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