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