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