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