Tropescilloscope: You Killed My Father
Murdered family member provides the impetus for revenge. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
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Our Vampires Are Different
Drugs Are Bad
An Arm and a Leg
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Obviously Evil
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Never My Fault
Only Sane Man
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Get Out!
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Face Death with Dignity
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Ripped from the Headlines
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An Aesop
Disappeared Dad
Improbable Aiming Skills
Love at First Sight
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Have a Gay Old Time
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Adults Are Useless
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Older Than They Look
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Deal with the Devil
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It Can Think
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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A God Am I
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The End... Or Is It?
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Half the Man He Used to Be
Handicapped Badass
Alas, Poor Villain
The Film of the Book
In the Back
Accidental Murder
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Smoking Is Cool
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Heroic Sacrifice
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You Killed My Father
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Even Evil Has Standards
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He Knows Too Much
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Call-Back
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Kids Are Cruel
I Have Your Wife
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You Have Failed Me
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Karmic Death
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Destination Defenestration
Whole Plot Reference
Every Car Is a Pinto
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Mythology Gag
Rousing Speech
Heel Realization
Crucified Hero Shot
Spared by the Adaptation
Lock and Load Montage
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Adaptational Villainy
Playing Gertrude
Black Dude Dies First
Woman in White
The Lancer
Freudian Excuse
Vampire Fiction
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
What Happened to the Mouse?
Posthumous Character
Idiot Ball
Blood from the Mouth
Evil Is Hammy
Naked People Are Funny
Pretty in Mink
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The Faceless
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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My Greatest Failure
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You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
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La Résistance
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Protagonist Title
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Homage
Truth in Television
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Sir Swears-a-Lot
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Made of Iron
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Television Movie Index
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Light Is Not Good
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O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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And I Must Scream
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Exact Words
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Manchild
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Historical Hero Upgrade
She's Got Legs
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Off with His Head!
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Take That!
Fate Worse than Death
She Cleans Up Nicely
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Only One Name
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The Cameo
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Casting Gag
Missing Mom
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Cool Old Guy
Cat Scare
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Rich Bitch
Narrator
Worthy Opponent
Neck Lift
Nice Guy
Villain Opening Scene
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As the Good Book Says...
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Honor Before Reason
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Christmas Movies Index
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Reality Is Unrealistic
Everyone Has Standards
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Earn Your Happy Ending
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Killed Mid-Sentence
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Humans Are Bastards
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Not Quite Dead
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Batman Gambit
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Silence Is Golden
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Jerkass Has a Point
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And Starring
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Evil Sounds Deep
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Needs Wiki Magic Love
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Recycled IN SPACE!
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Sole Survivor
The '80s
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The Load
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Early-Bird Cameo
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Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
NO INDOOR VOICE
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Fingore
Good Is Not Nice
Rated M for Manly
Call-Forward
Overprotective Dad
Never Found the Body
Evil-Detecting Dog
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Visual Pun
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Bloody Hilarious
Papa Wolf
Department of Redundancy Department
Artistic License Law
Famous Last Words
Evil vs. Evil
Redemption Equals Death
Redshirt Army
Tap on the Head
Body Horror
Market-Based Title
Important Haircut
Artistic License History
The Stoic
'80s Hair
As You Know
Mood Whiplash
Riddle for the Ages
More Dakka
The Dog Bites Back
Badass Longcoat
The Chessmaster
Plucky Comic Relief
It Will Never Catch On
My God, What Have I Done?
Animal Title Index
Dutch Angle
Apocalypse How
Your Cheating Heart
Credits Gag
Black Best Friend
Adaptational Badass
Motor Mouth
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Manly Tears
Creative Closing Credits
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Ominous Latin Chanting
Fish out of Water
Death Seeker
Those Two Guys
Nice Hat
Dark Is Not Evil
Self-Deprecation
Big Bad
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Framing Device
Author Appeal
Ship Tease
Pet the Dog
Villain Song
Crapsack World
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Storming the Castle
Be Careful What You Wish For
He Who Fights Monsters
Hate Sink
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Amoral Attorney
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No Ending
Foil
The Place
Rule of Cool
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Man on Fire
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BFG
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Vomit Discretion Shot
A Date with Rosie Palms
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This Is Gonna Suck
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