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