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