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