Tropescilloscope: Eye Scream
A character's eyes are severely injured or harmed, usually for gruesome effect. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Everyone Has Standards
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Only One Name
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Pretty in Mink
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Rasputinian Death
Not So Stoic
Tagline
What You Are in the Dark
The Faceless
Smug Snake
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Arch-Enemy
Reality Is Unrealistic
Rated M for Manly
Sci-Fi Horror
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
BFG
Award-Bait Song
Red Right Hand
Badass Normal
Badass Longcoat
My Beloved Smother
The Cavalry
Adapted Out
Storming the Castle
Genre Throwback
Villainous Breakdown
For Want of a Nail
Romantic False Lead
Stepford Smiler
Agony of the Feet
Fantastic Racism
It Can Think
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Took a Level in Badass
Due to the Dead
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Evil Sounds Deep
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Black Comedy Rape
Happily Married
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Kids Are Cruel
Cat Fight
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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I Have Your Wife
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And I Must Scream
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In Name Only
Even Evil Has Standards
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Insult Backfire
Disappeared Dad
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Tempting Fate
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Dies Wide Open
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
And Starring
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All There in the Script
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Taking You with Me
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Dropped a Bridge on Him
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Very Loosely Based on a True Story
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You Have Failed Me
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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An Arm and a Leg
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Big Applesauce
Here We Go Again!
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Made of Explodium
Air-Vent Passageway
And the Adventure Continues
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Those Wacky Nazis
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Random Events Plot
The Place
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Ambiguous Ending
Word of God
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Victoria's Secret Compartment
You Killed My Father
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Decoy Protagonist
Unresolved Sexual Tension
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A Father to His Men
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Drugs Are Bad
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The Cameo
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A Minor Kidroduction
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Badass in a Nice Suit
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A Date with Rosie Palms
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Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Betty and Veronica
Once More, with Clarity!
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Almost Kiss
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Unusually Uninteresting Sight
The Un-Reveal
Death by Adaptation
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Insane Troll Logic
Domestic Abuse
Death by Irony
Evil Laugh
Stuff Blowing Up
Meaningful Name
Intergenerational Friendship
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Fun with Acronyms
Amoral Attorney
Tranquil Fury
Big Bad
The Voiceless
Loophole Abuse
Red Shirt
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Logo Joke
Dumb Blonde
Batman Gambit
Cruel and Unusual Death
It's All About Me
Heroes Want Redheads
The Hero
Department of Redundancy Department
Mama Bear
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Badass Grandpa
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
The X of Y
Dissonant Serenity
Hoist by His Own Petard
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Police are Useless
Anguished Declaration of Love
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Children Are Innocent
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Determinator
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Moment Killer
Parental Neglect
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The Sociopath
Retired Badass
Mr. Fanservice
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Loads and Loads of Characters
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Get Out!
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Black and Gray Morality
Black Dude Dies First
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Nothing Is Scarier
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Brick Joke
Retirony
Trailers Always Spoil
Mighty Whitey
Scare Chord
The Lost Lenore
Last-Name Basis
Police Brutality
Immune to Bullets
Hidden Depths
Age Lift
Hero Antagonist
Does This Remind You of Anything?
My Greatest Failure
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I'm a Humanitarian
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Taking the Bullet
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Eagleland
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Five-Man Band
Not Using the "Z" Word
Skewed Priorities
Martial Arts Movie
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Those Two Bad Guys
The Alleged Car
Brutal Honesty
Reality Has No Subtitles
Heroic BSoD
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Obviously Evil
Bottomless Magazines
The Quiet One
Rule of Three
Camera Abuse
Instant Death Bullet
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Light Is Not Good
Artistic License Geography
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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Adaptational Badass
Superhero
Foil
Reasonable Authority Figure
Depraved Bisexual
Amusing Injuries
Love at First Sight
Curb-Stomp Battle
Wham Shot
Adorkable
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Evil Counterpart
