Tropescilloscope: Mugging the Monster
Criminal targets someone much more dangerous than they appear. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Black and Gray Morality
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Poor Communication Kills
Took a Level in Jerkass
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Did Not Get the Girl
Villain Ball
Every Car Is a Pinto
A Date with Rosie Palms
Gainax Ending
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Those Two Bad Guys
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Half the Man He Used to Be
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Red Right Hand
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No Ending
Cool Car
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Film Noir Index
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Ambiguous Disorder
For the Evulz
Defrosting Ice Queen
Crazy Jealous Guy
Shown Their Work
Card-Carrying Villain
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
You Killed My Father
From Nobody to Nightmare
Big "NO!"
Token Minority
Big Bad Duumvirate
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The Cameo
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Anyone Can Die
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
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No Name Given
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Never My Fault
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Mind Screw
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Evil Is Petty
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Take That!
Serial Killer
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Alas, Poor Villain
Horror Comedy
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Dark Reprise
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Character Development
Missing Mom
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Last-Name Basis
Deal with the Devil
Nothing Is Scarier
Batman Gambit
Psychopathic Manchild
The Mole
Fake Shemp
Big Eater
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Obviously Evil
Cat Fight
Beta Couple
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Cold-Blooded Torture
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Didn't Think This Through
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Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Never Trust a Trailer
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Pretty Little Headshots
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Nice Guy
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The Dragon
Our Vampires Are Different
Villain with Good Publicity
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Older Than They Look
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Thriller
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Left the Background Music On
The Bully
Eagleland
Country Matters
Butt-Monkey
From Bad to Worse
The Great Depression
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Black Dude Dies First
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Your Cheating Heart
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Bad Boss
Rich Bitch
Disguised in Drag
Dumb Blonde
Soundtrack Dissonance
Dressing as the Enemy
Abusive Parents
Bolivian Army Ending
Revenge
Facial Horror
Foregone Conclusion
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Cassandra Truth
Darkest Hour
It's All About Me
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Documentary
Pet the Dog
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N-Word Privileges
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Toplessness from the Back
Papa Wolf
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Up to Eleven
Rule of Cool
Death by Adaptation
All There in the Manual
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Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Race Lift
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Deus ex Machina
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Hate Sink
Dying Moment of Awesome
The Load
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Closed Circle
Logo Joke
Spell My Name with an "S"
Insane Troll Logic
Male Frontal Nudity
Disproportionate Retribution
Silence Is Golden
Training Montage
Pun
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Major Injury Underreaction
Fourth Date Marriage
Demonic Possession
Big Applesauce
Coming-of-Age Story
20 Minutes into the Future
Villain Opening Scene
All for Nothing
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Kill 'em All
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Extremely Short Timespan
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Re-Cut
Silent Movie
Expository Hairstyle Change
Drugs Are Bad
Author Appeal
Department of Redundancy Department
Visual Pun
Victoria's Secret Compartment
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Not Quite Dead
Naked People Are Funny
Superhero
The X of Y
All There in the Script
Married to the Job
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Wounded Gazelle Gambit
My God, What Have I Done?
Cain and Abel
Pragmatic Adaptation
Kids Are Cruel
Henpecked Husband
Sadistic Choice
Sports Stories
Damsel in Distress
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Death by Sex
Camera Abuse
And I Must Scream
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Hypocrite
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Back from the Dead
Shut Up, Hannibal!
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Take a Third Option
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
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Jerkass Has a Point
What Happened to the Mouse?
