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