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