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