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