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'''Film clichés''' are recurring ideas which have become overused in cinema.<ref>[[Gary Blake]] and [[Robert W. Bly]], ''The Elements of Technical Writing'', pg. 85. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan Publishers]], 1993. ISBN 0020130856</ref>  [[Clichés]] can be used to quickly establish themes or characterization.<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/cliche-cliche-go-away-32270|title=Cliché, cliché, go away|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=3 April 2014}}</ref>{{elucidate|reason=Inclusion criteria is missing, as to how many films or what percentage (portion) of all notable films bear very specific stylistically identical elements.|date=November 2013}}

== Examples ==
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* A chase scene, be it running on foot or a [[Car chase#In film|car chase]].<ref name=cliches>{{cite news|title=Film cliches play again, again, Sam|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_gaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tUcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=film-clich%C3%A9s&pg=6919%2C2251329|last=Thomas|first=Bob|work=Daily News|date=23 April 1996|accessdate=26 October 2013}}</ref>
* A [[computer]] used as a [[plot device]] to instantly solve a crime or otherwise defeat the enemy at the last moment.<ref name=cliches/>
* A [[cliffhanger]]. These are commonly found in serials to encourage audiences to return.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/25/enough-with-the-cliffhangers-movies-need-a-cathartic-conclusion.html|title=Enough With the Cliffhangers! Movies Need a Cathartic Conclusion|last=Roberts|first=Andrew|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=25 March 2012|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>
* A [[Deathtrap (plot device)|deathtrap]] and accompanying [[monologue]].<ref name=greatest/>
* ''[[Deus ex machina]]''.  A fortunate happenstance which saves the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/film/features/5299/robert-mckee|title=Robert McKee|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Sydney]]|date=27 August 2009|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Explosion]]s. Spectacular explosions are common in [[action film]]s.  Following an explosion, characters walk away without looking at it, to demonstrate their ''sang froid'' and grit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/top-10-action-movie-cliches|title=Top Ten Action Movie Cliches|work=[[Total Film]]|date=18 April 2012|accessdate=10 October 2013|last=Wales|first=George}}</ref>
* [[Happy ending]]s.  These are especially common in [[romance film]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/16/romance-cliche|title=Joe Queenan's guide to romance cliches|last=Queenan|first=Joe|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=16 October 2010|accessdate=27 October 2010}}</ref>
* [[Love interest]]. A person included for romance with the [[protagonist]].  Action films commonly include a [[Tokenism#Tokenism in fiction|token woman]] for this. 
* [[Star-crossed lovers]]<ref name=tribune>{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-06-10/news/0106100409_1_moulin-rouge-pearl-harbor-cliches|title=Movies use cliches again, and again, to draw audiences|last=Wilmington|first=Michael|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=10 June 2001|accessdate=26 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Love triangle#In entertainment|Love triangle]]<ref name=tribune/>
* [[Sex]] is used in many films to get audiences more interested.<ref name=cliches/>
* [[Telephone answering machine]]s can replace actors' conversations to establish a plot point.<ref name=cliches/>
* [[Training montage#Sports training use|Training montage]], as seen in ''[[Rocky]]''.<ref name=amc>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2011/05/five-great-sports-movie-cliches/|title=Think Sports-Movie Clichés Are Lame? Imagine Rocky or Rudy Without a Training Montage|last=Zalben|first=Alex|work=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|date=24 May 2011|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>
* Victory by the [[underdog (term)|underdog]], especially in [[sports film]]s.<ref name=amc/>
* An [[motivational speaking|inspiring speech]], which is also common in sports films<ref name=amc/> or for antagonists to come to their senses
* The depiction of a character's life from birth to death or otherwise showing different stages.<ref name=cliches/>
* [[Climax (narrative)|Climactic]] showdowns between the protagonist and antagonist in [[Western (genre)|Westerns]].<ref name=tribune/>
* A [[hardboiled]] sleuth and a guilty rich person.<ref name=tribune/>
* [[Time paradox]]es which are easily solved.<ref name=greatest>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-47-greatest-movie-cliches#null|title=The 47 Greatest Movie Cliches|last=Ditum|first=Nathan|work=[[Total Film]]|date=10 November 2009|accessdate=26 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Dumb blonde]]s, a negative stereotype about the intelligence of blondes.<ref name=greatest/>
* Unrealistic [[Vehicle explosion#Car explosions in film and television|vehicle explosion]]s.<ref name=greatest/>
* Villains attack one at a time, can't shoot straight, or become incompetent in the face of opposition by the protagonists.<ref name=greatest/>  [[Roger Ebert]] called this the "Principle of Evil Marksmanship".<ref>{{cite book|title=Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary|last=Ebert|first=Roger|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]|year=2013|isbn=9780740792465|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-U8ZWC-Ip0C&pg=PT99}}</ref>
* [[Nudity in film|Female nudity]], especially during the aforementioned sex scenes.<ref name=greatest/>
* The [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]], a free-spirited woman who teaches a repressed male protagonist to relax and have fun in his life.<ref name=greatest/>
* A [[Mexican standoff]], wherein three characters engage in a free-for-all duel.<ref name=greatest/>
* [[Comic book death]], the apparent death and subsequent return of a protagonist.<ref name=greatest/>
* The [[Magical Negro]], a black character who selflessly uses magical powers exclusively to the benefit of white characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2010/09/14/magical_negro_trope/|title=The offensive movie cliche that won't die|last=Zoller Seitz|first=Matt|work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]]|date=14 September 2010|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>
* A formerly supportive, [[Shrew (archetype)|shrewish wife]] who stands in the way of her husband's heroic quest.<ref name=avclub/>
* A [[dysfunctional family]] whose issues are quickly and easily resolved through token efforts.<ref name=avclub/>
* The [[wise fool]], an apparently foolish character who possesses greater wisdom than his educated peers.<ref name=avclub/>
* [[Voice-over]] narration, a stylistic choice that can unintentionally over-explain plot elements.<ref name=avclub/>
* A protagonist who wants to commit one last job in a [[heist film]] before he retires from a life of crime.<ref name=avclub/>
* An ambitious (sometimes even ignorant), businessman attempts to buy out a property, a common main conflict.

== References ==
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==See also==
* [[TVtropes]]

== External links ==
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* [http://www.moviecliches.com/ The Movie Cliches List]

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