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