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