Any time a rebellious cop plays by their own rules, a victim trips while running from a killer, or the hero finds a henchman who wears the exact same size as them, that’s a movie trope. Understanding ...

Movies are filled with tropes, those sometimes overused plot devices that we can see coming from a mile away. Sometimes it comes off as lazy, other times we are misdirected in such a way that we might ...

The deeper you get into screenwriting, the more you learn about specific tropes and character archetypes that pop up over time, through classical literature, and all the way to Netflix series now.

“It’s someone who is wielded or utilized . . . and then recedes into the background.” The way Brandy Monk-Payton, an assistant professor at Fordham University who specializes in race and ...

The "found family" trope is one of the most heartwarming and addictive tropes in film and television. It capitalizes on the idea that one can form one's own family of choice, which is especially ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Horror movies are often full of tropes, and one of the most prevalent in the genre is the Final ...