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Overused themes in current movies


everyone including grandma is an assassin.

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A group of rag tag misfits team up and form an unexpected bond and become unlikely heroes.

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This movie cliche has been done since the beginning of time

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Man, we could make one hell of a long list on this one

The Dirty Dozen and The Wild bunch spring immediately to mind

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A man and a woman who can't stand each other and/or have opposing goals fall in love.

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You leave Hallmark movies out of this!

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This movie cliche has also been done since the beginning of time

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Has anyone ever seen this sort of thing turn into a happy long-term relationship in real life?

I didn't think so.

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The strong female lead who can beat up dudes twice her size.🙄

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This one is real.

Real, I tell you, REAL.

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Serial killer movies where someone heading a task force inevitably says very emphatically, "This one's not going to stop until we catch him."

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Snarky, quippy, bantering characters who crack jokes during battles with aliens or supervillains.

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2 OP and the Opening Thread - your statement sounds like its about "John Wick" movies particularly part 2, haha.

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zombies everywhere.

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'Why is this 7 bedroom, 5 full bath home in a cute rural area so cheap??'

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- Cop coming out of retirement.
- Hitman coming out of retirement for a final hit.
- Killers with elaborate plans.
- Girl who is strong, independent and doesn't need a man ends up with a man.

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Best action movie cliche ever...

'I've been on the force 29 years, gonna retire in a month and sail the coast with my wife... Oh! pick up the radio, this sounds important to our international crime case, I'll drive to the shootout!'

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And to think that Danny Glover was "getting too old for this shit" in part 1.

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Sgt. Murtaugh was a perpetual whiner

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