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