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* ''[[The Conversion Bureau]]'' is about [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|the MLP:FiM ponies]] enacting a very forceful [[Assimilation Plot]] on the whole of humanity, [[Sadistic Choice|as the better option against the alternative of getting killed by lethal magic]]. This is depicted as a good thing within the fic verse. No wonder this fic and its spinoffs has become the most divisive fics within the fandom, not helped by other fanwriters writing in that same universe that use their fics as vehicles for misanthropy and misandry, and ramp the mischaracterization of the ''FIM'' cast up to eleven.

 

* This trope describes what is usually called "The Unholy Trinity of Cute Animals Films That are Not Appropriate for Children":

** The animated movie ''[[Felidae]]'' is a film noir with blood, murder, sex, and a cult. Starring cats. Its look made many people think it was a Disney-type movie, but the actual content is not kid-friendly, thus it scared away adult audiences while not attracting kid audiences.

* ''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'', the [[High School AU]] for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' had [[Peripheral Demographic|bronies]] foaming before the premiere. The mere concept irked them due to both being a "Human AU" and going against the spirit of the original producer Lauren Faust's plans for the show. People have since warmed to it and the concept, but the [[Broken Base]] remains. Furthering it was when a sequel, ''Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks'' was announced, reviving the controversy yet again, only to ease it when it proved to be a [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]].

* The double whammy of ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]'' and ''[[The Legend of the Titanic]]''. Because the only thing more baffling that one Italian producer thinking "well, what better idea for a kiddie film that ripping off [[Titanic|that movie about the most famous sinking in history]]?" and going ahead with such a plan is that ''two'' Italian producers independently had the same idea and went ahead accordingly.

* As mentioned above, ''An American Crime''. People interested in real life crime or with knowledge of the actual case may want to watch it, but between the theme and the title, very few else would want to.

* Basically every movie set during the second Gulf War has been a box office bomb, ''[[The Kingdom]]'', ''The Green Zone'', ''In The Valley Of Elah'', and most notably, Best Picture Winner ''[[The Hurt Locker]].'' The war itself is so politically charged that any depiction of it risks alienating large chunks of the audience based on its perceived politics. And it is too current to be escapism.