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