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