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