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* In the non-fiction realm, teacher instructional films sometimes center on maintaining order in the classroom and discouraging disruptive students. One example that invariably leads to the offending student walking out begins with the student trying to interrupt the teacher and take over the discussion, and -- after playing out the "wrong" way to handle the situation -- the right way is shown, with the teacher correctly restoring order by asking the other students if they want to hear a rambling rant, the students say no and the frustrated student walks out, in essence saying the trope's words.
** Can be considered a case of CriticalResearchFailure. Students aren't allowed to leave the class room. Therefore this scenario is unlikely to occur.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', Dude does this when he tries to talk to Walter about how he can explain the failed dropoff of [[spoiler:bogus]] ransom money to the titular antagonist and all Walter can think of is his refusal to bowl on Saturday so he can observe the Jewish rest day Shomer Shabbat.
** The Big Lebowski also lampshades this humorously:
--> '''The Dude:''' Ah, fuck it.\\
'''The Big Lebowski:''' Oh, “fuck it!” Yes, that’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!
* Rhett Butler's last line in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' has at times been called the greatest movie line ever. At the end, he realizes that Scarlet is a horrible woman and he doesn't want anything to do with her and her messed up life.
--> ''"Where shall I go? What shall I do?""
--> ''"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."''
* In ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', the San Diego PD and Animal Control do this, coming around the corner in a fleet of vehicles reminiscent of the cavalry coming to save the day....riiight up until the T-Rex shows up and roars at them. ALL of them turn around or go into reverse so fast you can HEAR the collective "Oh Hell No" going through their heads.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ANewHope'': Hero example: Han Solo famously does this after delivering Luke and Leia to the Rebel base. Naturally, [[ChangedMyMindKid he returns to save the day]]. He also says he's going to do this at the beginning of ''Empire'', saying he'd had enough of running into bounty hunters and wanted to get back to Jabba to pay him, but the Imperials attack the base before he's able to leave, forcing him to get involved with the film's conflict instead. Strangely, if you go by the ExpandedUniverse (which Disney has [[CanonDiscontinuity disavowed]] in preparation for the sequels), Han and Chewbacca have been hiding out with the Alliance for ''three years'', and have given up on trying to patch things up with Jabba (they were robbed by pirates while on their way to Jabba's palace just after the Battle of Yavin, and knew that [[NoSympathy Jabba wouldn't accept that as an excuse]]). To suggest that Han and Chewie had not caught the Rebellion bug by then, or at the very least had not developed affectionate feelings for Luke and Leia, is stretching credibility a little too far.
*** Han has an earlier example in A New Hope. While aboard the Deathstar he's charging a stormtrooper, but promptly does an about face when they turn a corner and come face to face with a large group.
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': After the Endor shield array is destroyed, with the destruction of ''Executor'' and the death of the Emperor, every Imperial soldier aboard the Death Star begins to flee the doomed battle station.
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': Stormtroopers round a corner to find Kylo Ren hacking apart a room with his lightsaber while having a temper tantrum. They immediately back up and turn around.
** At the climax of the same film, when Starkiller Base is beginning to self-destruct from the damage caused by the Resistance attack, First Order officers start abandoning their posts in droves, ignoring orders from their superiors to stay where they are. One points out that even General Hux has already fled, so why shouldn't they? (In fact, Hux had gone to confer with Supreme Leader Snoke, who orders a VillainExitStageLeft.)
** Also from the same movie, Rey finds the lightsaber that once belonged to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker in a basement in Maz Kanata's castle -- when she touches it, she has an extremely harrowing Force-vision, experiencing Luke's trauma from his first fight with Vader, and several other painful memories, including what is probably her own worst memory: the moment she was left behind on Jakku. THEN Maz turns up, tells her plainly that the people who left her on Jakku are never coming back for her, and she should move on and look ahead for her "belonging" by embracing the Force, joining the fight and taking the old lightsaber. Rey is horrified at this -- she ends up fleeing from Maz's castle and into the woods in terror.
--->'''Rey:''' [''angry and scared''] I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this!
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
** A whole lot of the [[RedShirt minor characters]] in the films wisely did this whenever they had the chance, including [[RedShirtArmy an entire factory full of workers]] in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' when a truck full of liquid nitrogen crashed in through the door to their loading dock. Their survival rate tended to be a lot higher than that of most of the other characters.
** One really extreme example: A guy in a police helicopter in ''T2'' saw the T-1000 in liquid metal form come ''flowing'' into the seat next to him and tell him to GetOut. He got out. They were at least 40 feet up in the air. Even probable death was preferable to staying in the chopper with that metallic guy.
* The Reverend in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' tries to prevent Bart from getting lynched, but the townspeople quickly respond by blasting the Bible right out of his hand.
-->'''Reverend:''' Son... you're on your own.
* In ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky'', the villain deploys a bunch of mooks in riot gear to stop the title character. He casually punches through the shield, through the armor, and out the back of the leader mook. The others quickly reconsider their line of work and retreat.
* ''Film/TankGirl''. While the Rippers are taking apart the guards inside Water & Power, Sergeant Small says "Screw this, man," and takes off. He's later killed by Jet Girl in revenge for the sexual harassment he put her through when she was a prisoner.
* In ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'', Nigel Powers intimidates a nameless Mook by pointing out what happens to nameless Mooks in [[GenreSavvy this kind of story]]. The Mook decides to lie down and play dead as the final confrontation looms.
* In ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'', when the stage coach rolls up [[spoiler:with the recently-killed actor]], the actress in the coach [[ShamingTheMob Shames the Mob]] by pointing out that [[spoiler:he only wanted to make their lives better by performing on stage]]. One of the {{Mooks}}, Jason Priestley as Deputy Billy Breckinridge, decides that this has gone too far, saying "We have to have some law and order", and quits the Cowboys. This echoes earlier in the film, when another mook, [=McMasters=], is disgusted by how the Cowboys had targeted the Earp brothers' wives, even going so far as to inform Wyatt Earp that he'll join him for whatever he needs. He joins Creek Johnson and Texas Jack Vermillion to form the posse led by Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday that kills many of his former comrades.
* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': [[TheStarscream Starscream]], toward the end of the second movie, [[spoiler:reminds Megatron that "sometimes, cowards ''do'' survive,"]] just before they Exit Stage Left.
** He also says something to this effect in Transformers: War for Cybertron.
** He also does this wordlessly in the first movie, when the credits cut to a scene of him fleeing the battle. He wasn't even there for the second half of it.
* This happens in ''Film/TheRunningMan''. Evil TV show host Damien's huge bodyguard, Sven, is ''supposed'' to fight a final battle against Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. But Damien's been verbally abusing Sven the entire movie, so Sven decides to just walk away, leaving Arnold to crush the helpless Damien.
