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