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* ''[[American Gangster]]'' has [[Villain Protagonist]] Frank Lucas, normally [[Affably Evil]] [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters|Neighbourhood Friendly Gangster]] completely lose his shit when the cops raid his mansion, and one of them slaps his wife. He starts to leave, clearly with murder on his mind when his frail, elderly mother steps in front of him.
* ''[[American Gangster]]'' has [[Villain Protagonist]] Frank Lucas, normally [[Affably Evil]] [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters|Neighbourhood Friendly Gangster]] completely lose his shit when the cops raid his mansion, and one of them slaps his wife. He starts to leave, clearly with murder on his mind when his frail, elderly mother steps in front of him.
{{quote| '''Mama Lucas:''' You don't shoot cops. Even I know that. Eva knows it. The only one who DOESN'T seem to know is you. <br />
{{quote|'''Mama Lucas:''' You don't shoot cops. Even I know that. Eva knows it. The only one who DOESN'T seem to know is you.
'''Frank Lucas:''' [ignores her pleas as he escorts her outside] [[Blatant Lies|All right, Mama. I'm not going to, I promise you. I'm not going to shoot anyone.]]<br />
'''Frank Lucas:''' [ignores her pleas as he escorts her outside] [[Blatant Lies|All right, Mama. I'm not going to, I promise you. I'm not going to shoot anyone.]]<br />
'''Mama Lucas:''' I never asked you where all this stuff came from, because I didn't want to hear you lie to me. Please... <br />
'''Mama Lucas:''' I never asked you where all this stuff came from, because I didn't want to hear you lie to me. Please... <br />
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* ''[[Dirty Harry]]'' got called out on the tactics that he used to bring Scorpio in, including his full-on [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|Jack Bauer style interrogation]] on the football field. Granted, Harry was absolutely furious after Scorpio revealed himself as a [[Complete Monster]] (who didn't feel like revealing the location of his [[Buried Alive|hostage]] after all), but it still qualified as [[What the Hell, Hero?]] in the eyes of Harry's superiors.
* ''[[Dirty Harry]]'' got called out on the tactics that he used to bring Scorpio in, including his full-on [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|Jack Bauer style interrogation]] on the football field. Granted, Harry was absolutely furious after Scorpio revealed himself as a [[Complete Monster]] (who didn't feel like revealing the location of his [[Buried Alive|hostage]] after all), but it still qualified as [[What the Hell, Hero?]] in the eyes of Harry's superiors.
* ''[[The Joker]]'', of all people, pulls this on ''[[Batman]]'' in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', as part of his [[Hannibal Lecture]].
* ''[[The Joker]]'', of all people, pulls this on ''[[Batman]]'' in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', as part of his [[Hannibal Lecture]].
{{quote| '''Joker:''' I wanted to see what you'd do, and you didn't disappoint. You let five people die. Then you let Dent take your place. Even to a guy like me, that's '''cold'''.}}
{{quote|'''Joker:''' I wanted to see what you'd do, and you didn't disappoint. You let five people die. Then you let Dent take your place. Even to a guy like me, that's '''cold'''.}}
** In the same way, during the Joker's "social experiment", {{spoiler|the [[Scary Black Man]]}} calls the leader of the police officers on not {{spoiler|throwing away the detonator}} immediately.
** In the same way, during the Joker's "social experiment", {{spoiler|the [[Scary Black Man]]}} calls the leader of the police officers on not {{spoiler|throwing away the detonator}} immediately.
{{quote| "{{spoiler|"Give it to me, and I'll do what you should have done ten minutes ago.}}"}}
{{quote|"{{spoiler|"Give it to me, and I'll do what you should have done ten minutes ago.}}"}}
** Prior to this, ''[[Batman]]'' pulls this on Harvey Dent after Dent {{spoiler|hijacked an ambulance where the gunman who apparently killed Gordon was awaiting transport, tied him up in a chair, and threatened to shoot him if a coin landed on tails the longer he didn't talk. The coin turns out to have two heads, but he still abducted and threatened at gunpoint a mentally ill man--and no matter whether or not you intend to shoot someone with it, no gun is 100% safe unless it's not loaded (Even then, are you sure it's not loaded?)}}. Batman calls him out on this breach of ethics, saying that Gotham deserves better from its "White Knight", and asks him what would happen if it got out.
** Prior to this, ''[[Batman]]'' pulls this on Harvey Dent after Dent {{spoiler|hijacked an ambulance where the gunman who apparently killed Gordon was awaiting transport, tied him up in a chair, and threatened to shoot him if a coin landed on tails the longer he didn't talk. The coin turns out to have two heads, but he still abducted and threatened at gunpoint a mentally ill man--and no matter whether or not you intend to shoot someone with it, no gun is 100% safe unless it's not loaded (Even then, are you sure it's not loaded?)}}. Batman calls him out on this breach of ethics, saying that Gotham deserves better from its "White Knight", and asks him what would happen if it got out.
