History Film / Amsterdam2022

* BallroomBlitz: The annual veterans gala becomes the setting of a sting operation to capture conspirators attempting a coup, and when the conspirators realize it a hitman makes an assassination attempt during the speech.

* MedicalHorror: The Five aren't just involved in plotting a coup against the United States, Harold and Val discover they're also running horrifying forced sterilization clinics.

* MistakenForJunkie: They have the bad luck to arrive at Dillenbeck's house just as the the drugs Val has been given to make her sick are wearing off, making her look drunk due to vertigo.
* NervesOfSteel: General Dillenbeck isn't one to have his speech interrupted by little things like being shot at. He just takes the time to call the hitman trying to kill him a coward, refusing to move.

* MistakenForJunkie: They have the bad luck to arrive at Dillenbeck's house just as the the drugs she's been given to make her sick are wearing off, making her look drunk due to vertigo.

* FriendsAreChosenFamilyArent: Burt quotes this trope almost verbatim when he has to return back to New York and leave his friends behind in Amsterdam, saying that while he's pretty sure his in-laws hate him, Harold and Valerie are his true family.

* MadArtist: Valerie always is eccentric - when Burt and Harold meet her she's making art out of the shrapnel pulled from the bodies of injured veterans as part of her work as a nurse. But turned UpToEleven when they meet her years later at the family estate, uncoordinated and yelling. [[spoiler: It's actually because she's unwittingly drugged.]]

* AnAesop: Kindness and compassion can be enough to overcome evil, but all the love in the world means nothing unless people fight for it and stand up for what's right.

* BackAlleyDoctor: Burt is unusual in that he's actually very well credentialed. But he lost his medical license due to his painkiller addiction and [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight refused to stop practicing to help his fellow veterans.]]

* GenreMashup: The film is a madcap screwball comedy, a murder mystery, a conspiracy thriller and a cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in America, all while being a heartfelt tribute to love and friendship.

* KarmaHoudini: The Committe of Five aren't charged with anything over their plot overthrow the US government, while Dillenbeck is smeared by them and court-martialed for exposing the conspiracy.
* MadArtist: Valerie always is eccentric - when they meet she's making art out of the shrapnel pulled from the bodies of injured veterans as part of her work as a nurse. But turned UpToEleven when they meet her years later at the family estate, uncoordinated and yelling. [[spoiler: It's actually because she's unwittingly drugged.]]

* NervesOfSteel: General Dillenbeck isn't one to have his speech interrupted by little things like being shot at. He just takes the time to call them a coward, refusing to move.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Harold and Burt's relationship - deeply loving, though not romantic - is at least as important as Harold's romance with Val.

* UriahGambit: Beatrice's family don't approve of her marriage to a jew, so they send him to war to die.

* TheScapegoat: Everyone is very aware that, thanks to the racism of the time, of everyone involved in this convoluted mess Harold is the one likely to be blamed for the murder.

* SpySpeak: Several people try to have conversations like this with Burt, [[OneDialogueTwoConversations but he usually doesn't understand]] and is left bewildered about why [[ItMakesSenseInContext everyone is talking about bird watching.]]
* {{Squick}}: The scene of Valerie removing all the shrapnel from the injured soldiers

* UnsexySadist: Beatrice, who has a humiliation kink about Burt and his injuries. He hates it, but tries to tolerate it at least a little out of misplaced love. [[spoiler: It's actually [[{{Foreshadowing}} a sign]] that she's [[BullyingTheDisabled internalized the Nazi rhetoric on disability.]]]]

* FunctionalAddict: Burt spends a big chunk of the action strung out on various experimental painkillers, and the character's present circumstances are because he was arrested for opium addiction. But he's still a competent doctor who works tirelessly for veterans, and is sober enough to solve this mystery.

* UnfriendlyFire: One of Harold and Burt's first interactions is Harold telling Burt, his new officer, that if he's as racist as his predecessor he'll shoot him. Burt, who doesn't want to be here either and was sent to war to die, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny takes it in stride.]]

* ThoseWackyNazis: Dangerous, yes, and part of a disturbing conspiracy. But also suffering from [[RealityIsUnrealistic the farce inherent in real life espionage.]]

* UnsexySadist: Beatrice, who has a humiliation kink about Burt and his injuries. He hates it, but tries to tolerate it at least a little out of misplaced love. [[spoiler: It's actually [[{{Foreshadowing}} a sign]] that she's [[BullyingTheDisabled internalized the Nazi rhetoric on disability.]]]]]]

** Burt's in-laws clearly don't like him, from [[Uriahgambit sending him off to fight in the war]] to kicking him out of [[UrbanSegregation their home in Park Avenue]] when he wants to cater his medical practice to black veterans, and exchange barely-veiled barbs at him whenever they see him.

* ThoseWackyNazis: Dangerous, yes, and part of a disturbing conspiracy. But also suffering from [[RealityIsUnrealistic the farce inherent in real life espionage.]]

** Burt's in-laws clearly don't like him, from sending him off to fight in the war to kicking him out of their home in Park Avenue when he wants to cater his medical practice to veterans, and exchange barely-veiled barbs at him whenever they see him.

* TheScapegoat: Everyone is very aware that, thanks to the racism of the time, of everyone involved in this convoluted mess, Harold is the one likely to be blamed for the murder.

* Squick: The scene of Valerie removing all the shrapnel from the injured soldiers

* UnsexySadist: Beatrice, who has a humiliation kink about Burt and his injuries. He hates it, but tries to tolerate it at least a little out of misplaced love. [[spoiler: [[{{Foreshadowing}} It's actually a sign that she's internalized the Nazi rhetoric on disability.]]]]

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Harold and Valerie develop a relationship when in Amsterdam, but she breaks things off with him due to complicated family circumstances and different life plans. When they meet each other again fifteen years later, they're still deeply in love with each other, but can't be together because of their race. [[spoiler:In the end, they leave America to go to another country where they can be freely together]].

* HeroicSacrifice: Of reputation, though he was also ready to die for it. General Dillenbeck was aware the people he was antagonizing had the power to ruin his name and bury his accomplishments, and would gladly do so.

* NoodleIncident: The last time Valerie was in France she had to hit a woman with a brick. She does not elaborate.

* BackAlleyDoctor: Burt is unusual in that he's actually very well credentialed. But he lost his medical license due to his painkiller addiction and refused to stop practicing to help his fellow veterans.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: The mysterious death of a senator leads to the [[spoiler:uncovering of a secret organization's plot to overthrow America's government and replace it with a fascist state]].

* ArtificialLimbs: Burt has a glass eye in order to replace the one he lost during the war.

* MadArtist: Valerie always gives this impression - when they meet she's making art out of the shrapnel pulled from the bodies of injured veterans as part of her work as a nurse. But turned UpToEleven when they meet her at the family estate, uncoordinated and yelling [[BarefootedLoon in bare feet.]] [[spoiler: It's actually because she's drugged.]]

* BarefootLoon: Valerie [[DoesNotLikeShoes is seen to be either barefoot or wearing flip-flops]] inside her house, which fits into her EccentricArtist personality.