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