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