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* Used and lampshaded in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' where the main character is a film critic, and in one scene he describes an the stupidity of an oblivious victim, even going so far as to suggest using the curtain cords as rope to tie him up.
* In ''[[Mulholland Drive]]'', Betty, who finds the amnesiac Rita, convinces her to try investigating in order to find out her identity, "like in the movies". They have no idea what [[Mind Screw|they're getting into]].
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* In ''[[Labyrinth]]'', despite being devoted to the fantasy genre, Sarah calls on the faerie—the evil faerie, no less—in the middle of a thunderstorm, AT NIGHT! Of course they're going to answer.
** Though she had no reason to expect anything would happen, and to her credit, figures things out very quickly indeed.
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** They get better about it once they actually arrive in Shambhala, where they call Chloe out on ''her'' [[Arbitrary Skepticism]].
{{quote|'''Elena''': We're standing in ''Shambhala'' and you're questioning what's possible?}}
** Though Lazarevic is [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] in certain places, like when Nate tries to take one of his men hostage (which he solves by [[Shoot the Hostage|shooting the hostage]] himself), he really needs to learn that you never pull a [[Not So Different]] speech on the hero when there's still monsters crawling about.
* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]: [[Birth By Sleep]]'', Master Xehanort is often trusted by the heroes (particularly [[Horrible Judge of Character|Terra]]) despite being so [[Obviously Evil]] it hurts.
* In ''[[The Godfather (video game)|The Godfather]] 2'' Carmine Rosato abruptly offers a truce despite a reputation for not doing so. Most people think it Seems Legit. {{spoiler|Obviously, it isn't. Michael even calls Dominic out on falling for it.}}
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