* ''Film/KillBill'' when the bride cuts off Sophie's arm in the house of Blue Leaves the staff and customers quickly evacuate
* ''Film/StreetFighter''
** Zangief doesn't quite walk away, but decides to help the good guys, largely because he realized that everyone else on Bison's team (specifically Dee Jay) was getting paid besides him. Not to mention that [[spoiler:[[DumbMuscle he had just then realized that everybody else on Bison's team was a bad guy]].]]
** Bison and Dee Jay are watching the former's plans collapse on a screen. When Bison makes a speech about facing the possibility of defeat together "with the stoicism of the true warrior," Dee Jay quietly gets the hell out of dodge in the background.
* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'' contains a classic subversion, when a bounty hunter comes looking for the title character (played by Creator/ClintEastwood).
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "You're wanted, Wales."
-->'''Wales:''' "Reckon I'm right popular. You a bounty hunter?"
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "A man's got to do something for a living these days."
-->'''Wales:''' "Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy." *pause* "You know, this isn't necessary. You can just ride on."
-->*The bounty hunter turns and walks out of the bar. Everyone in the place relaxes, except Wales himself. After a moment, the bounty hunter comes back in.*
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "I had to come back."
-->'''Wales:''' "I know."
* In ''Film/{{Hook}}'':
-->'''Pirate:''' Ain't you...\\
'''Literature/PeterPan:''' Peter Pan?\\
'''Pirate:''' ''(immediately drops his sword and jumps out the window)''
** Also, "What about Smee? Smee's me... WHAT ABOUT ME?!" Well, Smee was ordered to "do something intelligent..."
* In ''Film/TheMummy1999'', at the battle over Hamunaptra, Rick O'Connell's superior officer drops his sword and rides away when an angry horde of Tuareg horsemen are charging his company. [[SycophanticServant Beni]] turns to Rick and says, "You just got promoted."
** About a minute later, Beni follows suit, screaming "WAIT FOR ME!"
** Towards the end, Rick faces off against a group of mummies and gives a loud scream. The mummies screams even louder. Rick promptly goes "Uh uh!" and runs away.
** So much for the Foreign Legion's time-honored tradition of never running away or surrendering.
* Agents Brown and Jones after Neo takes out Smith in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* ''Film/ThreeAmigos''. During the battle at the climax of the movie, most of El Guapo's men take off and desert him, leaving him to be killed by the villagers.
* This is the reaction of the [[EldritchAbomination Bird-warriors from the Underworld]] in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseumBattleOfTheSmithsonian'', when they see how easily the statue of Abraham Lincoln [[OhCrap wipes the floor with them]].
* Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/{{Batman}}''. Batman has just finished wiping out several of the Joker's {{mooks}}. Bob, TheDragon to the Joker, appears holding a knife. When Batman makes a BringIt gesture to him (beckoning with his index finger), Bob drops the knife and runs away.
** Towards the end of ''Film/BatmanReturns'', as plan after plan is foiled by Batman and everything is collapsing around him, the Penguin looks around to realize that he doesn't have many mooks left, and the ones that are still there all seem to be quietly sneaking towards the exits. Moments later, he tries to get out of there himself, but Batman intercepts him.
* Non-battle version in ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark''. After Paul and Corie find Corie's mother in bed with their neighbor Victor, Corie reacts with [[BrainBleach horror]]. Instead of trying to comfort his wife, Paul decides that he has had enough craziness and leaves.
* ''Film/KickAss'' subverts this. A Mook facing the four foot tall whirlwind of destruction named Hit-Girl shouts a stronger version of the first two words. *beat* "I'm getting the bazooka!"
* Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} (in at least one of his many adventures) is attacked by three mooks and kills two of them. The one in the rear plays dead and Ichi is briefly puzzled; he knows how many feet he heard, and how many bodies he sliced. Ichi then gestures impatiently for the surviving mook to get up, and he duly runs away.
* Near the end of ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'', when He-Man's allies have broken into Skeletor's fortress and He-Man and Skeletor are having their FinalBattle, [[TheDragon Evil-Lynn]] and what's left of the QuirkyMinibossSquad sneak out the back. May also count as Evil-Lynn being TheStarscream.
* Wiesler in ''Film/TheLivesOfOthers'' is [[ReassignedToAntarctica opening letters in a basement]] of [[UsefulNotes/EastGermany Stasi]] headquarters when the radio news announces the UsefulNotes/BerlinWall has opened. Everyone in the room drops tools, gets up ,and files out.
* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', Trudy turned around and headed off after seeing the massacre of the Na'vi village at Hometree, including the children. [[spoiler:She later made a HeelFaceTurn and rescued Jake.]]
%%* [[spoiler:Duncan]] in ''Film/MysteryTeam''.
* In ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsWrathOfTheDragonGod'', the lich Klaxx flies off the moment Damodar's plan starts to go wrong. Of course, he only involved himself with it in the first place ForTheEvulz.
* ''Film/HarryPotter''
** Bellatrix as soon as Dumbledore shows up in the Ministry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. This is mostly due to circumstances changing; in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] Dumbledore brings the statues to life and one of them keeps Bellatrix trapped there.
** After the Ministry attack, Fudge is said to have resigned in disgrace. This is in contrast to the books where he stays on for a couple more months, before he's unanimously sacked by ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
** In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
* After being shot in the leg the first time he dealt with Film/{{Machete}}, a mook who sees him coming back hands him his gun, yells, "I quit!", and walks away. Machete allows him to leave peacefully.
* The Turkish entrenched riflemen in ''The Lighthorsemen'' decide on this when they realise the charging Horsemen aren't going to stop.
* Another non-battle example: in ''Film/NothingButTrouble'', this is Chris' reaction upon seeing, in a news segment, that JP Alvin not only survived the destruction of Valkenvania, but also he announces that he and his family are planning to visit his "grandson-in-law". Chris literally runs out of the apartment, complete with an ImpactSilhouette, along with footsteps being heard.
-->'''Chris:''' No you won't! *slams the door*
* At the climax of ''Film/DraculaDeadAndLovingIt'', the Count's LivingShadow clearly shouts "Uh Oh!" and runs away when Van Helsing and the others show up to kill Dracula.
* In ''Film/CapeFear'', [[DamselInDistress Diane Taylor]] opts to leave town rather than testify against [[WouldHitAGirl Cady.]]
* In ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', both Mordant and Goldar bail on Ivan Ooze at different points; Mordant isn't present after the activation of the Ecto-Morphicon Titans and Goldar flies off, saying "I'm out of here!", when Ivan fuses with Hornitor to battle the Ninja Megazord.
* ''Film/EventHorizon'': Miller deadpans, "We're leaving" after seeing the ApocalypticLog [[spoiler:of the titular ship's crew gorily killing each other under the influence of [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace hyperspace (which is a Scary Place heavily implied to be]] {{Hell}}). Too bad the ship's ''also'' a GeniusLoci (again, influenced by hyperspace)... and it doesn't ''want'' them to leave.]]
* In ''Film/TheInnkeepers'', Luke leaves Claire behind the moment he realizes that the ghost is real, though he later comes back.
* ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'': "You go that way; I'll go home"
* In one of the outtakes of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', the scene is Bruce Banner regarding the Leviathan, calmly Hulking out, and pounding its face into the pavement. Instead, Mark Ruffalo turns to the other Avengers, cries "DUDES, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!", and girly-runs off into the distance, while everyone else cracks up.
* In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', Loki and Bartleby have spent the entire movie to a certain point attempting to get to a church so they can get back to Heaven. However, as they do, Bartleby comes to realize that God's always favored the humans over the Angels and that they'll never be able to be fully forgiven for their menial transgressions. So, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds he decides to]] [[KillEmAll kill humanity to get back home]]. Loki recognizes the talk and doesn't want any part of it, attempting to get back to Wisconsin, only for Bartleby to strongarm him into staying with him.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': When brave Sir Robin encounters a three-headed giant, he chickens out. [[TheBard His minstrel]] keeps singing about it, much to his annoyance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE Listen to the Tale of Sir Robin]].
-->'''Sir Robin's minstrel:''' Brave Sir Robin ran away./Bravely ran away away./When danger reared its ugly head,/He bravely turned his tail and fled./Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about/And gallantly he chickened out./Bravely taking to his feet,/He beat a very brave retreat.
* In ''Film/IronMan3'' a random {{Mook|s}}, realizing he's the last one that Tony Stark has yet to shoot or incapacitate, says "I don't even ''like'' this job, these people are so weird", drops his gun, and scrams.
* In ''Film/{{North}}'', this is North's reaction towards the UsefulNotes/{{Amish}}.
-->'''North''': Floor it! *cue plane leaving*
* ''Film/MeetTheBrowns'': Joe pretends to be a fragile man so the police would leave him alone, as he's the passenger and they were after the driver... you got it after the car chase. Once he's out of the range, Joe drops the oxygen tank and cane before making a run for it while Madea is left dealing with the cop.
* ''Film/{{The Hangover}}'':
** Subverted when Alan tries running away when Phil Stu and Doug are being kidnapped by thugs. Only one of the henchmen catches up to him and captures him too.
** [[spoiler: Invoked when Chow locks Alan Stu and Phil in the basement of a Mexican villa, reactivates the alarm and snaps the necks of the guard dogs leaving them to their fate.]]
* In ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the Cheshire Cat has this reaction when the card soldiers break up the mad tea party.
-->'''Cheshire Cat''': Goodbye! (''disappears'')
* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2009'': When Churchill proudly declares (to an uproar of applause) that Britain will fight no matter the cost, Halifax gets up and leaves the room quietly. Incidentally, this is his last scene in the movie.
* [[spoiler:Pete]] in ''Film/{{Neighbors 2014}}''.
* In ''Film/TheTrain'', Major Herren and all the Nazi {{Mooks}} abandon von Waldheim at the end after it becomes clear to them that he values the art they're transporting more than their lives.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Chris Bradley and John Wraith leave Team X shortly after Logan did after realizing he was right about Stryker and what they were doing.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
*** Stryker wastes no time getting himself out of [[spoiler:Alkali Lake's base after Wolverine/Weapon X gets loose]].
*** [[spoiler:After Apocalypse is obliterated by Jean Grey unleashing the Phoenix, Psylocke beats a hasty retreat once she recovers, and slinks away from the site of the battle.]]
* [[TheDragon Colonel Bella]] infamously does this at the end of ''Film/RedDawn1984''. He has two of the surviving Wolverines sighted and, seeing that they're just two young scared and wounded teenagers fighting for their home, he lets them go and [[NotWhatISignedUpFor throws his weapon to the ground]].
* At the end of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', after the ''Black Pearl'' and the ''Flying Dutchman'' [[spoiler:obliterate the HMS ''Endeavour'', along with Beckett]], the entire East India Trading Company armada turns around and gets the hell out of there despite their numerical superiority.
* ''Film/{{Tron}}''. After Tron effortlessly defeats several of Sark's guards on the Solar Sailor Simulation, the last guard throws his electrified weapon over the side and then jumps off himself.
* Subverted in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The Scottish forces are outnumbered three to one by the English forces which scares some of the Scots enough to leave the field, which in turn prompts the hero to deliver his DareToBeBadass speech that sparks new confidence amongst his men.
* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', TheDragon, Patric, attempts to flee at the climax, only to run right into the path of a stray bullet.
* During the chaotic final battle in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', villain Ronan's unenthusiastic accomplice Nebula decides she's had enough, steals a spacecraft and bails.
* ''Film/K2SirenOfTheHimalayas'': The climbers tell how some people, once they get to base camp and are faced with the towering mountains themselves, decide they want out right then and there.
* In ''Film/TheNiceGuys'', March and Healy travel to [[spoiler: an airport hotel]] to look for clues, only to discover [[OneManArmy John Boy]] engaged in a shoot-out there. They silently and quickly leave before anyone notices they had arrived.
* In the 2010 remake of ''Film/TrueGrit'', the doctor for Chaney's outlaw gang escapes on horseback when the final shootout starts, and is not seen again.
* ''Film/TheAutopsyOfJaneDoe'': At the first sign of supernatural goings on, Tommy tells his son and fellow coroner, "Let's get the ''fuck'' outta here," and they attempt to abandon their family morgue.
* In the Creator/JakeGyllenhaal film ''Film/BubbleBoy'', this is Jimmy's reaction when Slim's bikers, the sideshow freaks, and the Bright & Shinies get into a brawl over him, where he grabs a cab he meant to take before they all showed up.
-->'''Jimmy:''' Niagara Falls! And step on it!
* Done by [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
* The Spanish movie ''Hasta la Lluvia'' (Even the Rain) revolves around a film crew that goes to UsefulNotes/Bolivia to film a movie about ChristopherColumbus, because it will be cheaper to make the movie down there. Unfortunately, they go during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War Cochabumba water war,]] a series of civil uprisings that protested [[OneNationUnderCopyright the government's decision to sell the exclusive rights to the country's water]] to [[MegaCorp a multinational.]] Because of the ensuing rioting, the majority of the cast and crew decides to get out while they still have a chance, and leave the director behind.
* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, then rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
** JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
* ''Film/CountYorga''
** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs back the way they came in.
*** Later in the movie, Micheal manages to kill Yorga and goes to collect Donna. They watch Yorga crumble to dust and turn to leave only to be confronted by Erica and the unnamed red-headed bride, who're still vampires despite their master being dead. Micheal and Donna rush down the opposite end of a stairwell with the brides doubling back to meet them in the center. Micheal however pulls out a cross to which Erica, who was near enough to attack, shrinks back and wheels behind her fellow bride as Micheal forces the two back, with both cringing every time Micheal thrust the cross at them. The red-head does manage to switch the positions once they're at the bottom of the stairwell, with both ultimately retreating into a nearby room, figuring their blood isn't worth dealing with a holy symbol.
** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made, back up and soon run for it. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin in a hallway and the brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets (since they're already dead after all) as they keep coming.
--> '''O'Connor''': What're we running for?
--> '''Maddan''': Cause we're scared!
* In ''Film/SweetCountry'', a black farmhand kills a white land-owner and goes on the run into the wilderness, pursued by a posse led by the InspectorJavert. As the going gets tougher (and especially after [[spoiler:one member of the posse is killed]]), the posse members one by one decide that they've had enough and head back to civilisation, until there's only Sergeant Fletcher pushing forward on his own. [[spoiler:After he nearly dies and is saved by the man he's hunting, he turns back too.]]
* ''Film/JackReacher'' is confronted by five thugs outside a bar, but tells them that he only has to fight three of them, as the last two will take to their heels after seeing what Reacher can do. He's right, though he has to punch the last attacker a few times in the groin to [[ShareTheMalePain encourage them to do so]].
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', two of Pierce's underlings attempt to do this when they realize that they are trapped in a runaway wagon with no driver and no backup. One of them opens the door and prepares to bail out when Pierce pulls a gun on him. After a brief argument, Pierce shoots him for cowardice.
* In ''Film/AprilShowers'', Jason bails on an interview when he realises that the TV network cares more about getting a good story than helping him find out who the dead girl he carried out of the school was.
* ''Film/LifeBlood'': After Dan escapes from the gas station, he flags down Deputy Felix's cruiser and tells him what has happened. Felix is less than convinced (unsurprising since Dan is babbling about vampires), but tells Dan to get in and they'll go to the station and investigate. Dan yells no way and takes off running down the road. As a result, he becomes one of the few characters to survive the film.
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** Can be considered a case of CriticalResearchFailure. Students aren't allowed to leave the class room. Therefore this scenario is unlikely to occur.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', Dude does this when he tries to talk to Walter about how he can explain the failed dropoff of [[spoiler:bogus]] ransom money to the titular antagonist and all Walter can think of is his refusal to bowl on Saturday so he can observe the Jewish rest day Shomer Shabbat.
** The Big Lebowski also lampshades this humorously:
--> '''The Dude:''' Ah, fuck it.\\
'''The Big Lebowski:''' Oh, “fuck it!” Yes, that’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!
* Rhett Butler's last line in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' has at times been called the greatest movie line ever. At the end, he realizes that Scarlet is a horrible woman and he doesn't want anything to do with her and her messed up life.
--> ''"Where shall I go? What shall I do?""
--> ''"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."''
* In ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', the San Diego PD and Animal Control do this, coming around the corner in a fleet of vehicles reminiscent of the cavalry coming to save the day....riiight up until the T-Rex shows up and roars at them. ALL of them turn around or go into reverse so fast you can HEAR the collective "Oh Hell No" going through their heads.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ANewHope'': Hero example: Han Solo famously does this after delivering Luke and Leia to the Rebel base. Naturally, [[ChangedMyMindKid he returns to save the day]]. He also says he's going to do this at the beginning of ''Empire'', saying he'd had enough of running into bounty hunters and wanted to get back to Jabba to pay him, but the Imperials attack the base before he's able to leave, forcing him to get involved with the film's conflict instead. Strangely, if you go by the ExpandedUniverse (which Disney has [[CanonDiscontinuity disavowed]] in preparation for the sequels), Han and Chewbacca have been hiding out with the Alliance for ''three years'', and have given up on trying to patch things up with Jabba (they were robbed by pirates while on their way to Jabba's palace just after the Battle of Yavin, and knew that [[NoSympathy Jabba wouldn't accept that as an excuse]]). To suggest that Han and Chewie had not caught the Rebellion bug by then, or at the very least had not developed affectionate feelings for Luke and Leia, is stretching credibility a little too far.
*** Han has an earlier example in A New Hope. While aboard the Deathstar he's charging a stormtrooper, but promptly does an about face when they turn a corner and come face to face with a large group.
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': After the Endor shield array is destroyed, with the destruction of ''Executor'' and the death of the Emperor, every Imperial soldier aboard the Death Star begins to flee the doomed battle station.
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': Stormtroopers round a corner to find Kylo Ren hacking apart a room with his lightsaber while having a temper tantrum. They immediately back up and turn around.
** At the climax of the same film, when Starkiller Base is beginning to self-destruct from the damage caused by the Resistance attack, First Order officers start abandoning their posts in droves, ignoring orders from their superiors to stay where they are. One points out that even General Hux has already fled, so why shouldn't they? (In fact, Hux had gone to confer with Supreme Leader Snoke, who orders a VillainExitStageLeft.)
** Also from the same movie, Rey finds the lightsaber that once belonged to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker in a basement in Maz Kanata's castle -- when she touches it, she has an extremely harrowing Force-vision, experiencing Luke's trauma from his first fight with Vader, and several other painful memories, including what is probably her own worst memory: the moment she was left behind on Jakku. THEN Maz turns up, tells her plainly that the people who left her on Jakku are never coming back for her, and she should move on and look ahead for her "belonging" by embracing the Force, joining the fight and taking the old lightsaber. Rey is horrified at this -- she ends up fleeing from Maz's castle and into the woods in terror.
--->'''Rey:''' [''angry and scared''] I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this!
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
** A whole lot of the [[RedShirt minor characters]] in the films wisely did this whenever they had the chance, including [[RedShirtArmy an entire factory full of workers]] in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' when a truck full of liquid nitrogen crashed in through the door to their loading dock. Their survival rate tended to be a lot higher than that of most of the other characters.
** One really extreme example: A guy in a police helicopter in ''T2'' saw the T-1000 in liquid metal form come ''flowing'' into the seat next to him and tell him to GetOut. He got out. They were at least 40 feet up in the air. Even probable death was preferable to staying in the chopper with that metallic guy.
* The Reverend in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' tries to prevent Bart from getting lynched, but the townspeople quickly respond by blasting the Bible right out of his hand.
-->'''Reverend:''' Son... you're on your own.
* In ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky'', the villain deploys a bunch of mooks in riot gear to stop the title character. He casually punches through the shield, through the armor, and out the back of the leader mook. The others quickly reconsider their line of work and retreat.
* ''Film/TankGirl''. While the Rippers are taking apart the guards inside Water & Power, Sergeant Small says "Screw this, man," and takes off. He's later killed by Jet Girl in revenge for the sexual harassment he put her through when she was a prisoner.
* In ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'', Nigel Powers intimidates a nameless Mook by pointing out what happens to nameless Mooks in [[GenreSavvy this kind of story]]. The Mook decides to lie down and play dead as the final confrontation looms.
