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