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