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