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* From ''[[Die Hard]]'':
* From ''[[Die Hard]]'':
{{quote|Hans Gruber: I'm going to count to three, there will not be a four. Give me the code.}}
{{quote|Hans Gruber: I'm going to count to three, there will not be a four. Give me the code.}}
* Played for laughs by the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7nl60zxl6U Shrunken head on the Knight Bus] in ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]] and the Prisoner of Azkaban''. He's counting down from 10 though.
* Played for laughs by the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7nl60zxl6U Shrunken head on the Knight Bus] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. He's counting down from 10 though.
* Repeatedly [[Subverted]] in ''[[Space Cowboys]]''. As a [[Running Gag]] and plot point, both sides would agree to a three-count, then immediately shout "Three!"
* Repeatedly [[Subverted]] in ''[[Space Cowboys]]''. As a [[Running Gag]] and plot point, both sides would agree to a three-count, then immediately shout "Three!"
* Played for drama in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''. After rescuing Latika, the love of Jamal's life, Salim {{spoiler|attempts to rape her}}. When Jamal [[Berserk Button|protests]], Salim holds a gun up to his brother's head and tells him to leave before the count of three. "One." Jamal doesn't move. "Two." Jamal doesn't move. "Three." {{spoiler|Latika lowers the gun herself and tells Jamal to go, letting Salim sleep with her to save his life}}.
* Played for drama in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''. After rescuing Latika, the love of Jamal's life, Salim {{spoiler|attempts to rape her}}. When Jamal [[Berserk Button|protests]], Salim holds a gun up to his brother's head and tells him to leave before the count of three. "One." Jamal doesn't move. "Two." Jamal doesn't move. "Three." {{spoiler|Latika lowers the gun herself and tells Jamal to go, letting Salim sleep with her to save his life}}.