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