily Forgiven
Adult Fear
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
FaceHeel Turn
Betty and Veronica
Mama Bear
Humiliation Conga
The Ghost
The Alcoholic
Dull Surprise
Gilligan Cut
Epic Fail
Villain with Good Publicity
Animal Title Index
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Reality Is Unrealistic
Brick Joke
Alas, Poor Villain
Reality Has No Subtitles
Stuff Blowing Up
Bring My Brown Pants
Last-Name Basis
Rich Bitch
Leitmotif
And Starring
Those Wacky Nazis
Getting Crap Past the Radar
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Badass Bookworm
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Cool Old Lady
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Sci-Fi Horror
Never Found the Body
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Star-Crossed Lovers
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Motor Mouth
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For Want of a Nail
Bald of Evil
My God, What Have I Done?
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Slasher Movie
My Greatest Failure
Killed Mid-Sentence
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
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Token Minority
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Action Girl
Retired Badass
Improbable Aiming Skills
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Affably Evil
Only Sane Man
Works Set in World War II
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Jerkass Has a Point
Historical Hero Upgrade
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Riddle for the Ages
Nice Hat
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The Alleged Car
The '90s
Evil Sounds Deep
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Leave the Camera Running
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Once More, with Clarity!
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Plot Hole
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Mr. Exposition
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Missing Mom
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aka: The Determinator
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Sexy Discretion Shot
Bloodier and Gorier
Death Glare
Drives Like Crazy
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
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Slap-Slap-Kiss
Artistic License Gun Safety
Noodle Incident
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
The Power of Love
Slasher Smile
Totally Radical
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Bury Your Gays
Laser-Guided Karma
Anyone Can Die
Badass Grandpa
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Rewatch Bonus
Nothing Is Scarier
Psychopathic Manchild
Heroic Sacrifice
Narrator
Re-Cut
Hero of Another Story
The Un-Reveal
Guns Akimbo
Unusual Euphemism
Improvised Weapon
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
A Father to His Men
Big Applesauce
My Beloved Smother
La Résistance
Index of Film Westerns
Casting Gag
Politically Incorrect Villain
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Serial Killer
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Only One Name
Your Cheating Heart
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Hair-Trigger Temper
Love Triangle
Heroes Want Redheads
Deus ex Machina
Plucky Comic Relief
Punny Name
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Corrupt Corporate Executive
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Public Domain Feature Films
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Dark Action Girl
Sequel Hook
An Aesop
Mexican Standoff
Parental Neglect
Dramatic Gun Cock
Villain Opening Scene
It's Personal
Disguised in Drag
Manchild
Grievous Bottley Harm
Reckless Gun Usage
He Knows Too Much
Light Is Not Good
As Himself
Setting Update
Serious Business
Sole Survivor
Canadian Movies
Mundane Made Awesome
Monumental Damage
Neck Snap
Armor-Piercing Question
Shipper on Deck
Playing Gertrude
The Stinger
Comically Missing the Point
Contrived Coincidence
Adults Are Useless
Fainting
Credits Gag
Fanservice Extra
Curse Cut Short
How We Got Here
Hollywood Darkness
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Ominous Latin Chanting
Not Quite Dead
Running Gag
Driven to Suicide
Evil Counterpart
Combat Pragmatist
Beard of Evil
Badass Longcoat
Translation Convention
Destination Defenestration
Stealth Pun
Paper-Thin Disguise
Parental Incest
Fourth Date Marriage
Sassy Black Woman
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Based on a True Story
Card-Carrying Villain
Death by Adaptation
Scary Black Man
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
After the End
Central Theme
Groin Attack