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'''Bond''': Me too. [BANG!] }}
* Used in ''[[Shark Tale]]'', which isn't surprising since the whole movie seems to parody ''[[The Godfather]]''.
* ''[[Terminator 2]]: Judgment Day'' used the phrase as its [[Tagline]]. (probably to parody a [[Voodoo Shark|really infamous]] [[Jaws the Revenge|case of using]] [[It's Personal]])
* The romantic comedy ''You've Got Mail'' emphatically rejects the trope: ''Godfather'' fan Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) runs the chain of mega-bookstores that ran the little specialist bookstore owned by Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) to the ground:
{{quote|'''Joe''': It wasn't personal.
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'''Joe''': Uh, nothing.
'''Kathleen''': Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal. }}
* In ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', a movie that takes place during the Vietnam War, Colonel Kurtz's haunting monologue emphasizes how important this concept is for a soldier. Kurtz illustrates this by describing an occasion when he was on a humanitarian mission to help a village and they gave medication and other supplies to help the people there, but the enemy took notice of this and killed every single person there just to spite the Americans. This shook Kurtz to his core, he wept bitterly and became so depressed over what had happened he thought he was going to go insane, but then he realized that to the Vietcong what they had done was nothing personal they loved their families and motivated by that love they were willing to do anything that it took to defeat the Americans so that they would leave the country and they could get back to their normal lives. In Kurtz's mind he had determined that the Vietcong had the right idea on how to be a soldier, you have to be a good, moral person but at the same time be able to tap into your instincts and be able to kill without, remorse, passion or judgment, if the Americans were as dedicated as their enemy and were willing to do anything that it took to win then the war would be over very quickly.
* Used by Jelly when he's about to murder Billy Crystal, in ''[[Analyze This]].'' Crystal responds, "Don't kid yourself, Jelly. It doesn't get more personal."
* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode I: [[The Phantom Menace]]'': When apprehended, the bounty hunter who attempted to assassinate Padme states, "It's just a job."
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* In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', {{spoiler|[[Ass in Ambassador|Ambassador Udina]] calmly sells you out to the Council and grounds your ship, despite having been on your side through most of the game. When you call him out, he says you've served your purpose and it's just politics.}}
** In ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', if the player takes the Renegade path during Zaeed's loyalty mission, when you corner Vido Santiago he pitifully tries the "just business" line with Zaeed. It doesn't have any more success than one would expect it to.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': The [[Affably Evil]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyNuriXG3BQ Sniper] is very clear on the differences between a paid assassin and a crazed lunatic when it comes to how to treat the act of murdering someone.
{{quote|"Feelin's? You know who's got a lot of feelin's? Blokes who bludgeon their wives to death with a golf trophy. Professionals have standards."}}
* In ''[[Command
{{quote|'''Havoc:''' Are you still angry?
'''{{spoiler|Sakura}}:''' No, but I still have to kill you, it's my job. }}
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