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* "Film/DonnieDarko": Karen screams '''FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!''' in front of Cherita.

* In ''Series/Daredevil2015'': One of Wilson Fisk's methods of swaying Dex to his side is to tell him that this may help him deal with the countless stresses his situation is putting on him, which he does. Note that Dex is a clinical psychopath who spent years genuinely trying to do good under the guidance of a therapist who died and left him without anyone to act as his non-existent conscience (which [[ManipulativeBastard Fisk is fully aware of thanks to his contacts]]), so Fisk's apparently kindly suggestion of coping strategies is a major step to making the confused man come over to his side. We later see Dex doing it again after he fails to complete the task of assassinating Karen Page, but it becomes increasingly clear that it's only effective in the short-term.

* In ''Series/Daredevil2015'', part of Kingpin's swaying of Agent Dexter away from his FBI colleagues is to tell him that this may help him deal with the countless stresses his situation is putting on him, which he does. This version of Bullseye is a clinical psychopath who spent years genuinely trying to do good under the guidance of a therapist who died and left him without anyone to act as his non-existent conscience (which [[ManipulativeBastard Fisk is fully aware of thanks to his contacts]]), so Kingpin's apparently kindly suggestion of coping strategies is a major step to making the confused man come over to his side. We later see Dexter doing it again after a botched mission, but it becomes increasingly clear that it's only effective in the short-term.

* In one episode of ''Series/FullHouse'', when Jessie is stressed out because the opening night of the [=SMASH=] Club isn't going right, Rebecca tells him when she's in those kind of situations, she gets in her car, rolls up the windows, and let's out a good yell. Jesse's takeaway? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint From now on, he'd do the driving]].

* ''Film/LittleMissSunshine''': '''FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!'''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': In one episode, the main four are informed that they've been fired from their jobs and spend the whole episode feeling stressed and anxious. Once everything clears up and they get their jobs back, Kaeloo pulls a pillow [[HammerSpace out of nowhere]] and screams into it.

* ''Series/Loki2021'': Sylvie lets out a scream when Loki pulls out the Tempad and it is completely broken because of his fall, which sends out a green shockwave and cracks the ground near her.
-->'''Loki''' Did the, uh, scream make you feel better?\\
'''Sylvie''' Yes, it did. You should try it sometime.

* In the ''Series/FraggleRock'' episode "Gone But Not Forgotten," Wembley's friends all try to help him feel better after the death of his new friend Mudwell the Mudbunny. Boober's method is to have Wembley cover his head with his blanket in bed and scream again and again. It doesn't work for Wembley, but Boober gets into it with enthusiasm.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', early in the game Tidus states that he just wants to scream. And he does so, right in the middle of the Killika Temple.

-->"After a filler episode where they get baked into a giant pizza... Excuse me for a moment." ''[walks away from the mic, lets out a loud scream of torment, then walks back]'' "The story then continues in 'The Phantom Phenomenon'..."

* In the ''LetsPlay/HellfireCommentaries'' playthrough of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', FTA's reaction to the "Who's the Captain?" mission.

* In ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' chapter 25, Kimihito [[spoiler:shoves his head inside [[SlimeGirl Suu's]] body and screams at the top of his lungs when he learns that The Organization will cover all living expenses, basically meaning he put himself through hell all throughout the chapter for nothing]].

Things have been getting crazy, the plot has been thickening, and TheHero has been [[TheStoic keeping calm]] the whole time, despite the fact that the one thing TheHero wants to do is to go off and scream for a little while.

Despite the similarity in name, has ''nothing'' to do whatsoever with AndIMustScream, or TheScream (which is a FateWorseThanDeath and a horrific reaction, respectively. This is a frustration trope). May overlap with SkywardScream and {{Angrish}}. Sister trope of CatharticCrying. Has nothing to do with a {{Jerkass}} having a screaming breakdown to the satisfaction of the audience. That's CatharsisFactor.