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