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** Another one from the same film: Palpatine's NewEraSpeech where he declares the transformation of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire. The whole Senate cheers for him, buying into his promises that he will make the galaxy a safer and more secure place, and anyone who's watched the Original Trilogy knows that he's lying through his teeth.

** A more traditional example of this in ''The Phantom Menace'' is Qui-Gon telling Padme things like "The Queen trusts my judgement, young handmaiden. You should too." However, he (probably) knew that she was really the Queen, so he was likely just messing with her.

* In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'', for the first half of the movie, the turtles were under the impression that the Foot was being led by Tatsu following Shredder falling into a garbage truck at the end of the first movie. It's only when they go to rescue a kidnapped Raphael do they learn that [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated Shredder was still alive]].

* In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'', for the first half of the movie, the turtles were under the impression that the Foot was being led by Tatsu following Shredder falling into a garbage truck at the end of the first movie. It's only when they go to rescue a kidnapped Raphael do they learn that Shredder was still alive.

* In ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'', Pamela Landy and her operatives in the CIA are busy rushing around setting up various forms of surveillance and tracking in order to hunt down and bring in the rogue operative Jason Bourne, and immediately put a trace on his phone when he calls Landy on her personal phone... all the while completely unaware that at that very moment he's set up a sniper rifle and is tracking ''their'' every move from a building directly across the street.

* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' has Black Widow and Hawkeye going off cheerfully to acquire Hthe Soul Stone, expecting it to be a simple trip there and back. The audience knows from [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar the previous movie]] that the Stone can only be gotten if someone is sacrificed for it, so they know one of them won't survive the ordeal.

* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' has Black Widow and Hawkeye going off cheerfully to acquire the Soul Stone, expecting it to be a simple trip there and back. The audience knows from [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar the previous movie]] that the Stone can only be gotten if someone is sacrificed for it, so they know one of them won't survive the ordeal.

*** Grand Moff Tarkin uses the newly-completed Death Star's superlaser to eliminate the Rebel forces that broke into the Imperial Database archives on Scarif, an act which actually kills more Imperials, including his rival, Director Orson Krennic, who'd just learned of the Death Star's hidden weakness. So Tarkin ends up dooming himself and the Death Star, setting the stage for the Battle of Yavin in ''Film/ANewHope''.
*** After learning of the Death Star's power, Bail Organa says that it is too dangerous for him to stay at the Rebel base on Yavin IV, and that he must return to the safety of Alderaan to prepare his people for war. Of course, we know that Bail will perish with the rest of his people when the Death Star destroys Alderaan, and the Rebel assault from Yavin succeeds against all odds, so Bail would have lived if he had just stayed where he was.

** In ''Film/RogueOne'', Grand Moff Tarkin uses the newly-completed Death Star's superlaser to eliminate the Rebel forces that broke into the Imperial Database archives on Scarif, an act which actually kills more Imperials, including his rival, Director Orson Krennic, who'd just learned of the Death Star's hidden weakness. So Tarkin ends up dooming himself and the Death Star, setting the stage for the Battle of Yavin in ''Film/ANewHope''.

** Marty and George concoct a plan wherein Marty will intentionally start harassing Lorraine, so that George will have his opportunity to come in and act as if he's intimidating Marty into leaving her alone, thus wowing Lorraine with his awesomeness. Unforeseen hitch though; Biff Tannen actually kidnaps Marty and proceeds to very seriously harass Lorraine. However, rather than torpedoing the whole plan, this ''actually leads'' to George wowing Lorraine.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'': Throughout the most of it, Twilight and her human friends try to avoid showing their half-pony forms before the students, as they think the [[EnthrallingSiren Dazzlings]] cannot see their magic. Big mistake! The Dazzlings knew they were magical all along because they were the only ones who did not fall under their spell, and knew of their magic since the start of the movie. It's not until the movie's DarkestHour that Sunset finally reveals the truth.

* In ''Film/TheChase'', many of the television stations covering the chase speculate that Hammond planned to kidnap Natalie Voss because she's the daughter of the richest man in California. It was actually a completely spur-of-the-moment kidnapping after Hammond was spooked by two police officers walking into the same gas station, causing him to take the only other customer in the store hostage (who just happened to be the daughter of the richest man in California).

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', Bagheera is trying to convince Col. Hathi to help him find Mowgli before Shere Kahn does. Hathi refuses, saying that "Shere Kahn isn't within miles of here", unaware that the tiger is eavesdropping in on the whole conversation.

* ''Film/{{Hush}}'': Deaf novelist Maddie takes facetime phone calls and pecks away at her laptop while a serial killer skulks around her home, sometimes within only a few feet of her.

* You learn that there's a dead body in the cupboard of the living room where ''Film/{{Rope}}'' takes place, but other characters go about having no idea for much of the film.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'': Throughout the most of it, Twilight and her human friends try to avoid showing their half-Pony forms before the students, as they think the [[EnthrallingSiren Dazzlings]] cannot see their magic. Big mistake! The Dazzlings knew they were magical all along because they were the only ones who did not fall under their spell, and knew of their magic since the start of the movie. It's not until the movie's DarkestHour that Sunset finally reveals the truth.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', the titular character had no idea she had been dancing with and falling in love with the prince during the ball. When [[WhenTheClockStikesTwelve the clock strikes midnight]], she tries to excuse herself by saying she hasn't met the prince yet, much to the prince's confusion.

* In ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', the titular character had no idea she had been dancing with and falling in love with the prince during the ball. When the clock strikes midnight, she tries to excuse herself by saying she hasn't met the prince yet, much to the prince's confusion.

* In a flashback in ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'', a potential love-interest to the main character mentions that the "sick homeless man" she was chased by "tried to bite her." Anyone who's seen a zombie film before knows exactly where this is going.

* In a flashback in ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'', a potential love-interest to the main character mentions that the "sick homeless man" she was chased by "tried to bite her." Anyone who has seen any zombie film or show before knows where this is going.