Tropescilloscope: Major Injury Underreaction
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Never Found the Body
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Manly Tears
Never Trust a Trailer
Becoming the Mask
Bald of Evil
Last-Name Basis
Married to the Job
The Brute
Grievous Bottley Harm
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Idiot Ball
Eagleland
Wicked Cultured
Whole Plot Reference
Show Within a Show
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Bi the Way
Demonic Possession
Reality Ensues
Attempted Rape
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Bland-Name Product
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Fat Bastard
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Handicapped Badass
Evil-Detecting Dog
Chewing the Scenery
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Off with His Head!
Heroic Sacrifice
Reality Is Unrealistic
Those Two Guys
After the End
Mugging the Monster
Reasonable Authority Figure
Say My Name
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Death Seeker
Shipper on Deck
Not Quite Dead
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Beard of Evil
The Alcoholic
A Date with Rosie Palms
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Television Movie Index
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Bad Boss
Australian Movies
Early-Bird Cameo
20 Minutes into the Future
Book-Ends
Gory Discretion Shot
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Leave the Camera Running
Film Noir Index
Disproportionate Retribution
Friend to All Children
Martial Arts Movie
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Adaptation Name Change
Based on a True Story
Greater-Scope Villain
Papa Wolf
Dying Moment of Awesome
Berserk Button
What You Are in the Dark
Love at First Sight
Alas, Poor Villain
Protagonist Title
Stuff Blowing Up
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Creative Closing Credits
Thriller
Up to Eleven
Actor Allusion
Unreliable Narrator
Beta Couple
Politically Incorrect Villain
Blatant Lies
Batman Gambit
Wretched Hive
Agony of the Feet
Cain and Abel
Vampire Fiction
Chekhov's Gun
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Interrupted Suicide
Ax-Crazy
Malevolent Masked Men
Mercy Kill
Homage
Be Careful What You Wish For
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Damsel in Distress
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Villain Protagonist
Deal with the Devil
The Stinger
Soundtrack Dissonance
Celebrity Paradox
Every Car Is a Pinto
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Fiery Redhead
Bar Brawl
Everyone Has Standards
From Bad to Worse
Shown Their Work
Antagonist Title
Face Death with Dignity
Sequel Escalation
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Mythology Gag
Cruel and Unusual Death
Death by Adaptation
Dressing as the Enemy
The Mole
Humiliation Conga
Posthumous Character
Country Matters
Chase Scene
Obviously Evil
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Adapted Out
Chekhov's Gunman
Back from the Dead
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Anachronic Order
Anachronism Stew
Abusive Parents
Bottomless Magazines
Training Montage
Made of Iron
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Despair Event Horizon
Nice Hat
Big Bad Duumvirate
Self-Deprecation
Running Gag
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Due to the Dead
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Obstructive Bureaucrat
The '80s
Older Than They Look
Villain with Good Publicity
Evil Sounds Deep
Manipulative Bastard
Silent Movie
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Fun with Acronyms
An Aesop
Romantic Comedy
Title Drop
And I Must Scream
Once More, with Clarity!
Taking You with Me
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Dark Reprise
Epic Fail
Toilet Humour
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Gorn
Took a Level in Jerkass
An Axe to Grind
Riddle for the Ages
The Cameo
Visual Pun
Neck Lift
Arranged Marriage
Ambiguous Ending
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Evil Is Hammy
Only in It for the Money
Historical Hero Upgrade
Lampshade Hanging
Actually Pretty Funny
Man on Fire
Real Life
Jump Scare
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Oh, Crap!