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Parental Substitute
The Mafia
Canon Foreigner
The Smurfette Principle
Loophole Abuse
Homage
Rated M for Manly
Grey and Gray Morality
NO INDOOR VOICE
Nice Hat
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Italian Films
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Big Brother Instinct
Bavarian Fire Drill
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Mighty Whitey
Expy
Took a Level in Badass
Accidental Murder
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Creator Cameo
Big-Bad Ensemble
Overprotective Dad
Adaptational Villainy
Mooks
Mistaken for Gay
Hollywood Darkness
Plucky Comic Relief
Badass Bookworm
Agony of the Feet
Undying Loyalty
Drowning My Sorrows
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Apocalypse How
Police are Useless
Establishing Character Moment
Yandere
Cowboy Cop
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Enemy Mine
Made of Iron
The Remake
Gender Flip
Flashback
Race Against the Clock
Reality Has No Subtitles
Translation Convention
Eiffel Tower Effect
Adaptation Dye-Job
Video Credits
Storming the Castle
Sexy Discretion Shot
Fate Worse than Death
Rule of Symbolism
The Oner
Almost Kiss
Determinator
Earn Your Happy Ending
Epic Fail
Historical-Domain Character
Bar Brawl
Badass Grandpa
Gold Digger
Spanner in the Works
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Index of Film Westerns
Amoral Attorney
Worthy Opponent
Exact Words
Beard of Evil
Catch-Phrase
Retired Badass
Distracted by the Sexy
Bring My Brown Pants
Dramatic Gun Cock
What the Hell, Hero?
No Celebrities Were Harmed
The '80s
Mugging the Monster
Badass Boast
Disney Death
Stealth Pun
Cool Shades
Punch-Clock Villain
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Time Skip
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Sequel Hook
Market-Based Title
After the End
Dramedy
Developing Doomed Characters
One-Word Title
Attempted Rape
Green-Eyed Monster
Rule of Funny
Put on a Bus
Christmas Movies Index
Never Found the Body
Implacable Man
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Contrived Coincidence
Not Using the "Z" Word
One Steve Limit
BrotherSister Incest
Heroic BSoD
The Casanova
Monumental Damage
Stuff Blowing Up
Pragmatic Villainy
Pay Evil unto Evil
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Reckless Gun Usage
Precision F-Strike
The Sociopath
The Smart Guy
Anti-Villain
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Humiliation Conga
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Narrator
Film Series
Word of God
Bilingual Bonus
Serious Business
Curse Cut Short
Fanservice Extra
Smug Snake
Moment Killer
Ghost Fiction
Dirty Coward
Disney Villain Death
Ambiguous Ending
Bound and Gagged
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Tranquil Fury
La Résistance
The Vamp
Ripped from the Headlines
The Hero
And Starring
Bait-and-Switch
World of Ham
Dark Action Girl
As Himself
Greater-Scope Villain
Room Full of Crazy
Russian Films
Death of a Child
Adapted Out
Genre Shift
Guns Akimbo
The '50s
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Those Two Guys
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Say My Name
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Meaningful Name
Even Evil Has Standards
Babies Ever After
More Dakka
Big Fancy House
Naïve Newcomer
The Ditz
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Neck Lift
Together in Death
The Stoner
Rape as Drama
Reality Is Unrealistic
Redshirt Army
Meaningful Echo
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Light Is Not Good
Mama Bear
Betty and Veronica
Dies Wide Open
Stepford Smiler
Mystery and Detective Films
Dirty Old Man
Evil Laugh
Bloody Hilarious
Dull Surprise
Darker and Edgier
Vomit Discretion Shot
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Shipper on Deck
Gorn
Accidental Misnaming
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Rasputinian Death
Ship Tease
Kick the Dog
Anguished Declaration of Love
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Broken Aesop
Skewed Priorities
Insult Backfire
What You Are in the Dark
Adult Fear
Lampshade Hanging
Evil Sounds Deep
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Stalker with a Crush
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Get Out!
Artistic License Gun Safety
Credits Gag
Woman Scorned
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Curb-Stomp Battle
Five-Man Band
Meet Cute
Off with His Head!
Smoking Is Cool
The Film of the Book
The Voiceless
Advertised Extra
Let's Get Dangerous!
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Catapult Nightmare
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Romantic Comedy
Taking You with Me
Be Careful What You Wish For
Jitter Cam
Drives Like Crazy
Adaptational Heroism
Brick Joke
Dissonant Serenity
Friend to All Children
Not So Stoic
Improbable Aiming Skills
Morality Pet
Imagine Spot
Funny Foreigner
Badass in a Nice Suit
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
She Cleans Up Nicely
Sealed Evil in a Can
You Have Failed Me
Authority Equals Asskicking
Once More, with Clarity!
