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