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