* In ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'', when the stage coach rolls up [[spoiler:with the recently-killed actor]], the actress in the coach [[ShamingTheMob Shames the Mob]] by pointing out that [[spoiler:he only wanted to make their lives better by performing on stage]]. One of the {{Mooks}}, Jason Priestley as Deputy Billy Breckinridge, decides that this has gone too far, saying "We have to have some law and order", and quits the Cowboys. This echoes earlier in the film, when another mook, [=McMasters=], is disgusted by how the Cowboys had targeted the Earp brothers' wives, even going so far as to inform Wyatt Earp that he'll join him for whatever he needs. He joins Creek Johnson and Texas Jack Vermillion to form the posse led by Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday that kills many of his former comrades.
* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': [[TheStarscream Starscream]], toward the end of the second movie, [[spoiler:reminds Megatron that "sometimes, cowards ''do'' survive,"]] just before they Exit Stage Left.
** He also says something to this effect in Transformers: War for Cybertron.
** He also does this wordlessly in the first movie, when the credits cut to a scene of him fleeing the battle. He wasn't even there for the second half of it.
* This happens in ''Film/TheRunningMan''. Evil TV show host Damien's huge bodyguard, Sven, is ''supposed'' to fight a final battle against Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. But Damien's been verbally abusing Sven the entire movie, so Sven decides to just walk away, leaving Arnold to crush the helpless Damien.
* ''Film/KillBill'' when the bride cuts off Sophie's arm in the house of Blue Leaves the staff and customers quickly evacuate
* ''Film/StreetFighter''
** Zangief doesn't quite walk away, but decides to help the good guys, largely because he realized that everyone else on Bison's team (specifically Dee Jay) was getting paid besides him. Not to mention that [[spoiler:[[DumbMuscle he had just then realized that everybody else on Bison's team was a bad guy]].]]
** Bison and Dee Jay are watching the former's plans collapse on a screen. When Bison makes a speech about facing the possibility of defeat together "with the stoicism of the true warrior," Dee Jay quietly gets the hell out of dodge in the background.
* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'' contains a classic subversion, when a bounty hunter comes looking for the title character (played by Creator/ClintEastwood).
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "You're wanted, Wales."
-->'''Wales:''' "Reckon I'm right popular. You a bounty hunter?"
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "A man's got to do something for a living these days."
-->'''Wales:''' "Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy." *pause* "You know, this isn't necessary. You can just ride on."
-->*The bounty hunter turns and walks out of the bar. Everyone in the place relaxes, except Wales himself. After a moment, the bounty hunter comes back in.*
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "I had to come back."
-->'''Wales:''' "I know."
* In ''Film/{{Hook}}'':
-->'''Pirate:''' Ain't you...\\
'''Literature/PeterPan:''' Peter Pan?\\
'''Pirate:''' ''(immediately drops his sword and jumps out the window)''
** Also, "What about Smee? Smee's me... WHAT ABOUT ME?!" Well, Smee was ordered to "do something intelligent..."
* In ''Film/TheMummy1999'', at the battle over Hamunaptra, Rick O'Connell's superior officer drops his sword and rides away when an angry horde of Tuareg horsemen are charging his company. [[SycophanticServant Beni]] turns to Rick and says, "You just got promoted."
** About a minute later, Beni follows suit, screaming "WAIT FOR ME!"
** Towards the end, Rick faces off against a group of mummies and gives a loud scream. The mummies screams even louder. Rick promptly goes "Uh uh!" and runs away.
** So much for the Foreign Legion's time-honored tradition of never running away or surrendering.
* Agents Brown and Jones after Neo takes out Smith in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* ''Film/ThreeAmigos''. During the battle at the climax of the movie, most of El Guapo's men take off and desert him, leaving him to be killed by the villagers.
* This is the reaction of the [[EldritchAbomination Bird-warriors from the Underworld]] in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseumBattleOfTheSmithsonian'', when they see how easily the statue of Abraham Lincoln [[OhCrap wipes the floor with them]].
* Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/{{Batman}}''. Batman has just finished wiping out several of the Joker's {{mooks}}. Bob, TheDragon to the Joker, appears holding a knife. When Batman makes a BringIt gesture to him (beckoning with his index finger), Bob drops the knife and runs away.
** Towards the end of ''Film/BatmanReturns'', as plan after plan is foiled by Batman and everything is collapsing around him, the Penguin looks around to realize that he doesn't have many mooks left, and the ones that are still there all seem to be quietly sneaking towards the exits. Moments later, he tries to get out of there himself, but Batman intercepts him.
* Non-battle version in ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark''. After Paul and Corie find Corie's mother in bed with their neighbor Victor, Corie reacts with [[BrainBleach horror]]. Instead of trying to comfort his wife, Paul decides that he has had enough craziness and leaves.
* ''Film/KickAss'' subverts this. A Mook facing the four foot tall whirlwind of destruction named Hit-Girl shouts a stronger version of the first two words. *beat* "I'm getting the bazooka!"
* Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} (in at least one of his many adventures) is attacked by three mooks and kills two of them. The one in the rear plays dead and Ichi is briefly puzzled; he knows how many feet he heard, and how many bodies he sliced. Ichi then gestures impatiently for the surviving mook to get up, and he duly runs away.
* Near the end of ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'', when He-Man's allies have broken into Skeletor's fortress and He-Man and Skeletor are having their FinalBattle, [[TheDragon Evil-Lynn]] and what's left of the QuirkyMinibossSquad sneak out the back. May also count as Evil-Lynn being TheStarscream.
* Wiesler in ''Film/TheLivesOfOthers'' is [[ReassignedToAntarctica opening letters in a basement]] of [[UsefulNotes/EastGermany Stasi]] headquarters when the radio news announces the UsefulNotes/BerlinWall has opened. Everyone in the room drops tools, gets up ,and files out.
* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', Trudy turned around and headed off after seeing the massacre of the Na'vi village at Hometree, including the children. [[spoiler:She later made a HeelFaceTurn and rescued Jake.]]
%%* [[spoiler:Duncan]] in ''Film/MysteryTeam''.
* In ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsWrathOfTheDragonGod'', the lich Klaxx flies off the moment Damodar's plan starts to go wrong. Of course, he only involved himself with it in the first place ForTheEvulz.
* ''Film/HarryPotter''
** Bellatrix as soon as Dumbledore shows up in the Ministry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. This is mostly due to circumstances changing; in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] Dumbledore brings the statues to life and one of them keeps Bellatrix trapped there.
** After the Ministry attack, Fudge is said to have resigned in disgrace. This is in contrast to the books where he stays on for a couple more months, before he's unanimously sacked by ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
** In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
* After being shot in the leg the first time he dealt with Film/{{Machete}}, a mook who sees him coming back hands him his gun, yells, "I quit!", and walks away. Machete allows him to leave peacefully.
* The Turkish entrenched riflemen in ''The Lighthorsemen'' decide on this when they realise the charging Horsemen aren't going to stop.
* Another non-battle example: in ''Film/NothingButTrouble'', this is Chris' reaction upon seeing, in a news segment, that JP Alvin not only survived the destruction of Valkenvania, but also he announces that he and his family are planning to visit his "grandson-in-law". Chris literally runs out of the apartment, complete with an ImpactSilhouette, along with footsteps being heard.
