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