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