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