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