Tropescilloscope: Rape as Drama
Nonconsensual sex used as a serious and dramatic plot element. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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As You Know
Police Brutality
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Fun with Acronyms
Villainous Breakdown
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Alliterative Name
The Place
Arc Words
Not So Different
Take a Third Option
Bloody Hilarious
Lighter and Softer
Drives Like Crazy
Artistic License Physics
Villain Protagonist
Costume Porn
Silence Is Golden
Reality Ensues
Earn Your Happy Ending
Humiliation Conga
Hair-Trigger Temper
Manly Tears
Anachronism Stew
Mind Screw
Playing Gertrude
Bad Boss
Abusive Parents
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Unwitting Instigator of Doom
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Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
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Ship Tease
I'm a Humanitarian
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Laughing Mad
Nothing Is Scarier
Vampire Fiction
Didn't Think This Through
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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Children Are Innocent
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Face Death with Dignity
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It Will Never Catch On
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Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
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Adorkable
Shown Their Work
For Want of a Nail
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As Himself
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Never Found the Body
She's Got Legs
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aka: The Determinator
Taking You with Me
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Mr. Fanservice
Never My Fault
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aka: The Un Favorite
Armor-Piercing Question
Ms. Fanservice
Not So Above It All
Running Gag
Easily Forgiven
Captain Ersatz
All There in the Manual
Badass Longcoat
Wicked Cultured
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Cowboy Cop
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Big Applesauce
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
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Retired Badass
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Only Known by Their Nickname
Parental Substitute
Every Car Is a Pinto
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An Axe to Grind
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Say My Name
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My Greatest Failure
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Worthy Opponent
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Evil Laugh
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Calling the Old Man Out
Big Fancy House
Exact Words
Cluster F-Bomb
Undying Loyalty
Hero of Another Story
Neck Lift
No-Sell
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Chase Scene
Cloudcuckoolander
Affectionate Parody
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Not Quite Dead
Sadistic Choice
Guile Hero
Half the Man He Used to Be
Motor Mouth
He Knows Too Much
Broken Aesop
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Crapsack World
No OSHA Compliance
Maybe Ever After
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
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Sexy Discretion Shot
The Oner
What You Are in the Dark
Oh, Crap!
Bond One-Liner
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Novelization
The Mafia
Interrupted Suicide
This Is Gonna Suck
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Horror Comedy
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
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Hooker with a Heart of Gold
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The Cameo
One Steve Limit
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From Nobody to Nightmare
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Bad "Bad Acting"
Married to the Job
Death by Irony
Creator Cameo
Historical In-Joke
Mighty Whitey
Stalker with a Crush
A God Am I
Hollywood Darkness
Informed Ability
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Death Seeker
Dwindling Party
Cat Scare
Mad Scientist
The Atoner
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Dark Action Girl
The Dreaded
Did Not Get the Girl
Unreliable Narrator
Aside Glance
Mundane Made Awesome
Expy
Really Gets Around
Back from the Dead
Blatant Lies
Awesome, but Impractical
Get Out!
Star-Crossed Lovers
Nice Hat
The Lost Lenore
Asshole Victim
Kids Are Cruel
Only Sane Man
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Disney Death
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Henpecked Husband
Catch-Phrase
Sequel Escalation
No Ending
Driven to Suicide
Too Dumb to Live
Villain Song
Gainax Ending
Crazy-Prepared
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Stock Footage
The Ghost
Bolivian Army Ending
Closed Circle
Chiaroscuro
Central Theme
Mooks
Leave the Camera Running
Gone Horribly Right
Blood from the Mouth
Bloodless Carnage
The Lancer
Room Full of Crazy
Knife Nut
Annoying Younger Sibling
Handicapped Badass
Covers Always Lie
Ambiguous Disorder
Card-Carrying Villain
Fanservice
Reality Has No Subtitles
Fan Disservice
Film Noir
Hong Kong Films
Heel Realization
Conspicuous CG
Good Is Not Nice
The Smurfette Principle
Overly Long Gag
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Precision F-Strike
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Chekhov's Gun
The Sociopath
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
The Stoner
Accidental Murder
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
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In Medias Res
Book-Ends
Karmic Death
Real Life Writes the Plot
Hope Spot
Romantic Comedy
Expository Hairstyle Change
The Load
Ironic Echo
Morality Pet
Demoted to Extra
Horror Films
You Have Failed Me
Manipulative Bastard
Eye Scream
Developing Doomed Characters
B-Movie
Refuge in Audacity
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Shirtless Scene
Tagline
Scenery Gorn
Stepford Smiler
Vacation Films
Totally Radical
Mythology Gag
Greater-Scope Villain
Line-of-Sight Name
And the Adventure Continues
Daylight Horror
Evil Is Hammy
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Famous Last Words
Artistic License History
Rasputinian Death
Hate Sink
Setting Update
Have a Gay Old Time
Kill It with Fire
Double-Meaning Title
Police are Useless
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
The Smart Guy
Bottomless Magazines
MayDecember Romance
FaceHeel Turn
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Small Name, Big Ego
And I Must Scream
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Market-Based Title
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Extreme Doormat
Anyone Can Die
Curse Cut Short
Sci-Fi Horror
Your Cheating Heart
Arranged Marriage
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
All for Nothing
Ominous Latin Chanting
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Killed Mid-Sentence
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Pet the Dog
Groin Attack
Hypocrite
Break the Cutie
Dying Moment of Awesome
Imagine Spot
Chekhov's Gunman
Berserk Button
Red Herring
Babies Ever After
Black Best Friend
I Did What I Had to Do
Defrosting Ice Queen
Spell My Name with an "S"
Frame-Up
Fingore
Toplessness from the Back
Depraved Bisexual
Fake Shemp
Retirony
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Fatal Family Photo
Blood Knight
Spiteful Spit
Mystery and Detective Films
Once More, with Clarity!
