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