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