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