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