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