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