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