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* In ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', there is a run on the Building & Loan and a mob is demanding all their money. George Bailey shows up and explains that the money is not there because it's been loaned to their friends to build homes. He calms them down and convinces them to take out just enough to get by, thereby saving the Building & Loan.
* Done well in the 1953 biographical film ''Martin Luther'' and especially well in its excellent 2003 remake, ''Luther''. Martin is horrified both that his best friends are being [[Burn the Witch|burned at stake for heresy]]—an unfortunate touch of [[Truth in Television]]—and that his supposed followers and converts to a way of peaceful reform have instead decided to take up arms against Catholicism, looting and pillaging churches and Spalatin, even [[Moral Event Horizon|killing a priest]]. Martin confronts them at the steps, fiery-eyed.
{{quote|'''Martin''': ''You think this is '''[[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him|my work]]'''?! This is '''never''' my work!''
'''Spalatin in [[Torches and Pitchforks|Mob]]''': ''No...it's...[[Reign of Terror|the people's work]]!''
'''Martin''': ''The people's work? The...''people's work...?
(He shakes his head very slowly, turns his back on them and walks away; the mob falls silent) }}
* Subverted in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', where Kermit gives a speech to Hopper about all he's learned during the film about the importance of friends and family. Hopper simply scratches his head and then orders his men to kill Kermit.
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