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