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When the stock phrase is used erroneously, it's probably an example of [[Serious Business]].
Not to be confused with the 1946 David Niven movie ''[[A Matter of Life and Death]]'' or the 2006 [[
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[
** In ''First & Only'', seeing that Gaunt would die unless he acted, Dorden [[Actual Pacifist|for the first and only time]] in the series fired a gun.
* ''[[The Stainless Steel Rat]]''. The con-man title character says this while posing as a League Admiral, then quietly reprimands himself for over-playing his part.
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[
* In [[Rick Riordan]]'s [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]], Rachel uses this on her father to convince him that Percy is in danger.
* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''Cain's Last Stand'', [[Ciaphas Cain]], hearing Magos Tayber wants to talk to him, knows it's a matter of life and death because she didn't vox him.
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld
* In Angie Sage's [[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' ('Unexpected'):
{{quote| '''Matt Parkman''': [To Ted] ''Hey, I only came here because you said this was a matter of life and death. You can't go blowing anything more up.''}}
* ''[[
{{quote| '''Devinoni Ral''': ''Yes - protection. Your protection, your captain, your crew, your...edge. Yes. Now, it's a matter of life and death when you take the advantage; me...I deal in property - exchanges. Nobody gets hurt. So you tell me - which one of us would you say has more of a problem with ethics?''}}
* ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' ('Perchance to Dream'):
{{quote| '''Narrator: [opening narration]''' ''Twelve o'clock noon. An ordinary scene, an ordinary city. Lunchtime for thousands of ordinary people. To most of them, this hour will be a rest, a pleasant break in the day's routine. To most, but not all. To Edward Hall, time is an enemy, and the hour to come is a matter of life and death.''}}
* Spoofed in ''[[
{{quote| '''Smart:''' Operator, this is a matter of life and death!<br />
'''Operator:''' That's what they ''all'' say. }}
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* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'':
{{quote| '''Walter Sobchak''': ''I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money. My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...''}}
* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (
{{quote| '''Alex''': ''Missus! It's a matter of life and death!''}}
* ''[[Night
{{quote| '''[[The Thinker]] statue''': '''I'll tell you what's the matter of life and death: THAT GIRL OVER THERE.''}}
* ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' movie. Eliza says this to her boarding school roommate when she has to leave.
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