Meaningful Background Event
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Improbable Aiming Skills
It's Personal
Eiffel Tower Effect
Sacrificial Lion
MacGuffin
Mexican Standoff
Evil vs. Evil
Non-Indicative Name
The Voiceless
Meet Cute
Our Zombies Are Different
Storming the Castle
Evil Plan
An Arm and a Leg
Knight Templar
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Chekhov's Skill
The Un-Reveal
Epic Movie
Chewing the Scenery
Race Against the Clock
Stuff Blowing Up
Faking the Dead
Noodle Incident
Cruel and Unusual Death
Nice Guy
Does Not Like Shoes
Christmas Movies Index
Protagonist Title
More Dakka
Grievous Bottley Harm
Put on a Bus
As the Good Book Says...
Jerkass
Credits Gag
Body Horror
Adaptation Dye-Job
The Reveal
Call-Forward
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Stylistic Suck
Adaptation Distillation
Light Is Not Good
Foreshadowing
Fat Bastard
Reality Is Unrealistic
Based on a True Story
The Quiet One
The Power of Love
Pretty in Mink
Empathic Environment
Those Wacky Nazis
Humans Are Bastards
Artistic License Gun Safety
Domestic Abuse
Wrong Genre Savvy
The Film of the Book
Those Two Guys
The Alcoholic
Cat Fight
Italian Films
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Idiot Ball
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Car Fu
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Gilligan Cut
Monumental Damage
Eureka Moment
Pragmatic Adaptation
Drowning My Sorrows
Bavarian Fire Drill
Works Set in World War II
Naïve Newcomer
Dressing as the Enemy
Reckless Gun Usage
Karma Houdini
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Dumb Blonde
Artistic License Military
Fish out of Water
Neck Snap
Slasher Movie
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
HeelFace Turn
After the End
Big Eater
Super Strength
Mood Whiplash
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Evil Sounds Deep
Foregone Conclusion
Implacable Man
Action Survivor
No Celebrities Were Harmed
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Badass in a Nice Suit
Action Prologue
Batman Gambit
Outrun the Fireball
Bait-and-Switch
Establishing Character Moment
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Damsel in Distress
Yandere
Black Dude Dies First
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Blackmail
Crazy Jealous Guy
Slap-Slap-Kiss
The '90s
Scare Chord
Enemy Mine
The Brute
What Happened to the Mouse?
From Bad to Worse
Title Drop
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Creepy Child
Rule of Symbolism
Canadian Movies
The Bad Guy Wins
Disappeared Dad
A Father to His Men
Deus ex Machina
Major Injury Underreaction
Took a Level in Jerkass
Thriller
Sequel Hook
The '70s
Kubrick Stare
I Have Your Wife
Black Comedy
Kick the Dog
Take That!
Boom, Headshot!
Rated M for Manly
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Darker and Edgier
NO INDOOR VOICE
Final Girl
Jerkass Has a Point
Real Life
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Pimped-Out Dress
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
In the Back
Lock and Load Montage
The '60s
Deconstruction
The Great Depression
Due to the Dead
Intergenerational Friendship
One-Word Title
Fainting
Five-Man Band
Scenery Porn
Apocalypse How
Fate Worse than Death
Trailers Always Spoil
La Résistance
The Casanova
Vitriolic Best Buds
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Alas, Poor Villain
Dramatic Gun Cock
Death by Adaptation
The Stoic
One-Man Army
Missing Mom
Historical Hero Upgrade
Wham Shot
Honor Before Reason
Deadpan Snarker
Together in Death
Funny Foreigner
The Dragon
Almost Kiss
Posthumous Character
Bring My Brown Pants
Politically Incorrect Villain
How We Got Here
Parental Abandonment
Heroes Want Redheads
Meaningful Name
Up to Eleven
Funny Background Event
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Hidden Depths
Love at First Sight
Pay Evil unto Evil
Dissonant Serenity
Here We Go Again!
The Starscream
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Ungrateful Bastard
Author Avatar
Mama Bear
Big Brother Instinct
All Just a Dream
Failed a Spot Check
The Chessmaster
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Decoy Protagonist
Adaptation Expansion
Alpha Bitch
Improvised Weapon
Rule of Cool
The Ace
Dogged Nice Guy
The Vamp
Stealth Pun
Lampshade Hanging
Documentary
Shipper on Deck
Psycho for Hire
Woman Scorned
Naked People Are Funny
Deliberately Monochrome
War Is Hell
The Alleged Car
Evil-Detecting Dog
Framing Device
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Tempting Fate
Dramedy
Cassandra Truth
Big Damn Heroes
Same Language Dub
Arch-Enemy
Curb-Stomp Battle
Call-Back
Sealed Evil in a Can
The Cavalry
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Ripped from the Headlines
Punny Name
Antagonist Title
Race Lift
BFG
Translation Convention
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
No Antagonist
Everyone Has Standards
Defiant to the End
Mugging the Monster
Gender Flip
Only One Name
Character Development
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
The Faceless
Self-Deprecation
Obviously Evil
Psychological Thriller
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Dull Surprise
Continuity Nod
Cool Car
Bilingual Bonus
Becoming the Mask
Gory Discretion Shot
Epic Fail
Retcon