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