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