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