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