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