Tropescilloscope: Sacrificial Lion
Significant character is killed to show that death really is a threat. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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All There in the Manual
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Drugs Are Bad
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NO INDOOR VOICE
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Evil Is Hammy
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Truth in Television
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Let's Get Dangerous!
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Artistic License Law
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Action Girl
Accidental Misnaming
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I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Cat Fight
Kids Are Cruel
Mundane Made Awesome
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The Load
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Took a Level in Jerkass
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Psychological Thriller
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Extreme Doormat
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The Power of Love
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Your Cheating Heart
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Better to Die than Be Killed
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Due to the Dead
Death by Sex
Black Best Friend
Our Zombies Are Different
Made of Explodium
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Alpha Bitch
Straight Gay
Honor Before Reason
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Hero of Another Story
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Say My Name
Chekhov's Skill
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
How We Got Here
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Rule of Funny
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Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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Shipper on Deck
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Red Shirt
And I Must Scream
No-Sell
Spared by the Adaptation
Determinator
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
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Riddle for the Ages
Too Dumb to Live
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Failed a Spot Check
Hoist by His Own Petard
The Vamp
Real Life Writes the Plot
Dies Wide Open
Film Series
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After the End
Gone Horribly Right
Room Full of Crazy
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Awesome, but Impractical
Country Matters
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Shown Their Work
Never Found the Body
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Historical-Domain Character
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Dropped a Bridge on Him
Evil Sounds Deep
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Sacrificial Lion
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Outrun the Fireball
Immune to Bullets
Camp Gay
Cowboy Cop
Recycled IN SPACE!
Fiery Redhead
Spiritual Successor
Sealed Evil in a Can
What You Are in the Dark
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Dumb Blonde
Love at First Sight
Here We Go Again!
Air-Vent Passageway
Mr. Fanservice
Eagleland
The Ditz
'80s Hair
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
What the Hell, Hero?
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Sports Stories
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In Name Only
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
All There in the Script
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Really Gets Around
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In the Back
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No Ending
Despair Event Horizon
Tranquil Fury
Unusual Euphemism
Henpecked Husband
Hollywood Darkness
Reality Has No Subtitles
Lighter and Softer
Break the Haughty
Big-Bad Ensemble
Monumental Damage
The Hero Dies
Storming the Castle
Male Frontal Nudity
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Slashed Throat
Bound and Gagged
Cold-Blooded Torture
Would Hurt a Child
My Greatest Failure
Genre Shift
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Unreliable Narrator
Evil vs. Evil
Chase Scene
You Killed My Father
Blatant Lies
Historical Hero Upgrade
Genre Savvy
Redshirt Army
Vomit Discretion Shot
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Villainous Breakdown
Sadistic Choice
Deadpan Snarker
Tap on the Head
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Vampire Fiction
Bi the Way
Humans Are Bastards
Spanner in the Works
Trailers Always Spoil
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Driven to Suicide
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
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Butt-Monkey
Only Sane Man
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Black Comedy Rape
Horror Films
Expository Hairstyle Change
Call-Back
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Chewing the Scenery
Improbable Weapon User
Sassy Black Woman
Neck Snap
Half the Man He Used to Be
Precision F-Strike
Boom, Headshot!
Five-Man Band
Light Is Not Good
Cloudcuckoolander
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Flashback
Epic Movie
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"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Rich Bitch
Hope Spot
Award-Bait Song
Love Triangle
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Idiot Ball
The '50s
Destination Defenestration
Imagine Spot
Parental Neglect
Damsel in Distress
Beware the Nice Ones
Nice Guy
Fanservice Extra
Shut Up, Hannibal!
The Dog Bites Back
Rasputinian Death
No Antagonist
Alas, Poor Villain
Those Two Bad Guys
One-Word Title
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Psychopathic Manchild
Obviously Evil
Artistic License Geography
Recap /
RiffTrax
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The Cameo
A God Am I
Same Language Dub
Bring My Brown Pants
Evil Plan
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Combat Pragmatist
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Empathic Environment
Bald of Evil
Romantic Comedy
Actor Allusion
Get Out!
Together in Death
Index of Film Westerns
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Needs Wiki Magic Love
Deus ex Machina
The X of Y
Last-Name Basis
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Black Dude Dies First
Gratuitous English
Bland-Name Product
Mood Whiplash
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Karmic Death
Adaptational Badass
Badass Longcoat
Big "NO!"
Match Cut
Every Car Is a Pinto
Manchild
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Lampshade Hanging
Random Events Plot
Handicapped Badass
Epic Fail
Abhorrent Admirer
The Smart Guy
Our Vampires Are Different
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Death by Adaptation
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Armor-Piercing Question
Race Against the Clock
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Reckless Gun Usage
Tempting Fate
What Happened to the Mouse?