Deadpan Snarker
Hypocritical Humor
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
The Smart Guy
Artistic License Gun Safety
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Love Triangle
From Nobody to Nightmare
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Naïve Newcomer
Artistic License Physics
'80s Hair
Adult Fear
Pretty Little Headshots
Wham Line
Not Quite Dead
Anachronism Stew
Good Is Not Nice
Sealed Evil in a Can
Worthy Opponent
Accidental Murder
Major Injury Underreaction
Intrepid Reporter
Mr. Exposition
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Our Zombies Are Different
The '90s
Drives Like Crazy
Fan Disservice
Really Gets Around
HeelFace Turn
Dramatic Irony
Maybe Ever After
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
An Axe to Grind
War Is Hell
Narrator
Made of Iron
"Shaggy Dog" Story
The Smurfette Principle
Idiot Ball
Mexican Standoff
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Groin Attack
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
The Ace
Sassy Black Woman
Evil vs. Evil
Never Trust a Trailer
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Scenery Porn
Meaningful Echo
Captain Obvious
The Atoner
Running Gag
Alpha Bitch
Laughing Mad
Babies Ever After
Translation Convention
Never Trust a Trailer
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Biopic
Diabolus ex Machina
Broken Pedestal
Historical In-Joke
Gone Horribly Right
Arranged Marriage
Celebrity Paradox
Deconstruction
Dwindling Party
Index of Film Westerns
The Dragon
Pet the Dog
MayDecember Romance
Vomit Discretion Shot
Bring My Brown Pants
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Together in Death
Face Death with Dignity
Small Name, Big Ego
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Spiritual Successor
Vampire Fiction
Alas, Poor Villain
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Bilingual Bonus
Continuity Nod
Character Development
Informed Ability
Spared by the Adaptation
BrotherSister Incest
Crucified Hero Shot
Bi the Way
Spell My Name with an "S"
Double Entendre
Jerkass
Papa Wolf
La Résistance
Works Set in World War II
Chase Scene
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Damsel in Distress
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Ascended Extra
Broken Bird
The Dreaded
Leave the Camera Running
Badass Boast
Driven to Suicide
Composite Character
Meaningful Background Event
Overprotective Dad
Improbable Weapon User
Death of a Child
Thriller
Extremely Short Timespan
Adaptation Name Change
Abusive Parents
Fainting
Deliberately Monochrome
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Does Not Like Shoes
Stalker with a Crush
Badass Bookworm
Faking the Dead
Straight Gay
Blood from the Mouth
The Chessmaster
Italian Films
Scary Black Man
Only Sane Man
Stylistic Suck
Fantasy Films
Super Strength
Redemption Equals Death
Casting Gag
The '60s
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Never My Fault
Broken Aesop
Soundtrack Dissonance
Rousing Speech
Up to Eleven
No Name Given
Interrupted Suicide
The Remake
World of Ham
Say My Name
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Evil-Detecting Dog
Bald of Evil
Hypocrite
Plot Hole
Action Survivor
Take That!
Whole Plot Reference
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Demoted to Extra
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Documentary
Costume Porn
Improvised Weapon
Bar Brawl
The Chick
The Brute
Silence Is Golden
The Big Guy
Abhorrent Admirer
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Too Dumb to Live
Shown Their Work
Reckless Gun Usage
Death by Sex
All Just a Dream
Shower Scene
My God, What Have I Done?
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Dirty Coward
Sequel Hook
Evil Plan
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Awesome, but Impractical
Manchild
As the Good Book Says...
Only a Flesh Wound
Noodle Incident
Humans Are Bastards
No Antagonist
Bound and Gagged
Have a Gay Old Time
Mythology Gag
Bolivian Army Ending
Funny Foreigner
Blackmail
Ass Shove
Cain and Abel
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Novelization
Stock Footage
Older Than They Look
Epic Movie
Male Gaze
She's Got Legs
Hollywood Law
Pay Evil unto Evil
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Wretched Hive
Recycled IN SPACE!
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Crazy-Prepared
Fate Worse than Death
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Easily Forgiven
For the Evulz
What the Hell, Hero?
What Happened to the Mouse?
Famous Last Words
Pragmatic Adaptation
Beware the Nice Ones
Eiffel Tower Effect
Beard of Evil
Vitriolic Best Buds
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Big Bad Duumvirate
Historical Hero Upgrade
Heel Realization
Take a Third Option
Honor Before Reason
Drowning My Sorrows
Disguised in Drag
Toplessness from the Back
The Stoic
Not So Above It All
Big Fancy House
Defrosting Ice Queen
Kill It with Fire
Bury Your Gays
Adaptation Expansion
Gorn
Enemy Mine
Horror Comedy
Race Lift
Big Eater
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
In the Back
Undying Loyalty
True Companions
In Medias Res
Fish out of Water
Slashed Throat
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Jerkass Has a Point
Failed a Spot Check
Insistent Terminology
As You Know
Book-Ends
Villain Song
Hong Kong Films
Adaptational Heroism
It Will Never Catch On
Cowboy Cop
Naked People Are Funny
Fatal Flaw
Non-Indicative Name
Ripped from the Headlines
Our Vampires Are Different
Villain Ball
Nice Guy
She Cleans Up Nicely
Cloudcuckoolander
Crazy Jealous Guy
From Bad to Worse
Dark and Troubled Past
Those Two Guys
Took a Level in Jerkass
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Mind Screw
Left the Background Music On
Off with His Head!
Frame-Up
Bullying a Dragon
Heroic Sacrifice
Male Frontal Nudity
Advertised Extra
Earn Your Happy Ending
Fat Bastard
Armor-Piercing Question
Dull Surprise
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Fatal Family Photo
Plucky Comic Relief
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Historical Villain Upgrade
Arc Words
Foregone Conclusion
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Training Montage
Downer Ending
Fourth Date Marriage
How We Got Here
I Need a Freaking Drink
The Reveal
FaceHeel Turn
Oh, Crap!
Rule of Symbolism
Captain Ersatz
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Ax-Crazy
Your Cheating Heart
Country Matters
Ambiguously Gay
Vacation Films