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