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* AlmostFamousName: The Scorpion's real name is "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions (the film treats this somewhat like an {{Unfortunate Name|s}}). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".



* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Twofold with the Scorpion's real name, "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions related to this trope (the film treats this somewhat like an {{Unfortunate Name|s}}). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".
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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Creator/ZachGalifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents.

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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- couple--the Gaffneys, Jeff (Creator/ZachGalifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who (Creator/IslaFisher)--who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- new neighbors--the Joneses, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are (Creator/GalGadot)--are actually secret agents.


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%%* AffablyEvil: The Scorpion.

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%%* * AffablyEvil: The Scorpion.Scorpion is a casual, friendly guy who's easy to get along with, but he's still an ruthless arms dealer willing to kill anyone who gets in his way.



* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Carl]] is shot in the head by a sniper.
* ButtMonkey: Carl Pronger, the head of security at MBI. His life was pretty much wrecked by his divorce, forcing him to live in a trailer home, and he's [[spoiler:rather brutally killed by one of the Scorpion's henchmen.]]



* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: Jeff and Karen have a meeting with Carl to expose the Joneses, and Karl gets shot in the head by a sniper. The Joneses then come to their rescue, asking them to get in their car, and a chase ensues.

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* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: Jeff and Karen have a meeting with Carl to expose the Joneses, and Karl [[spoiler:Carl gets shot in the head by a sniper.sniper]]. The Joneses then come to their rescue, asking them to get in their car, and a chase ensues.


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* MsFanservice: Natalie, played by the beautiful, Creator/GalGadot, serves as this for the film. She gets a long scene in only her lingerie, and it's weaponized by Karen, who [[FakeOutMakeOut kisses her after pretending she fell for Natalie]], distracting the film's villain.

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* MsFanservice: Natalie, being played by the beautiful, Creator/GalGadot, serves as this for the film.beautiful Creator/GalGadot. She gets a long scene in only her lingerie, and it's weaponized by Karen, who [[FakeOutMakeOut kisses her after pretending she fell for Natalie]], distracting the film's villain.
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* ClosetKey: Karen pretends Natalie made her realize she's a lesbian, kissing her and passing over a knife while doing so as a way of distracting the bad guy.

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* ClosetKey: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Karen pretends Natalie made her realize she's a lesbian, kissing her and passing over a knife while doing so as a way of distracting the bad guy.

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* AffablyEvil: The Scorpion,
* AssShove: How Dan apparently smuggled the microchips out of the MBI...

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* %%* AffablyEvil: The Scorpion,
Scorpion.
* AssShove: How Dan apparently smuggled the microchips out of the MBI...MBI.



* ClosetKey: Karen pretends Natalie made her realize she's a lesbian, kissing her and passing over a knife while doing so as a way of distracting the bad guy.



* DistractedByTheSexy: Karen talks about being with Natalie in her underwear then pretends she fell for her to distract Scorpion so that she can pass a knife over.



* GoodAllAlong: The Gaffneys initially think the Joneses are enemy secret agents. It turns out the Joneses, as anti-heroic their methods can be, track down terrorists, and protect the Gaffneys along the way.

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* GoodAllAlong: The Gaffneys initially think the Joneses are enemy secret agents. It turns out the Joneses, as anti-heroic that their methods can be, track down terrorists, and protect the Gaffneys along the way.



* LingerieScene: Natalie gets a long one in the changing room wearing only her attractive underwear.



* MsFanservice: Natalie, played by the beautiful, Creator/GalGadot, serves as this for the film. She gets a long scene in only her lingerie, and it's weaponized by Karen, who [[FakeOutMakeOut kisses her after pretending she fell for Natalie]], distracting the film's villain.



* SpeedSex: Jeff and Karen before the rendez-vous at the hotel. While Tim is listening to them through the microphone in Jeff's tie.

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* SpeedSex: Jeff and Karen before the rendez-vous rendezvous at the hotel. While Tim is listening to them through the microphone in Jeff's tie.
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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents.

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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) (Creator/ZachGalifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents.
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* AffablyEvil: The Scorpion,


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* LaughablyEvil: The Scorpion. It ''is'' Creator/PattonOswalt, after all.
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* BoobyTrap: The Scorpion has put explosives in the Joneses' home. Tim notices it (too late) when touching a wire with his foot... He and Natalie then have just enough time to jump through the window.

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* BoobyTrap: The Scorpion has put explosives in the Joneses' home. Tim notices it (too late) when touching a wire with his foot... He and Natalie then have just enough time to jump through the window.window before it goes boom.
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* GoodAllAlong: The Gaffneys initially think the Joneses are enemy secret agents. It turns out the Joneses, as anti-heroic their methods can be, track down terrorists, and protect the Gaffneys along the way.
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions related to this trope (the film treats this somewhat like an {{Unfortunate Name|s}}). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Twofold with the Scorpion's real name is name, "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions related to this trope (the film treats this somewhat like an {{Unfortunate Name|s}}). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".

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