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* From the ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' films, Marty [=McFly=], played by 5'4" MichaelJFox, can hold his own when facing Biff Tannen [[IdenticalGrandson and his various descendants]] (he almost got killed by Biff's great-grandfather Buford in his first meeting, but he whooped him in the end).

* Lori Campbell (MonicaKeena) in ''Film/FreddyVsJason''. 5'1", and she decapitates Freddy Krueger with a fucking machete! But not before setting the dock on fire, blowing Freddy and Jason into the water.
* MonicaKeena's character in ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' takes down her abusive step-father, played by MichaelIronside, with considerably less trouble than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger had in ''Film/TotalRecall1990''.
* JoePesci in anything.

** In ''Film/HardCandy'', what she does to Jeff Kohlveris just...not right.

* Watch ''Film/{{Rocky}} III'' or ''IV'', for the final showdown with Creator/MrT and DolphLundgren, respectively. 5'8" SylvesterStallone is dwarfed by both men, but proceeds to hand both of them their asses.

* Lisbeth Salander, in ''Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy'', played by 5'4" NoomiRapace (apparently, in the books, she's even ''smaller''). [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu8_ttXT4J8 Watch her]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome beat up a couple of bikers]].

** Interestingly, so is Palpatine by the time of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', down from an original height of only 5'8". And he's still the most powerful, terrifying Sith Lord of all time.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Knee-high, Yoda is. [[StrangeSyntaxSpeaker But if attack him you do]], [[BadassGrandpa kick your choobies, he will]].
** Ewoks. Cute little teddy bear-like aliens who can ''overpower combat trained humans'' in hand-to-hand combat with little effort. During the Battle Of Endor, some Ewoks can be seen ''throwing'' Stormtroopers around like ragdolls!
** Princess Leia in the original trilogy and her mother Padme in the prequel trilogy, who are played by 5'1" Creator/CarrieFisher and 5'3" Creator/NataliePortman, respectively.

* Most of the experiments in ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' follow this trope.

* In Disney/WreckitRalph, Fix-it Felix Jr. qualifies as this. Although half [[ActionGirl Calhoun's]] height, he can lift her with one arm while holding onto a rope with the other.
* One scene from ''LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGaHoole'' has the great gray owl Twilight pitted against an elf owl (the smallest species of owl) during combat practice. Twilight gets his tail handed to him.

* In''Film/HardCandy'', what she does to Jeff Kohlveris just...not right.
* ''Film/WhipIt'', she plays the smallest member of a Roller-Derby team, who quickly becomes the star player.

* EllenPage in a few movies; as Kitty Pryde in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', she totally owned the [[MightyGlacier Juggernaut]], [[MemeticMutation bitch]][[note]]although admittedly, that was due more to cleverness than physical force[[/note]]; in ''HardCandy'', what she does to [[Film/{{Watchmen}} Night Owl]] is just...not right; in ''WhipIt'', she plays the smallest member of a Roller-Derby team, who quickly becomes the star player.

* Hit Girl from ''Film/{{Kick-Ass}}''.

* Sir Didymus in ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.

* [[Film/{{Aliens}} Vasquez]], the smallest of the space marines, with the [[SmallGirlBigGun biggest gun]].

* Mini-Me in ''Film/AustinPowers''.
* Reepicheep, the other Talking Mice, and the Dwarfs in the various Narnia films. (see Literature)

* Knee-high, Yoda from ''Franchise/StarWars'' is. [[StrangeSyntaxSpeaker But if attack him you do]], [[BadassGrandpa kick your choobies, he will]].

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' had Mantis, a praying mantis, as the Pint Sized Powerhouse.

** Shifu all the way, too. He's not as tiny as Mantis, but he's considerably shorter than most of the cast but we see him take on the Furious Five all at once in the beginning of the film (of course he trained them in the first place, which says a lot), [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats up Po]], and manages to hold off Tai Lung in the climax of the film.

* EllenPage in a few movies; as Kitty Pryde in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', she totally owned the [[MightyGlacier Juggernaut]], [[MemeticMutation bitch]][[hottip:*:although admittedly, that was due more to cleverness than physical force]]; in ''HardCandy'', what she does to [[Film/{{Watchmen}} Night Owl]] is just...not right; in ''WhipIt'', she plays the smallest member of a Roller-Derby team, who quickly becomes the star player.

** Princess Leia in the original trilogy and her mother Padme in the prequel trilogy, who are played by 5'1" CarrieFisher and 5'3" NataliePortman, respectively.

* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Clove, played by 5'3" Creator/IsabelleFuhrman, toward the end manages to physically intimidate Katniss, played by 5'9" Creator/JenniferLawrence. Of course, right after, she gets beaten to death by the even bigger Thresh.

* One scene from ''LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGaHoole'' has the great gray owl Twilight pitted against an elf owl (the smallest species of owl) during combat practise. Twilight gets his tail handed to him.

* [[Film/{{Alien}} Vasquez]], the smallest of the space marines, with the [[SmallGirlBigGun biggest gun]].

** Princess Leia and her mother Padme, who are 5'1" and 5'3" respectively.

* EllenPage in a few movies; as Kitty Pryde in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', she totally owned the [[MightyGlacier Juggernaut]], [[MemeticMutation bitch]][[hottip:*:although admittedly, that was due more to cleverness than physical force]]; in ''HardCandy'', what she does to [[{{Watchmen}} Night Owl]] is just...not right; in ''WhipIt'', she plays the smallest member of a Roller-Derby team, who quickly becomes the star player.