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