** Batman himself receives one of these from Lucius Fox concerning {{spoiler|the sonar technology he secretly circumvents into a mass-spying device designed to catch the Joker.}}
** Batman himself receives one of these from Lucius Fox concerning {{spoiler|the sonar technology he secretly circumvents into a mass-spying device designed to catch the Joker.}}
** While the hero part is debatable, Harvey does this to {{spoiler|Ramirez after she delivers Rachel to the Joker.}}
** While the hero part is debatable, Harvey does this to {{spoiler|Ramirez after she delivers Rachel to the Joker.}}
{{quote| '''Harvey''': {{spoiler|''(interuppting Ramirez in her excuse)'' "You didn't know what they were going to do to me. You're the second cop to say that to me. What ''exactly'' did you think they were going to do?}}}}
{{quote|'''Harvey''': {{spoiler|''(interuppting Ramirez in her excuse)'' "You didn't know what they were going to do to me. You're the second cop to say that to me. What ''exactly'' did you think they were going to do?}}}}
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] in the reboot often catches a lot of flak from M and MI6 for using his License to Kill a little too liberally. In ''[[Casino Royale]]'', he is nearly suspended for the unnecessary killing of a terrorist in a foreign embassy (or more accurately, being caught on tape doing it). In ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', M nearly arrests Bond when his reckless actions results in the death of {{spoiler|Mathis}} and another MI6 agent.
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] in the reboot often catches a lot of flak from M and MI6 for using his License to Kill a little too liberally. In ''[[Casino Royale]]'', he is nearly suspended for the unnecessary killing of a terrorist in a foreign embassy (or more accurately, being caught on tape doing it). In ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', M nearly arrests Bond when his reckless actions results in the death of {{spoiler|Mathis}} and another MI6 agent.
** Vesper Lynd also asks Bond at one point if he was ever disturbed by the fact he'd had to kill a number of people to complete his mission. Earlier, Bond comforts her when she is greatly disturbed following the brutal killing of a warlord and his minions by Bond.
** Vesper Lynd also asks Bond at one point if he was ever disturbed by the fact he'd had to kill a number of people to complete his mission. Earlier, Bond comforts her when she is greatly disturbed following the brutal killing of a warlord and his minions by Bond.
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* Jason is given this treatment on several occasions by his friends in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* Jason is given this treatment on several occasions by his friends in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* In the 2005 Will Ferrell movie ''Kicking & Screaming'', Phil Weston (played by Ferrell) starts employing draconian measures in the training of his Little League soccer team in order to get them into the finals, including sending his own son Sam onto the bench and preventing him from contributing (an act his own father pulled on him in his childhood). Weston's wife Barbara finally gets fed up and calls him out on his newly-acquired [[Jerkass]] behavior.
* In the 2005 Will Ferrell movie ''Kicking & Screaming'', Phil Weston (played by Ferrell) starts employing draconian measures in the training of his Little League soccer team in order to get them into the finals, including sending his own son Sam onto the bench and preventing him from contributing (an act his own father pulled on him in his childhood). Weston's wife Barbara finally gets fed up and calls him out on his newly-acquired [[Jerkass]] behavior.
{{quote| '''Phil:''' (Sam) can play if he wants to...<br />
{{quote|'''Phil:''' (Sam) can play if he wants to...
'''Barbara:''' He'd ''love'' to play for you! But every time he tries, you end up putting him ''on the bench''. ''(gives Phil a look)'' Sound familiar?<br />
'''Barbara:''' He'd ''love'' to play for you! But every time he tries, you end up putting him ''on the bench''. ''(gives Phil a look)'' Sound familiar?
'''Phil:''' But I just wanted to get us into the finals.<br />
'''Phil:''' But I just wanted to get us into the finals.
'''Barbara:''' Well, congratulations. You made it. ''(walks away in disgust)'' }}
'''Barbara:''' Well, congratulations. You made it. ''(walks away in disgust)'' }}
* Doubling as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], Fozzie delivers one to all the Muppets in ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' when they all try to back out of Kermit's plan to catch the thieves who framed Miss Piggy red-handed.
* Doubling as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], Fozzie delivers one to all the Muppets in ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' when they all try to back out of Kermit's plan to catch the thieves who framed Miss Piggy red-handed.
