History Main / QuizzicalTilt

* ''Film/LesTontonsFlingueurs'': This is Raoul Volfoni's initial reaction to Fernand singing "Happy Birthday to You" with no further explanation. That is, before the incoming "bourre-pif".

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* ''WesternAnimation'': The ocean itself does this to demonstrate its sapiency, tilting a wave in a head-like manner at a young Moana when she encounters it.

* Observed as an intriguing, if foreign, gesture that humans often do in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fic, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7278544/1/First_Contact ''First Contact.'']] The fact that it's almost ubiquitous amongst both dogs and humans is just one of many things that drives home the fascinating dynamic humanity has with [[LoyalAnimalCompanion dogs and cats]] (to the point of major coevolution that [[UndyingLoyalty continues to this day)]].

* In the ''Fanfic/MaFille'' chapter "Aunt Laura", [[VideoGame/PunchOut Von Kaiser]] tilts his head in confusion when Joe and Katrina arrive at his home, asking for somewhere to stay for the night.
* In Chapter 2 of ''Fanfic/SkylandersReturnToTheRuins'', Spyro cocks his head in curiosity/confusion when he finds an abandoned railway in the Chompy Cavern.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In "Mastering Current Events!", surprisingly, the usual happy-go-lucky Gliscor did one when the Air Battle Master accepted Ash's offer to battle him.

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%% * Those creepy-cute [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodama_%28spirit%29 tree spirits (kodama)]] from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.

* ''Film/{{Alien}}'': Kane's Son tilts its head while inspecting Jones the cat secured in a box.

* ''Franchise/MonsterVerse:''
** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': Hokmuto gives one and then has a DelayedOhCrap [[spoiler: after his and his mate's nest has been blown up by Ford.]]
** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah Ghidorah]]'s [[MultipleHeadCase right head (Ni)]] notably does this when Ghidorah and Godzilla are facing off in Antarctica, as if sussing their old enemy out for strengths and weaknesses. In the Fenway Park scene, Ichi (the middle head) turns his head from one side to the other when all three heads spot Madison, right before giving her a DeathGlare.
* ''Film/WildWildWest'': A "blink and you'll miss it" ShoutOut occurs when "Bloodbath" [=McGrath=] is lying on the ground and a dog comes up and does the "His Master's Voice" bit while looking at [=McGrath=]'s ear trumpet.
* ''Film/{{Starman}}'' has Creator/JeffBridges' character tilt his head quizzically for most of the movie -- but that's because he was a non-human life form from outer space learning about the human experience as he went along, so everything was new and confusing to him.
* ''Film/TheFifthElement'': Leeloo gives a tilt of her head to General Monro before breaking through her "unbreakable" container and taking from him the key to opening it.
%% * Brutus to Wild Bill in ''Film/TheGreenMile'' just before he gets a faceful of moon pie.
* ''Film/SawV'': Hoffman tilts his head towards Strahm while inside the Glass Coffin.
* In ''Film/{{Halloween 1978}}'', Michael Myers tilts his head when he's examining Bob whom he has just pinned to a wall with a kitchen knife. It becomes a trademark [[CharacterTics habit]], with practically every subsequent movie having him tilt his head at least once.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ANewHope'': Luke tilts his head when he finds Princess Leia in the Death Star detention center, and right before she asks him "aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': The Ewok whom Princess Leia befriends headtilts at her when she tries to talk to him. The child actor (Creator/WarwickDavis, in fact) who played the Ewok stated that he purposefully modeled this behavior from his own pet pooch.
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': Kylo Ren headtilts when he asks Rey "you still want to kill me?" after she wakes up in the Finalizer's interrogation room.
* In ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'', after the T-X is repeatedly hit in the head with a fire extinguisher ([[ExorcistHead even doing a 360 spin]]), she tilts her head with a disapproving expression -- in a clear homage to the T-1000's FingerWag. The T-850's face afterwards just screams "OhCrap".

