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