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