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