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