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