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