-->'''Chris:''' No you won't! *slams the door*
* At the climax of ''Film/DraculaDeadAndLovingIt'', the Count's LivingShadow clearly shouts "Uh Oh!" and runs away when Van Helsing and the others show up to kill Dracula.
* In ''Film/CapeFear'', [[DamselInDistress Diane Taylor]] opts to leave town rather than testify against [[WouldHitAGirl Cady.]]
* In ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', both Mordant and Goldar bail on Ivan Ooze at different points; Mordant isn't present after the activation of the Ecto-Morphicon Titans and Goldar flies off, saying "I'm out of here!", when Ivan fuses with Hornitor to battle the Ninja Megazord.
* ''Film/EventHorizon'': Miller deadpans, "We're leaving" after seeing the ApocalypticLog [[spoiler:of the titular ship's crew gorily killing each other under the influence of [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace hyperspace (which is a Scary Place heavily implied to be]] {{Hell}}). Too bad the ship's ''also'' a GeniusLoci (again, influenced by hyperspace)... and it doesn't ''want'' them to leave.]]
* In ''Film/TheInnkeepers'', Luke leaves Claire behind the moment he realizes that the ghost is real, though he later comes back.
* ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'': "You go that way; I'll go home"
* In one of the outtakes of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', the scene is Bruce Banner regarding the Leviathan, calmly Hulking out, and pounding its face into the pavement. Instead, Mark Ruffalo turns to the other Avengers, cries "DUDES, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!", and girly-runs off into the distance, while everyone else cracks up.
* In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', Loki and Bartleby have spent the entire movie to a certain point attempting to get to a church so they can get back to Heaven. However, as they do, Bartleby comes to realize that God's always favored the humans over the Angels and that they'll never be able to be fully forgiven for their menial transgressions. So, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds he decides to]] [[KillEmAll kill humanity to get back home]]. Loki recognizes the talk and doesn't want any part of it, attempting to get back to Wisconsin, only for Bartleby to strongarm him into staying with him.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': When brave Sir Robin encounters a three-headed giant, he chickens out. [[TheBard His minstrel]] keeps singing about it, much to his annoyance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE Listen to the Tale of Sir Robin]].
-->'''Sir Robin's minstrel:''' Brave Sir Robin ran away./Bravely ran away away./When danger reared its ugly head,/He bravely turned his tail and fled./Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about/And gallantly he chickened out./Bravely taking to his feet,/He beat a very brave retreat.
* In ''Film/IronMan3'' a random {{Mook|s}}, realizing he's the last one that Tony Stark has yet to shoot or incapacitate, says "I don't even ''like'' this job, these people are so weird", drops his gun, and scrams.
* In ''Film/{{North}}'', this is North's reaction towards the UsefulNotes/{{Amish}}.
-->'''North''': Floor it! *cue plane leaving*
* ''Film/MeetTheBrowns'': Joe pretends to be a fragile man so the police would leave him alone, as he's the passenger and they were after the driver... you got it after the car chase. Once he's out of the range, Joe drops the oxygen tank and cane before making a run for it while Madea is left dealing with the cop.
* ''Film/{{The Hangover}}'':
** Subverted when Alan tries running away when Phil Stu and Doug are being kidnapped by thugs. Only one of the henchmen catches up to him and captures him too.
** [[spoiler: Invoked when Chow locks Alan Stu and Phil in the basement of a Mexican villa, reactivates the alarm and snaps the necks of the guard dogs leaving them to their fate.]]
* In ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the Cheshire Cat has this reaction when the card soldiers break up the mad tea party.
-->'''Cheshire Cat''': Goodbye! (''disappears'')
* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2009'': When Churchill proudly declares (to an uproar of applause) that Britain will fight no matter the cost, Halifax gets up and leaves the room quietly. Incidentally, this is his last scene in the movie.
* [[spoiler:Pete]] in ''Film/{{Neighbors 2014}}''.
* In ''Film/TheTrain'', Major Herren and all the Nazi {{Mooks}} abandon von Waldheim at the end after it becomes clear to them that he values the art they're transporting more than their lives.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Chris Bradley and John Wraith leave Team X shortly after Logan did after realizing he was right about Stryker and what they were doing.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
*** Stryker wastes no time getting himself out of [[spoiler:Alkali Lake's base after Wolverine/Weapon X gets loose]].
*** [[spoiler:After Apocalypse is obliterated by Jean Grey unleashing the Phoenix, Psylocke beats a hasty retreat once she recovers, and slinks away from the site of the battle.]]
* [[TheDragon Colonel Bella]] infamously does this at the end of ''Film/RedDawn1984''. He has two of the surviving Wolverines sighted and, seeing that they're just two young scared and wounded teenagers fighting for their home, he lets them go and [[NotWhatISignedUpFor throws his weapon to the ground]].
* At the end of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', after the ''Black Pearl'' and the ''Flying Dutchman'' [[spoiler:obliterate the HMS ''Endeavour'', along with Beckett]], the entire East India Trading Company armada turns around and gets the hell out of there despite their numerical superiority.
* ''Film/{{Tron}}''. After Tron effortlessly defeats several of Sark's guards on the Solar Sailor Simulation, the last guard throws his electrified weapon over the side and then jumps off himself.
* Subverted in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The Scottish forces are outnumbered three to one by the English forces which scares some of the Scots enough to leave the field, which in turn prompts the hero to deliver his DareToBeBadass speech that sparks new confidence amongst his men.
* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', TheDragon, Patric, attempts to flee at the climax, only to run right into the path of a stray bullet.
* During the chaotic final battle in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', villain Ronan's unenthusiastic accomplice Nebula decides she's had enough, steals a spacecraft and bails.
* ''Film/K2SirenOfTheHimalayas'': The climbers tell how some people, once they get to base camp and are faced with the towering mountains themselves, decide they want out right then and there.
* In ''Film/TheNiceGuys'', March and Healy travel to [[spoiler: an airport hotel]] to look for clues, only to discover [[OneManArmy John Boy]] engaged in a shoot-out there. They silently and quickly leave before anyone notices they had arrived.
* In the 2010 remake of ''Film/TrueGrit'', the doctor for Chaney's outlaw gang escapes on horseback when the final shootout starts, and is not seen again.
* ''Film/TheAutopsyOfJaneDoe'': At the first sign of supernatural goings on, Tommy tells his son and fellow coroner, "Let's get the ''fuck'' outta here," and they attempt to abandon their family morgue.
* In the Creator/JakeGyllenhaal film ''Film/BubbleBoy'', this is Jimmy's reaction when Slim's bikers, the sideshow freaks, and the Bright & Shinies get into a brawl over him, where he grabs a cab he meant to take before they all showed up.
-->'''Jimmy:''' Niagara Falls! And step on it!
