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