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