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