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