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