I'm looking for examples of the film and tv cliché where images from surveillance video or photos are magnified and enhanced (usually to a ridiculous degree). [more inside]
posted by dunk on Oct 30, 2009 - 36 answers

I'm looking for cliches and stereotypes from movies and television about weddings, marriage, home ownership, raising children... [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Jun 30, 2009 - 17 answers

Where does the "hand shooting up from out of the grave" movie cliché come from? [more inside]
posted by ckolderup on Aug 15, 2007 - 26 answers

Help me identify/find examples of this movie/tv relationship cliche: attractive, intelligent, uptight, bossy woman plus attractive, jocky, loose cannon, cocky-funny guy equals sparks fly, with arguing ? [more inside]
posted by lalalana on Feb 28, 2007 - 57 answers

What movie first used the two-person romantic ring-around-the-rosy routine? [more inside]
posted by blue grama on Aug 28, 2006 - 8 answers