History HeterosexualLifePartners / FIlm

** During ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]] hit it off when they're both called to help with the Tesseract problem. By the end of the movie, Bruce is seen hopping into Tony's convertible to gleefully tear off into the geeky sunset. [[spoiler:Tony's voiceovers throughout ''Film/IronMan3'' are revealed in TheStinger to be part of a pseudo therapy session with Bruce, who points out that he's not that kind of doctor]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' movies and the series ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', Maurice and Julien's relationship fits as HeterosexualLifePartners, though Maurice is officially his right hand man and, since the series, ButtMonkey.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{How To Train Your Dragon}}'': Interspecies human/dragon example - Hiccup and Toothless. The whole film is built on their ForbiddenFriendship after they're unable to kill each other and they only get closer from there. In the television series they're inseperable, would risk anything for the other and can't stand to be apart.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Bob and Lucius, aka Mr. Incredible and Frozone. They've been best friends and superhero partners for many years. Lucius was the best man at Bob and Helen's wedding and their children call him "uncle Lucius". He's implied to be their godfather as well but this is never confirmed.

** In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', Rocket Raccoon and Groot have this relationship, being the only members of the team who were together before forming it, and Rocket being heartbroken when Groot dies in the climax. In [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 the sequel]] and their other appearances, Rocket has this with the new incarnation of Groot (who is basically the "son" of the original), though it's mixed with being a ParentalSubstitute for him.

** Film/CaptainMarvel, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, had this with Maria Rambeau in her backstory before ever getting her powers. Since Carol was apparently not very close to her biological family, Maria and her daughter, Monica, were Carol's FamilyOfChoice, such that Carol was considered an HonoraryAunt to Monica and, when she was believed to be dead, her possessions were given to the Rambeaus. When she returns to Earth amnesiac and with superpowers, Maria is clearly pained that she doesn't remember her or the bond they shared very well, but Carol still has brief flashes of their adventures together, feels a strong bond with both of them, and begins to reconnect.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'': Tintin and Haddock, Detectives [[ThoseTwoGuys Thomson and Thompson]].

*** In the new Disney continuity, ''Film/{{Solo}}'' depicts their first meeting. Han saves him from being forced to eat Imperial deserters on Mimban, beginning a 44-year friendship that would last until [[spoiler:Han's death at the hands of his own son]] in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Quasimodo and Phoebus' friendship morphs into this even though it got off to a rough start due to Phoebus' prior affiliation with Claude Frollo, who was Quasimodo's hypocritical, bigoted, evil, and abusive caretaker. Esmeralda also fits in with Quasimodo and Phoebus

** Although Herbert is {{Asexual}} according to [[WordOfSaintPaul actor]] Creator/JeffreyCombs.

* Oscar and Felix in ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''

* ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'' Bill and Ted.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': [[TheLancer Buzz]] and [[TheHero Woody]]'s relationship starts off very rocky due to Woody's jealously over Buzz being Andy's new favorite toy, with the main conflict of the film starting when Woody accidently gets him flung out of Andy's bedroom window and is accused of trying to murder him by the other toys, but later, Woody forgives him and they become good friends.

%%* Timon and Pumbaa from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.

* ''Any'' Creator/BenStiller and Owen Wilson film with the possible exception of the [[Film/MeetTheParents Focker trilogy]] where they are rivals.

* The ''Film/MeanGirls'' Karen and Gretchen.
** Mixed-Sexuality Life Partners: Janis and Damian.

* Robert Ciaro and Jimmy Hoffa in ''Film/Hoffa''. Ciaro himself is a fictional composite character loosely based on several of Hoffa's right-hand men.
* ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'' has Sherlock and [[UnfazedEveryman Watson]] for decades.

* ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'': Neil and Todd were set out to be this. [[spoiler: Then Neil committed suicide and Todd was left heartbroken]].

* The film ''Film/{{Becket}}'' depicts King Henry II of England (Creator/PeterOToole) and Thomas Becket (Creator/RichardBurton) as heterosexual life partners until Henry made the mistake of making Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket took the job very seriously and defied Henry's rulings in favor of the church. Henry then acts like a WomanScorned, exiling Becket and later has him killed. Becket: "He never forgave me for loving God more than him."

* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Victor Creed with his half-brother Logan for their childhood and most of their adult lives, up until Logan leaves Team X.
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Considering that Charles Xavier's and Erik Lehnsherr's friendship only lasted a few months, it was unusually intimate on an emotional level.
** ''Film/TheWolverine'': Mariko and Yukio. They are not related, as Yukio was a poor girl found in the street by the Yashida family, but they were raised and treat each other as if they were sisters.
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'':
*** Played straight with the elderly Magneto and Professor X (the moment where they're holding hands is the closest that we've seen them since ''First Class''), but averted with their younger selves. In 1973, Charles never once calls Erik "friend" (although Erik uses the endearment twice), which goes to show how broken their relationship is.
*** Hank and Charles are each other's OnlyFriend for a decade, so it's inevitable that they would develop a very close bond. There are moments of non-verbal (and non-telepathic) communication between the two men, like when Xavier gently taps Beast on the chest after he mutters to Logan, "I think I'd like to wake up now." [=McCoy=] immediately understands that the gesture means, "You can calm down now, our visitor is not a threat," and he reverts back to his human form.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Charles and Hank retain their close friendship from ''Days of Future Past'', and it's a lot healthier now because [=McCoy=] is no longer Xavier's enabler, and they've ceased to be codependent. They also behave more like peers, as Hank is a teacher, and he has grown out of being needy of his former mentor's approval.

* Bruno and Pablo from ''Film/PlanB'' become inseparable friends from the moment they meet each other, holding lengthy conversations as if they've known each other for years and regularly sleeping over at each other's places. Pablo even says that Bruno is like a secret 12-year-old friend that he doesn't want to share with his girlfriend or others. [[spoiler:However, their relationship ends up subverting this trope as the massive HoYay between them that would normally be ignored or played for laughs by other bromantic pairs is instead shown to be a genuine romantic/sexual attraction that grows until they can no longer pretend that their relationship is strictly platonic.]]
* Jedediah and Octavius in Night at the Museums. In the third movie though it's hard to call it heterosexual because of the strong implications of Octavius being gay and at least having a crush on Jedediah.