* Done by [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
* The Spanish movie ''Hasta la Lluvia'' (Even the Rain) revolves around a film crew that goes to UsefulNotes/Bolivia to film a movie about ChristopherColumbus, because it will be cheaper to make the movie down there. Unfortunately, they go during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War Cochabumba water war,]] a series of civil uprisings that protested [[OneNationUnderCopyright the government's decision to sell the exclusive rights to the country's water]] to [[MegaCorp a multinational.]] Because of the ensuing rioting, the majority of the cast and crew decides to get out while they still have a chance, and leave the director behind.
* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, then rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
** JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
* ''Film/CountYorga''
** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs back the way they came in.
*** Later in the movie, Micheal manages to kill Yorga and goes to collect Donna. They watch Yorga crumble to dust and turn to leave only to be confronted by Erica and the unnamed red-headed bride, who're still vampires despite their master being dead. Micheal and Donna rush down the opposite end of a stairwell with the brides doubling back to meet them in the center. Micheal however pulls out a cross to which Erica, who was near enough to attack, shrinks back and wheels behind her fellow bride as Micheal forces the two back, with both cringing every time Micheal thrust the cross at them. The red-head does manage to switch the positions once they're at the bottom of the stairwell, with both ultimately retreating into a nearby room, figuring their blood isn't worth dealing with a holy symbol.
** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made, back up and soon run for it. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin in a hallway and the brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets (since they're already dead after all) as they keep coming.
--> '''O'Connor''': What're we running for?
--> '''Maddan''': Cause we're scared!
* In ''Film/SweetCountry'', a black farmhand kills a white land-owner and goes on the run into the wilderness, pursued by a posse led by the InspectorJavert. As the going gets tougher (and especially after [[spoiler:one member of the posse is killed]]), the posse members one by one decide that they've had enough and head back to civilisation, until there's only Sergeant Fletcher pushing forward on his own. [[spoiler:After he nearly dies and is saved by the man he's hunting, he turns back too.]]
* ''Film/JackReacher'' is confronted by five thugs outside a bar, but tells them that he only has to fight three of them, as the last two will take to their heels after seeing what Reacher can do. He's right, though he has to punch the last attacker a few times in the groin to [[ShareTheMalePain encourage them to do so]].
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', two of Pierce's underlings attempt to do this when they realize that they are trapped in a runaway wagon with no driver and no backup. One of them opens the door and prepares to bail out when Pierce pulls a gun on him. After a brief argument, Pierce shoots him for cowardice.
* In ''Film/AprilShowers'', Jason bails on an interview when he realises that the TV network cares more about getting a good story than helping him find out who the dead girl he carried out of the school was.
* ''Film/LifeBlood'': After Dan escapes from the gas station, he flags down Deputy Felix's cruiser and tells him what has happened. Felix is less than convinced (unsurprising since Dan is babbling about vampires), but tells Dan to get in and they'll go to the station and investigate. Dan yells no way and takes off running down the road. As a result, he becomes one of the few characters to survive the film.
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** Can be considered a case of CriticalResearchFailure. Students aren't allowed to leave the class room. Therefore this scenario is unlikely to occur.
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', Dude does this when he tries to talk to Walter about how he can explain the failed dropoff of [[spoiler:bogus]] ransom money to the titular antagonist and all Walter can think of is his refusal to bowl on Saturday so he can observe the Jewish rest day Shomer Shabbat.
** The Big Lebowski also lampshades this humorously:
--> '''The Dude:''' Ah, fuck it.\\
'''The Big Lebowski:''' Oh, “fuck it!” Yes, that’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!
* Rhett Butler's last line in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' has at times been called the greatest movie line ever. At the end, he realizes that Scarlet is a horrible woman and he doesn't want anything to do with her and her messed up life.
--> ''"Where shall I go? What shall I do?""
--> ''"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."''
* In ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', the San Diego PD and Animal Control do this, coming around the corner in a fleet of vehicles reminiscent of the cavalry coming to save the day....riiight up until the T-Rex shows up and roars at them. ALL of them turn around or go into reverse so fast you can HEAR the collective "Oh Hell No" going through their heads.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ANewHope'': Hero example: Han Solo famously does this after delivering Luke and Leia to the Rebel base. Naturally, [[ChangedMyMindKid he returns to save the day]]. He also says he's going to do this at the beginning of ''Empire'', saying he'd had enough of running into bounty hunters and wanted to get back to Jabba to pay him, but the Imperials attack the base before he's able to leave, forcing him to get involved with the film's conflict instead. Strangely, if you go by the ExpandedUniverse (which Disney has [[CanonDiscontinuity disavowed]] in preparation for the sequels), Han and Chewbacca have been hiding out with the Alliance for ''three years'', and have given up on trying to patch things up with Jabba (they were robbed by pirates while on their way to Jabba's palace just after the Battle of Yavin, and knew that [[NoSympathy Jabba wouldn't accept that as an excuse]]). To suggest that Han and Chewie had not caught the Rebellion bug by then, or at the very least had not developed affectionate feelings for Luke and Leia, is stretching credibility a little too far.
*** Han has an earlier example in A New Hope. While aboard the Deathstar he's charging a stormtrooper, but promptly does an about face when they turn a corner and come face to face with a large group.
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': After the Endor shield array is destroyed, with the destruction of ''Executor'' and the death of the Emperor, every Imperial soldier aboard the Death Star begins to flee the doomed battle station.
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': Stormtroopers round a corner to find Kylo Ren hacking apart a room with his lightsaber while having a temper tantrum. They immediately back up and turn around.
** At the climax of the same film, when Starkiller Base is beginning to self-destruct from the damage caused by the Resistance attack, First Order officers start abandoning their posts in droves, ignoring orders from their superiors to stay where they are. One points out that even General Hux has already fled, so why shouldn't they? (In fact, Hux had gone to confer with Supreme Leader Snoke, who orders a VillainExitStageLeft.)
** Also from the same movie, Rey finds the lightsaber that once belonged to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker in a basement in Maz Kanata's castle -- when she touches it, she has an extremely harrowing Force-vision, experiencing Luke's trauma from his first fight with Vader, and several other painful memories, including what is probably her own worst memory: the moment she was left behind on Jakku. THEN Maz turns up, tells her plainly that the people who left her on Jakku are never coming back for her, and she should move on and look ahead for her "belonging" by embracing the Force, joining the fight and taking the old lightsaber. Rey is horrified at this -- she ends up fleeing from Maz's castle and into the woods in terror.
--->'''Rey:''' [''angry and scared''] I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this!
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
** A whole lot of the [[RedShirt minor characters]] in the films wisely did this whenever they had the chance, including [[RedShirtArmy an entire factory full of workers]] in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' when a truck full of liquid nitrogen crashed in through the door to their loading dock. Their survival rate tended to be a lot higher than that of most of the other characters.
** One really extreme example: A guy in a police helicopter in ''T2'' saw the T-1000 in liquid metal form come ''flowing'' into the seat next to him and tell him to GetOut. He got out. They were at least 40 feet up in the air. Even probable death was preferable to staying in the chopper with that metallic guy.
