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