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