D.O.A: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about D.O.A. Pick one to read it.

• Perfect Poisonin 159 titlesDownplayed by the "luminous toxin". There is no antidote, so it is always deadly if the victim's body has absorbed a fatal dose.Read →
• I Never Said It Was Poisonin 621 titlesSubverted: When Bigelow first meets Halliday in Los Angeles and questions him about Phillips, Halliday says, "I'm sorry you had to make the trip for nothing."Read →
• Safety in MugglesRare · in 54 titlesSubverted when Chester chases Frank into a drugstore. At first, it seems he won't make a scene, but it isn't long before he opens fire and scares all the patrons away.Read →
• Chekhov's Skillin 3,389 titlesFrank's ability to finish a drink quickly is shown early in the film and it becomes important later.Read →