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