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