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