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