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