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