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