One of the defining traits of this particular character is his movie lore. This character will compare nearly ''everything'' to a scene from a movie. While this character might be GenreSavvy it's not a requirement.

Additionally, TheMovieBuff usually knows all about Oscar nominees, Oscars won, actors, directors, Emmy awards, how a movie was received, etc.

This is usually a source of pride for said character but can sometimes be a source of chagrin for the rest of the cast.

His knowledge is likely to be used for humor more often than it is used as a plot point.
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!!Examples:

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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

* The Film Freak from the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* Randy in ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}''.

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[[folder: Literature ]]

* The extremely GenreSavvy Klingon communication officer in the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' novel ''Literature/HowMuchForJustThePlanet'' specializes in [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock]] movies, and is pretty much a walking encyclopedia of same.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* Dean from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
* Tony on ''Series/{{NCIS}}''.
* Series/RemingtonSteele. Every case he and Laura had could be solved by his remembering the plot of an old movie.
* Abed from ''Series/{{Community}}''. Naturally, he's a film student.
* In ''BigWolfOnCampus'', Merton J. Dingle makes movie references pretty much OnceAnEpisode.
* Dawson, the title character in ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. He even has a theory that the answers to all of life's questions can be found in Spielberg films.
* Shawn Spencer from ''Series/{{Psych}}'' to a ridiculous degree. He is constantly comparing situations to movies (and TV shows) and casting himself and his friends in the various roles.
* Ed Chigliak on ''NorthernExposure''.
* Pike on ''DadsArmy''
* The titular brooding hero of ''Series/{{Angel}}'' is quite the cinema aficionado himself.
* Both Harvey and Mike on ''{{Suits}}'' often quote movie lines to each other and in the first season finale, oblique references to ''MississippiBurning'' is a minor plot point. Their boss Jessica isn't far behind. Louis tries to get in on the action once but Mike sort of...ignores him.

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* Paramedic of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' fame loves trashy B-Movies, and uses them as a metaphor for gameplay.
** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2 Raiden]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance himself]] is just as big of a cinema buff, though arguably inclined more towards quality films.
* The main character in ''VideoGame/SecretOfEvermore''.
* Agent Francis York Morgan of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' will go off on tangents discussing his favorite movies while driving around in game. It ranges from reminiscing about ''FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'' to referencing some seriously obscure B-horror movies.

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[[folder: Webcomics ]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** Both John Egbert and his [[EvilCounterpart Troll counterpart]], Karkat enjoy bad movies and rom-coms as a guilty pleasure (or in John's case, out of really bad taste), and John especially makes loads of references to them throughout the series.
** In Act 6, Jake English, who loves all movies indiscriminately, to the point that you can't see his bedroom walls under the posters.

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[[folder: Web Original ]]

* WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob is a parody of this type of people. He prefers classic movies and art films though.
* [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh Oancitizen]], who specializes in the arthouse but otherwise is quite the [[{{Nerd}} enthusiast of pop culture esoterica]].

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s Carl specializes in action movies and/or hot actresses, and can quote the exact second you need to see.
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' Bobby Hill, much to the ire of his father.
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