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