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** Even Yoda is not immune. At the conclusion of his duel with Count Dooku, he uses the Force to retrieve his walking stick, which was near enough that he could have simply bent down and picked it up. Prior to this, Yoda takes his lightsaber from his belt with the Force.

* The protagonist in the 1959 movie ''The Immoral Mr. Teas'' gains some sort of x-ray vision. The significance of this movie comes from the facts that it is the first commercially successful Russ Meyer movie and that it was the first movie since the pre-code era which showed female nudity and was openly advertised (until that time, movies depicting nudity were only sold "under the counter").
* In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'', Casey Jones can be seen cutting food up with one of Leonardo's katanas at the farmhouse.
** Much earlier in the film, Leo uses his blades to slice up a pizza.

* The main villain in ''The Wax Mask'' has invented technology that allows him to can create cyborgs in the 20th century, which he uses to make lifelike wax mannequins out of kidnapped people for his museum.
* ''Film/{{Wolves}}'': After being taken on as a farmhand by John Tollerman, Cayden finds his superstrength useful in getting his work done really fast. One part shows him throwing straw bales into the barn loft single-handed.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''

** There are multiple examples from the Expanded Universe of Jedi using their lightsabers in lieu of flashlights.

* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' zig-zags this: In the future, we've perfected mech-suit technology... and we build them maybe twice the size of a human, tops, and use them as forklifts. And then Ripley uses it to fight the Xenomorph, because hell yes [[ChekhovsGun that's what we came here to see someone do with that]], complete with the single most bad-assed PreAssKickingOneLiner in cinema history:

*** Starting in this movie, shapeshifter Mystique is shown using a "default" human form--simply Creator/JenniferLawrence without the prosthetics--to pass as normal in public when she doesn't need to impersonate anyone but doesn't want to draw attention with her natural blue skin. This actually contradicts the earlier movies that take place later in the continuity. In ''X2'', Nightcrawler asks her why she ''doesn't'' to use her powers this way and she replies, "I shouldn't have to." One could argue that Mystique grew out of the practice as she got older, but the reality is that it lets Lawrence spend less time in the makeup chair.

** Among the school staff, Nurse Spex uses XRayVision to check students for broken bones, Principal Powers uses her ability to turn into a comet to teleport anywhere in the school, and Coach Boomer uses his [[MakeMeWannaShout voice]] to...[[LargeHam sound intimidating]].

* In the 1990 ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', Casey Jones can be seen cutting food up with one of Leonardo's katanas at the farmhouse.

* In ''Film/{{Next}}'', Cris uses his powers to earn a very modest living as a StageMagician.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':
** The Parrs' homelife in a nutshell — especially Helen, who finds a way to apply her superpowers to nearly every household chore despite her oft-expressed desire to live a normal life. And, related to PowerPerversionPotential, having an elastic body probably came in very handy during the pregnancies. (For that matter, a rubbery woman is the least likely for Bob to [[ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex accidentally crush with his strength]]).

* The Madrigal family in ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' use their various magical gifts to make everyday life easier in the small farming town where they live. Pepa uses her WeatherManipulation powers to provide favorable growing conditions, Julieta hands out HealthFood in the town square, Luisa uses her SuperStrength to help with building repairs and other labor, and so on.

* In the movie ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'', as the former knight, Bowen, struggles to start a fire with flint and steel to cook his meal, his newly befriended dragon, Draco, uses his fire breath on the pile of logs.

* In TheMovie of ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', a mini (knife sized) light saber is used to simultaneously slice and toast bread.

* The Madrigal family in ''WesternAnimation/Encanto'' use their various magical gifts to make everyday life easier in the small farming town where they live. Pepa uses her WeatherManipulation powers to provide favorable growing conditions, Julieta hands out HealthFood in the town square, Luisa uses her SuperStrength to help with building repairs and other labor, and so on.