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