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