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