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