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