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