The Un-Reveal
Improvised Weapon
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
The '90s
La Résistance
Red Herring
Stylistic Suck
Creator Cameo
No Name Given
Closed Circle
Does Not Like Shoes
All for Nothing
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Dirty Old Man
Have a Gay Old Time
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Hypocrite
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Fish out of Water
Christmas Movies Index
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Throwing Your Sword Always Works
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Small Name, Big Ego
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Overprotective Dad
Adaptation Name Change
Daddy's Girl
Almost Kiss
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Ms. Fanservice
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Black and Gray Morality
Artistic License History
Time Skip
Gold Digger
It's Personal
Ax-Crazy
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Bavarian Fire Drill
Early-Bird Cameo
Make It Look Like an Accident
Police are Useless
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Bloodier and Gorier
Stepford Smiler
Soundtrack Dissonance
Fat Bastard
Bloodless Carnage
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Spiteful Spit
Curb-Stomp Battle
MacGuffin
He Who Fights Monsters
Actually Pretty Funny
Improbable Infant Survival
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Only Known by Their Nickname
Shower Scene
The '70s
Coming-of-Age Story
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Didn't Think This Through
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Tagline
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Pet the Dog
Your Head A-Splode
The End... Or Is It?
Final Girl
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Off with His Head!
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Hell Is That Noise
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Shoot the Shaggy Dog
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Totally Radical
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Taking You with Me
Even Evil Has Standards
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Big Eater
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Retcon
Kick the Dog
Slap-Slap-Kiss
She's Got Legs
Defrosting Ice Queen
Disney Villain Death
All Just a Dream
Foil
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Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Easily Forgiven
Children Are Innocent
Advertised Extra
Meet Cute
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Film Noir Index
Refuge in Audacity
Sexy Discretion Shot
Animated Credits Opening
I Have Your Wife
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Romantic False Lead
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Pimped-Out Dress
Shout-Out
Costume Porn
Affably Evil
Token Minority
Bad Boss
Meaningful Background Event
Jerkass
For Want of a Nail
All Men Are Perverts
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Did Not Get the Girl
Killed Mid-Sentence
Word of God
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Death of a Child
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold
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Friend to All Children
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As the Good Book Says...
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The Chick
Pay Evil unto Evil
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Yandere
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Dying Moment of Awesome
Spell My Name with an "S"
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Male Gaze
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An Aesop
"Awesome McCool" Name
Redemption Equals Death
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Cool Car
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Naïve Newcomer
Rape as Drama
This Is Gonna Suck
As You Know
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Batman Gambit
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The Place
Mr. Exposition
Never Trust a Trailer
Accidental Murder
Public Domain Feature Films
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British Films
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Reality Ensues
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Homage
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Captain Ersatz
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Famous Last Words
I Need a Freaking Drink
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Maybe Ever After
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Villain with Good Publicity
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Dressing as the Enemy
Protagonist Title
Greater-Scope Villain
Narrator
Fun with Acronyms
Nice Hat
Faux Affably Evil
Military and Warfare Films
I'm a Humanitarian
Anachronism Stew
Demonic Possession
Scary Black Man
Canon Foreigner
Cool Shades
Asshole Victim
The Chessmaster
Framing Device
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Wham Line
Fainting
Calling the Old Man Out
Only in It for the Money
Missing Mom
Oh, Crap!
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Big Damn Heroes
Pragmatic Adaptation
Alliterative Name
Big Bad
Mugging the Monster
Blood Knight
Large Ham
War Is Hell
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Informed Ability
Scenery Gorn
Body Horror
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Soft Glass
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Author Avatar
Twist Ending
He Knows Too Much
Cool Old Guy
Crucified Hero Shot
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Dark Is Not Evil
Gainax Ending
A Date with Rosie Palms
Moment Killer
N-Word Privileges
Slasher Movie
Take a Third Option
An Arm and a Leg
Mistaken for Gay
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Up to Eleven
Fan Disservice
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Revenge
Pretty Little Headshots
Well-Intentioned Extremist
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Face Death with Dignity
Serious Business
I Did What I Had to Do
The Dreaded
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Intergenerational Friendship
The Bad Guy Wins
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Bolivian Army Ending
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Non-Indicative Name
Heel Realization
Dutch Angle
Insult Backfire
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Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
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Those Wacky Nazis
As Himself
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Earn Your Happy Ending
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Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
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For the Evulz
Villain Song
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Important Haircut
Product Placement
Laughing Mad
Knight Templar
Disney Death
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Chekhov's Gun
Camera Abuse
Crapsack World
And Starring
Gory Discretion Shot
Villain Opening Scene
Zombie Stories
Fantastic Racism
Ambiguously Gay
Celebrity Paradox
Logo Joke
Break the Cutie
It's All About Me
Video Credits
Auto Erotica
Mind Screw
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Gilligan Cut
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
My Beloved Smother
Arranged Marriage
The Alcoholic
20 Minutes into the Future
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The Faceless
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Shirtless Scene
Malevolent Masked Men
Heroes Want Redheads
Wicked Cultured
She Cleans Up Nicely
Death Glare
Dramatic Gun Cock
Villain Ball
Gender Flip
Dwindling Party
Adaptation Expansion
Bare Your Midriff
Slasher Smile
And the Adventure Continues
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Anguished Declaration of Love
Ascended Extra
Never My Fault