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