Few things ruin a movie as badly as a cliché. It can break our suspension of disbelief in just a second and completely undermine all the good work everyone on the project has done.
In an attempt to find out which of them infuriate people the most, Reddit user Gosenco posted a question on r/AskReddit, saying "What's a movie trope you absolutely HATE?"
From painful exposition in dialogue to lazy plot conveniences, continue scrolling and check out some of the most upvoted answers.

#41
The guy and girl hate each other at first sight but end up falling in love later on.
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123points
#42

The "evil guy sacrifices himself in the end so he is good right!" Trope. Like wtf, because he died doesn't erase the soon time of abuse/murder/terror/terrible acts that they already committed. They don't get done lovely pass for being a "good guy in the end". Duck no and it's absolutely not healthy way to portray people in real life either, that because someone dies for a good reason that they didn't do terrible bad sh*t and that they weren't terrible people
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119points
#43
Female action heroes who have long hair and high heels.
Women who "aren't like other women."
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113points
#44

Nobody ever just has a cough.
My all time hated version of this trope is when it is followed by a shot of a tiny drop of blood on a handkerchief that the person quickly shoves into a pocket. lazy film shorthand for yeaah, don't get too attached.
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111points
#45
This is too specific, but it bugs me:
-Latina, and attractive? she has a child and she is a single mother.
-Latina, and has a strong personality? she is a lesbian.
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111points
#46

"Legend says, a chosen one will defeat Big Bad Guy and lead our people to freedom."
THANKS FOR SPOILING IT, YOU OLD BAT
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110points
#47
The space scientist takes their helmet off, right before trying to pet the new organism they've found.
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110points
#48
Not a movie trope per se, but why is the dad in nearly every sitcom a dumb f***ing dimwit?
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109points
#49
A pregnant woman always has to go into labor at the most cosmically inconvenient time possible.
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106points
#50
Guys getting kicked in the balls.
It is apparently the funniest form of sexual assault.
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106points
#51
Everything about being "knocked out".
In real life, if your head is hit hard enough to render you unconscious, it's called a "concussion". It's not something you can just wake up from.
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103points
#52
The perfectly diverse friend group. Every age, sex, ethnicity and orientation is represented in their group of six.
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102points
#53
"It was all just a dream". Thanks, now the entire movie was pointless. It's sometimes followed with "...or was it a dream?" which somehow makes it even more annoying ending.
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98points
#54

When a character saves the day by sacrificing themselves and then reappears safe a few second later.
That's why I love reading A Game of Thrones, if someone does something or gets in a situation where they should die... they die. Keeps the tension and you actually worry about the characters. Rest in peace Robb Stark.
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97points
#55
Bad guys who have kidnapped their target whom they want dead, and have the opportunity to kill them. So do they do that? No, instead they give a big long monologue detailing their evil genius plans which gives the victim enough time to be rescued or to escape.
My favourite movie villains are usually the ones who actually make genuine attempts to kill without too much wasting time or messing around unnecessarily.
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96points
#57
I hate when "Badass" Character walks into a scientist's laboratory demanding they work faster and then breaks a test tube or something as a threat.
It's like "hey A-hole, if you'd stay the f**k out of my lab, we'd be done by now." That equipment is expensive. He just set them back weeks, if not months.
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95points
#58
After the MC is done murdering a hundred people he won't kill the main guy because he would just be like him if he does that/the bad guy would win somehow/he isn't a murderer
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91points
#59
A character, having never shot a bow or used a sword, suddenly picks is up and is able to defend themselves. NO. Speaking from experience, it takes years of practice to get proficient at using a bow or a sword.
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89points
#60
Making it look like someone is gonna die unless the bullet is removed asap. And then they are all better when it is out. This is ridiculous and false. Most of the time we don't even care about the bullet itself.
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