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