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