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