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