Ripped from the Headlines
Fan Disservice
'80s Hair
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Sanity Slippage
Closed Circle
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Amusing Injuries
From Nobody to Nightmare
The Stoner
Animal Motifs
Gender Flip
Deconstruction
Blood from the Mouth
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A Father to His Men
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Foil
Easily Forgiven
Laughing Mad
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Mind Screw
Not So Different
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Fourth Date Marriage
The Hero Dies
Revenge
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Diabolus ex Machina
Time Skip
Death by Irony
Cluster F-Bomb
Important Haircut
Evil Counterpart
Historical Villain Upgrade
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Hate Sink
Eldritch Abomination
Hoist by His Own Petard
Shower Scene
Your Head A-Splode
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Alliterative Name
Mighty Whitey
Animated Credits Opening
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My Greatest Failure
Noodle Incident
Historical-Domain Character
He Who Fights Monsters
Biopic
Good Is Not Nice
The Stoic
Stealth Pun
The Quiet One
Super Strength
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
It's All About Me
Shirtless Scene
Tranquil Fury
In the Back
Science Fiction Films
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Adaptation Dye-Job
You Killed My Father
Dissonant Serenity
Only a Flesh Wound
It Can Think
Brutal Honesty
Word of God
Artistic License Gun Safety
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Casting Gag
Documentary
Put on a Bus
Does Not Like Shoes
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Fake Shemp
Fingore
Film Series
Rich Bitch
Redemption Equals Death
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Anti-Villain
Gold Digger
Drugs Are Bad
Rousing Speech
Catapult Nightmare
Amoral Attorney
Karma Houdini
Hope Spot
Parental Neglect
Cool Old Lady
Overly Long Gag
Establishing Character Moment
Green-Eyed Monster
Rule of Funny
Tagline
Children Are Innocent
Badass Normal
Anti-Hero
The Load
Character Development
Missing Mom
Well-Intentioned Extremist
MacGuffin
The Alleged Car
Demoted to Extra
Badass Longcoat
Enemy Mine
Curb-Stomp Battle
Sequel Hook
Cowboy Cop
Artistic License Geography
Dark Action Girl
Instant Death Bullet
Pay Evil unto Evil
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Apocalypse How
Funny Foreigner
Destination Defenestration
The Hero
Annoying Younger Sibling
The Musical
The Lancer
Loads and Loads of Characters
Made of Explodium
Dull Surprise
The Film of the Book
Playing Gertrude
Too Dumb to Live
Action Genre
Asshole Victim
Disguised in Drag
Punny Name
Calling the Old Man Out
Cat Scare
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Meaningful Background Event
Paper-Thin Disguise
Trailers Always Spoil
Christmas Movies Index
Artistic License Physics
I Did What I Had to Do
Broken Pedestal
Mr. Fanservice
I Have Your Wife
Improvised Weapon
As You Know
Accidental Misnaming
Knife Nut
Eye Scream
Ms. Fanservice
Eiffel Tower Effect
Ass Shove
Brainless Beauty
Card-Carrying Villain
Unresolved Sexual Tension
"Awesome McCool" Name
Empathic Environment
Bullying a Dragon
Darker and Edgier
Meaningful Name
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Fate Worse than Death
Reality Has No Subtitles
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Car Fu
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Undying Loyalty
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Dirty Cop
Vacation Films
Tempting Fate
Anguished Declaration of Love
Decoy Protagonist
Offscreen Teleportation
Vomit Discretion Shot
The Bad Guy Wins
The Cavalry
Stealth Hi/Bye
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
One Steve Limit
The Mafia
Bond One-Liner
Freudian Excuse
Henpecked Husband
Stylistic Suck
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Big Damn Heroes
Mexican Standoff
The Un-Reveal
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Ungrateful Bastard
Extremely Short Timespan
Parental Substitute
Our Zombies Are Different
Kick the Dog
Comically Missing the Point
Babies Ever After
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aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Artistic License History
Five-Man Band
Public Domain Feature Films
Same Language Dub
Product Placement
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Toplessness from the Back
Sci-Fi Horror
Kids Are Cruel
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Only Sane Man
Credits Gag
Nothing Is Scarier
Serial Killer
Shout-Out
Bring My Brown Pants
Canadian Movies
Taking the Bullet
All for Nothing
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Heel Realization
Spanner in the Works
Crazy Jealous Guy
Hidden Depths
Crapsack World
Rule of Three
Wham Line
Retired Badass
Jitter Cam
The Great Depression
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Mystery and Detective Films
Yandere
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Rewatch Bonus
Evil Is Petty
Evil Laugh
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
As the Good Book Says...
Darkest Hour
Hollywood Law
More Dakka
Token Minority
Coming-of-Age Story
Arch-Enemy
One-Word Title
B-Movie
Bavarian Fire Drill
Would Hurt a Child
Bloodless Carnage
Aside Glance
The Chick
The Power of Love
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Take a Third Option
Pretty Little Headshots
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Small Name, Big Ego
Logo Joke