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