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