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