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