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