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