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