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