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