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