{{quote| '''Fozzie:''' Shame on you! I thought we were in this thing together. I'm just as scared as you are, but this has to be done! We don't want the bad guys to win. We gotta do this... f-f-f-for justice! For freedom! For honesty!}}
{{quote|'''Fozzie:''' Shame on you! I thought we were in this thing together. I'm just as scared as you are, but this has to be done! We don't want the bad guys to win. We gotta do this... f-f-f-for justice! For freedom! For honesty!}}
* In ''[[Friday the 13th]] Part VI: Jason Lives'', Tommy Jarvis demands to know why the sheriff didn't incinerate Jason when they recovered his remains. The sheriff gives him this reply in a very curt manner toward {{spoiler|Elias Voorhees}}:
* In ''[[Friday the 13th]] Part VI: Jason Lives'', Tommy Jarvis demands to know why the sheriff didn't incinerate Jason when they recovered his remains. The sheriff gives him this reply in a very curt manner toward {{spoiler|Elias Voorhees}}:
{{quote| '''Sheriff''': Well, we were gonna, but some [[Precision F-Strike|asshole]] paid to [[Due to the Dead|give him and his mother a proper burial]].}}
{{quote|'''Sheriff''': Well, we were gonna, but some [[Precision F-Strike|asshole]] paid to [[Due to the Dead|give him and his mother a proper burial]].}}
* The whole plot of [[Orgazmo]] involves Elder Joe Young, the protagonist and a Mormon missionary, getting involved with porn acting to make enough money to pay for a temple wedding for himself and his painfully wholesome fiancee, Lisa, as well as get them a nice place when they're married. {{spoiler|Lisa herself}} unfortunately finds out about his acting in pornos when she decides to pay him a surprise visit. She is not happy about it and tells him so.
* The whole plot of [[Orgazmo]] involves Elder Joe Young, the protagonist and a Mormon missionary, getting involved with porn acting to make enough money to pay for a temple wedding for himself and his painfully wholesome fiancee, Lisa, as well as get them a nice place when they're married. {{spoiler|Lisa herself}} unfortunately finds out about his acting in pornos when she decides to pay him a surprise visit. She is not happy about it and tells him so.
* ''[[Contagion]]'' Everybody jumps on Cheever for alerting his wife to get out of Chicago before the quarantine goes into effect, even though if she was sick, she'd have infected a lot of others.
* ''[[Contagion]]'' Everybody jumps on Cheever for alerting his wife to get out of Chicago before the quarantine goes into effect, even though if she was sick, she'd have infected a lot of others.
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** Played straight near the end of the film, when Jones Sr. gets free in the Nazis' tank, then takes control of one of its cannons and blows up a pursuing Jeep full of Nazis. Brody is horrified at this, but Jones Sr. curtly replies that "this is war".
** Played straight near the end of the film, when Jones Sr. gets free in the Nazis' tank, then takes control of one of its cannons and blows up a pursuing Jeep full of Nazis. Brody is horrified at this, but Jones Sr. curtly replies that "this is war".
** Also, an instance of "What The Hell, Anti-Villain?" when Indy confronts Elsa in Berlin:
** Also, an instance of "What The Hell, Anti-Villain?" when Indy confronts Elsa in Berlin:
{{quote| '''Elsa:''' You came back for the book? Why?<br />
{{quote|'''Elsa:''' You came back for the book? Why?
'''Indy:''' My father didn't want it incinerated.<br />
'''Indy:''' My father didn't want it incinerated.
'''Elsa:''' Is that what you think? I believe in the Grail, not the swastika.<br />
'''Elsa:''' Is that what you think? I believe in the Grail, not the swastika.
'''Indy:''' And yet you stood up to be counted with the enemy of everything the Grail stands for. Who gives a '''DAMN''' what you think?!<br />
'''Indy:''' And yet you stood up to be counted with the enemy of everything the Grail stands for. Who gives a '''DAMN''' what you think?!
'''Elsa:''' You do! }}
'''Elsa:''' You do! }}
* In ''[[Kamen Rider]] x [[Kamen Rider Fourze]] & [[Kamen Rider OOO|OOO]]: Movie War Megamax'', Kengo gets one from the Kamen Rider Club when he willingly calls up [[Kamen Rider Double|Foundation X]] to give away the SOLU that had taken the form of Nadeshiko Misaki... whom Gentarou had fallen in love with.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider]] x [[Kamen Rider Fourze]] & [[Kamen Rider OOO|OOO]]: Movie War Megamax'', Kengo gets one from the Kamen Rider Club when he willingly calls up [[Kamen Rider Double|Foundation X]] to give away the SOLU that had taken the form of Nadeshiko Misaki... whom Gentarou had fallen in love with.