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