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