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