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