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