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