* ''Film/Emma2020'': As Mr Elton reveals the elaborate frame of Harriet's portrait, Harriet and Emma tilt their heads sideways simultaneously, each in the opposite direction.
* One of Creator/NatalieWood's trademark acting moves was to switch her head to one side and give a puzzled look to the opposite co-star (and the viewer).

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Stewie's reaction to Brian's "this has turned his life [[IgnoreTheDisability upside down face]]" comment.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'', there's a scene where Tak and Princess Yum Yum do this to each other for several seconds.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "The Chamber of Frozen Blades" Dr. Princess head-tilts sideways in reaction to Finn, Jake and the Ice King acting like ninjas.
-->'''Dr. Princess:''' What am I... looking at here, exactly?
* Mabel tilts her head in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode, "The Hand that Rocks the Mabel" complete with a doglike "Aroo?"
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E23SoundsOfSilence Sounds of Silence]]", since Kirins don't talk and show little emotion, the one most common bit of body language they demonstrate is a curious head tilt.

* Ripley gives a "Like hell you will!" variation in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' just before going berserk in the alien nest. And the Alien Queen does a version of it as well when confronted with an opening elevator door.

* In ''WebComic/TheWhiteboard'' the girls do this when it's revealed that Doc has ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1313.html on]] UsefulNotes/LaserDisc.

* Florence Ambrose from ''WebComic/{{Freefall}}'' often does a quizzical tilt whenever she's puzzled. Being a [[UpliftedAnimal Bowman's]] [[WolfMan Wolf]], it's particularly fitting. And, given [[ShownTheirWork the amount of research]] put into the comic's scientific aspects, most likely intentional.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' [[{{CuteMonsterGirl}} Celty]] and [[{{TheBerserker}} Shizuo]] do a simultaneous version, which goes to show their LikeBrotherAndSister bond, in addition to being absolutely adorable.
* Used by Yuki in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' when Haruhi tells to use her "magic powers" to zap Mikuru during the production of their student film. Considering how Yuki is the epitome of the EmotionlessGirl, this is her equivalent of a stunned gasp (particularly how she does have [[spoiler:reality-warping powers of her own]]).

* In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', Susie tells Kirby he'd never understand how great it is to work, followed by Kirby adorably tilting his head in confusion. Given that Kirby is a WaddlingHead, this essentially means he's leaning over.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the seventh episode, [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/d2e8de07667137adf22e747ac303237c/1c42de54c49e8488-cc/s540x810/61e0e8a6b8199bde62482e7faaaa40e8a0c90ec8.gif Louis de Pointe du Lac tilts his head]] after he notices that Daniel Molloy is distracted because the latter was staring at Rashid, who is chatting on his cell phone while standing in sunlight. Louis is wondering why Daniel is now engrossed by Rashid when he wasn't before.

* ''Literature/StickCat'':

* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', Harry's dog Mouse tends to tilt his head when Harry explains something to him. How much he actually understands is up for debate, since Mouse is smarter than your average dog.

* In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', Susie tells Kirby he'd never understand how great it is to work, followed by Kirby adorably tilting his head in confusion.

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah Ghidorah]]'s [[MultipleHeadCase right head (Ni)]] notably does this when Ghidorah and Godzilla are facing off in Antarctica, as if sussing their old enemy out for strengths and weaknesses. In the Fenway Park scene, Ichi (the middle head) turns his head from one side to the other when all three heads spot Madison, right before giving her a DeathGlare.

** Wanda Maximoff subtly tilting her head is usually a prelude to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. Jac Schaeffer, the ShowRunner of ''Series/WandaVision'', [[https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/wandavision-creator-tv-series-never-a-film-1234613097/ referred to it]] as "her big power... that scares everyone and is so amazing", while [[https://www.reddit.com/r/WANDAVISION/comments/lty1tq/wandas_iconic_im_about_to_fck_you_up_head_tilt/ one Redditor]] called it her "iconic 'I'm about to f*ck you up' head tilt".