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