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