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