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