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