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