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