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