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