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