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