History JerkWithAHeartOfGold / FIlm

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'': Archimedes for most of the movie he's eternally [[GrumpyBear grouchy]] and berates both Merlin and Arthur alike; after he ends up saving Arthur (transformed into a fish) from a pike in the castle moat, however, he has moments showing that he's slowly warming up to the boy.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'':

** Though all the members of the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' are this to a certain degree, Rocket takes the grand prize. He starts out mocking the Xandarians and basically telling everybody how much of a rip he doesn't give about them, but when things get bleak he ultimately puts his life on the line to save all the people he said he didn't care about. Also, there's his friendship with Groot, which culminates in him [[spoiler: sobbing over Groot's apparent death]].

** Film/CaptainMarvel tends to be abrasive and snarky but she's a good friend once you get to know her, and has a strong moral foundation. The instant she realizes that she's on the wrong side of the Kree-Skrull conflict, she doesn't hesitate to throw her lot in with the Skrulls, waging war on the Empire she was serving earlier that same day.

* In ''Film/FiftyFifty'', Kyle acts like a boorish jerk, but sticks by Adam's side throughout the movie.

* ''Film/{{Nightwish}}'': Dean comes across as a bit of a dick to his friends, but he does genuinely care about his girlfriend.

* ''Franchise/StarWars''' own Han Solo. Compare these two lines:
-->When informed that Leia is going to be killed: [[BystanderSyndrome "Better her than me!"]]
-->Later: [[ChangedMyMindKid "You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!"]]

* John Connor in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. He's a mouthy, arrogant little punk who steals from [=ATM=] machines and has no respect for authority. He even gets a pair of men [[KidWithTheLeash beaten up by the T-101]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for calling him a little dipshit]]. That said, he has the utmost respect for human life, refusing to let the T-101 kill anyone (despite the problems this presents later), risking his life to save Sarah, and preventing her from killing a man even though it would prevent the impending apocalypse.

** [[Characters/MonsterVerseHumans Mark Russell]] is cynical, HolierThanThou, impulsive and [[ItsAllAboutMe self-absorbed]]; and in his [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 first appearance]] he's nursing a spiteful grudge against Godzilla and a {{Tragic Bigot}}ry against Titans generally, and treats his ex-colleagues like shit with anti-Titan tirades when he sees them again. But he really does love his daughter Madison and his ex-wife Emma despite having been a crappy parent and a failure of a husband, and he's committed to getting Maddie and Emma [[spoiler:(before the latter's EvilAllAlong is revealed)]] back as well, as regretting his past mistakes and going out of his way to go back and rescue the G-Team from nigh-certain death in Antarctica.

* Skeeter Bronson in ''Film/BedtimeStories'' is often sarcastic, rude and defiant of authority, but when he is called on to babysit his niece and nephew Bobbi and Patrick for a few days he reveals a softer side, telling them bedtime stories every night. He also saves his boss's daughter Violet when she's mobbed by paparazzi, and ultimately saves Bobbi and Patrick's school from being demolished (with them inside it).

* The ''Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy'' has a few examples:

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hank burns his house down in the first few minutes, is said to make fun of Lee's degree in cosmetology and terrorize her various boyfriends, and initially refuses to get tested for his aunt Bessie's bone marrow transplant, simply because he doesn't want to. However, he cares enough about his younger brother to take him away from their burning house, his psychiatrist tells Lee that he misses her, and he apologizes to Lee for burning down their house. Through his interactions with Bessie, [[CharacterDevelopment he eventually decides to get tested]].

* Anastasia of ''{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}'' becomes this in the second and third films, especially after her HeelFaceTurn. She's ultimately forgiven by Cinderella because she believes her stepsister only mistreated her because she too has been verbally and emotionally abused by her mother and ultimately forced to mistreat Cinderella, solely as means of gaining access to the castle. In the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk on]] [[ThePowerOfHate the]] [[ChaoticEvil other hand]], she [[spoiler: outright attempts [[MoralEventHorizon to]] [[CainAndAbel murder]] Cinderella, a ''[[LightIsGood Princess of Heart]]'',]] without ''any'' second thoughts.

* In ''Film/SisterAct'', [[SassyBlackWoman Deloris van Cartier]] is a snarky, sarcastic lounge singer who's openly having an affair with Vince, married man; when she's placed into witness protection in a convent after seeing Vince kill someone, she spends the first few days loudly griping and complaining about how miserable the situation is. But she does have a good heart deep down, which is apparent even before she goes undercover as a nun--when Vince tries to buy her affections after a fight with a [[PrettyInMink gorgeous and expensive mink coat]], Deloris realizes that it actually belongs to Vince's wife and immediately goes to return it: "You don't ''earn'' other people's wives' mink coats!" Later, becoming the choir director of the convent helps her positive qualities come to the surface, and while she never truly loses her snarky edge, she does develop into a kinder, gentler, more compassionate person thanks to the other nuns.