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