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