Whole Plot Reference
Mundane Made Awesome
Music Stories
Covers Always Lie
In Name Only
Politically Incorrect Villain
Television Movie Index
Public Domain Feature Films
Red Herring
Big Bad
Would Hurt a Child
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Large Ham
Karmic Death
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Cat Scare
Cluster F-Bomb
Foreshadowing
Unreliable Narrator
Instant Death Bullet
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Make It Look Like an Accident
Central Theme
Product Placement
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Hero Antagonist
Call-Back
Wicked Cultured
Karma Houdini
Rewatch Bonus
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Hope Spot
Important Haircut
Genre Throwback
Combat Pragmatist
Match Cut
Based on a True Story
Guile Hero
A Father to His Men
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Actually Pretty Funny
Alpha Bitch
Fiery Redhead
Soft Glass
Parental Abandonment
Only a Flesh Wound
Male Gaze
A God Am I
Fire-Forged Friends
Outrun the Fireball
Hoist by His Own Petard
Dark and Troubled Past
Meaningful Background Event
Military and Warfare Films
Depraved Bisexual
Vampire Fiction
Bald of Evil
True Companions
Made of Explodium
Bury Your Gays
Bare Your Midriff
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Gone Horribly Right
Sole Survivor
Bond One-Liner
Evil Is Hammy
Only One Name
Becoming the Mask
Truth in Television
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Manly Tears
Ax-Crazy
Improbable Weapon User
Manipulative Bastard
My Greatest Failure
Too Dumb to Live
Alliterative Name
Leave the Camera Running
Romantic False Lead
Captain Obvious
Fan Disservice
Frame-Up
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Everyone Has Standards
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Stealth Hi/Bye
Rule of Three
Broken Bird
Reality Ensues
Scary Black Man
It Can Think
Defiant to the End
Hidden Depths
Adorkable
Scenery Porn
Ascended Extra
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Insistent Terminology
Asshole Victim
Idiot Ball
Here We Go Again!
Works Set in World War II
Black Best Friend
Would Hit a Girl
In Medias Res
The Atoner
Deliberately Monochrome
Neck Snap
Our Zombies Are Different
Action Girl
Historical In-Joke
Early-Bird Cameo
This Is Gonna Suck
Creative Closing Credits
It Will Never Catch On
War Is Hell
Awesome, but Impractical
Femme Fatale
An Axe to Grind
Action Survivor
The Lost Lenore
Tap on the Head
Stock Footage
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Police Brutality
Destination Defenestration
Death Glare
No-Sell
The Alcoholic
Running Gag
Bad "Bad Acting"
The Alleged Car
Psychological Thriller
Wrong Genre Savvy
Cool Old Guy
Captain Ersatz
Australian Movies
Dark Is Not Evil
The Lancer
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Spiritual Successor
The Brute
Real Life Writes the Plot
Obfuscating Stupidity
Adults Are Useless
Disappeared Dad
Maybe Ever After
Animal Title Index
Fingore
Arc Words
Bland-Name Product
Parental Incest
Celebrity Paradox
Empathic Environment
Due to the Dead
Fatal Flaw
Humans Are Bastards
Taking the Bullet
Sanity Slippage
Parental Neglect
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Evil Brit
The End... Or Is It?
Eldritch Abomination
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Body Horror
The Musical
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Recycled IN SPACE!
Same Language Dub
German Films
All Men Are Perverts
Not So Different
Arranged Marriage
Berserk Button
Armor-Piercing Question
Crazy-Prepared
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Stylistic Suck
Historical Villain Upgrade
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
As the Good Book Says...
Black Comedy Rape
Fat Bastard
Oh, Crap!
The Reveal
Sacrificial Lion
The Ghost
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Setting Update
Zombie Stories
Trailers Always Spoil