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