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