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