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