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