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