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