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