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