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