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