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