* The Reverend in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' tries to prevent Bart from getting lynched, but the townspeople quickly respond by blasting the Bible right out of his hand.
-->'''Reverend:''' Son... you're on your own.
* In ''Film/RikiOhTheStoryOfRicky'', the villain deploys a bunch of mooks in riot gear to stop the title character. He casually punches through the shield, through the armor, and out the back of the leader mook. The others quickly reconsider their line of work and retreat.
* ''Film/TankGirl''. While the Rippers are taking apart the guards inside Water & Power, Sergeant Small says "Screw this, man," and takes off. He's later killed by Jet Girl in revenge for the sexual harassment he put her through when she was a prisoner.
* In ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'', Nigel Powers intimidates a nameless Mook by pointing out what happens to nameless Mooks in [[GenreSavvy this kind of story]]. The Mook decides to lie down and play dead as the final confrontation looms.
* In ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'', when the stage coach rolls up [[spoiler:with the recently-killed actor]], the actress in the coach [[ShamingTheMob Shames the Mob]] by pointing out that [[spoiler:he only wanted to make their lives better by performing on stage]]. One of the {{Mooks}}, Jason Priestley as Deputy Billy Breckinridge, decides that this has gone too far, saying "We have to have some law and order", and quits the Cowboys. This echoes earlier in the film, when another mook, [=McMasters=], is disgusted by how the Cowboys had targeted the Earp brothers' wives, even going so far as to inform Wyatt Earp that he'll join him for whatever he needs. He joins Creek Johnson and Texas Jack Vermillion to form the posse led by Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday that kills many of his former comrades.
* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': [[TheStarscream Starscream]], toward the end of the second movie, [[spoiler:reminds Megatron that "sometimes, cowards ''do'' survive,"]] just before they Exit Stage Left.
** He also says something to this effect in Transformers: War for Cybertron.
** He also does this wordlessly in the first movie, when the credits cut to a scene of him fleeing the battle. He wasn't even there for the second half of it.
* This happens in ''Film/TheRunningMan''. Evil TV show host Damien's huge bodyguard, Sven, is ''supposed'' to fight a final battle against Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. But Damien's been verbally abusing Sven the entire movie, so Sven decides to just walk away, leaving Arnold to crush the helpless Damien.
* ''Film/KillBill'' when the bride cuts off Sophie's arm in the house of Blue Leaves the staff and customers quickly evacuate
* ''Film/StreetFighter''
** Zangief doesn't quite walk away, but decides to help the good guys, largely because he realized that everyone else on Bison's team (specifically Dee Jay) was getting paid besides him. Not to mention that [[spoiler:[[DumbMuscle he had just then realized that everybody else on Bison's team was a bad guy]].]]
** Bison and Dee Jay are watching the former's plans collapse on a screen. When Bison makes a speech about facing the possibility of defeat together "with the stoicism of the true warrior," Dee Jay quietly gets the hell out of dodge in the background.
* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'' contains a classic subversion, when a bounty hunter comes looking for the title character (played by Creator/ClintEastwood).
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "You're wanted, Wales."
-->'''Wales:''' "Reckon I'm right popular. You a bounty hunter?"
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "A man's got to do something for a living these days."
-->'''Wales:''' "Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy." *pause* "You know, this isn't necessary. You can just ride on."
-->*The bounty hunter turns and walks out of the bar. Everyone in the place relaxes, except Wales himself. After a moment, the bounty hunter comes back in.*
-->'''Bounty Hunter:''' "I had to come back."
-->'''Wales:''' "I know."
* In ''Film/{{Hook}}'':
-->'''Pirate:''' Ain't you...\\
'''Literature/PeterPan:''' Peter Pan?\\
'''Pirate:''' ''(immediately drops his sword and jumps out the window)''
** Also, "What about Smee? Smee's me... WHAT ABOUT ME?!" Well, Smee was ordered to "do something intelligent..."
* In ''Film/TheMummy1999'', at the battle over Hamunaptra, Rick O'Connell's superior officer drops his sword and rides away when an angry horde of Tuareg horsemen are charging his company. [[SycophanticServant Beni]] turns to Rick and says, "You just got promoted."
** About a minute later, Beni follows suit, screaming "WAIT FOR ME!"
** Towards the end, Rick faces off against a group of mummies and gives a loud scream. The mummies screams even louder. Rick promptly goes "Uh uh!" and runs away.
** So much for the Foreign Legion's time-honored tradition of never running away or surrendering.
* Agents Brown and Jones after Neo takes out Smith in ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* ''Film/ThreeAmigos''. During the battle at the climax of the movie, most of El Guapo's men take off and desert him, leaving him to be killed by the villagers.
* This is the reaction of the [[EldritchAbomination Bird-warriors from the Underworld]] in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseumBattleOfTheSmithsonian'', when they see how easily the statue of Abraham Lincoln [[OhCrap wipes the floor with them]].
* Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/{{Batman}}''. Batman has just finished wiping out several of the Joker's {{mooks}}. Bob, TheDragon to the Joker, appears holding a knife. When Batman makes a BringIt gesture to him (beckoning with his index finger), Bob drops the knife and runs away.
** Towards the end of ''Film/BatmanReturns'', as plan after plan is foiled by Batman and everything is collapsing around him, the Penguin looks around to realize that he doesn't have many mooks left, and the ones that are still there all seem to be quietly sneaking towards the exits. Moments later, he tries to get out of there himself, but Batman intercepts him.
* Non-battle version in ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark''. After Paul and Corie find Corie's mother in bed with their neighbor Victor, Corie reacts with [[BrainBleach horror]]. Instead of trying to comfort his wife, Paul decides that he has had enough craziness and leaves.
* ''Film/KickAss'' subverts this. A Mook facing the four foot tall whirlwind of destruction named Hit-Girl shouts a stronger version of the first two words. *beat* "I'm getting the bazooka!"
* Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} (in at least one of his many adventures) is attacked by three mooks and kills two of them. The one in the rear plays dead and Ichi is briefly puzzled; he knows how many feet he heard, and how many bodies he sliced. Ichi then gestures impatiently for the surviving mook to get up, and he duly runs away.
* Near the end of ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'', when He-Man's allies have broken into Skeletor's fortress and He-Man and Skeletor are having their FinalBattle, [[TheDragon Evil-Lynn]] and what's left of the QuirkyMinibossSquad sneak out the back. May also count as Evil-Lynn being TheStarscream.
* Wiesler in ''Film/TheLivesOfOthers'' is [[ReassignedToAntarctica opening letters in a basement]] of [[UsefulNotes/EastGermany Stasi]] headquarters when the radio news announces the UsefulNotes/BerlinWall has opened. Everyone in the room drops tools, gets up ,and files out.
* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', Trudy turned around and headed off after seeing the massacre of the Na'vi village at Hometree, including the children. [[spoiler:She later made a HeelFaceTurn and rescued Jake.]]
%%* [[spoiler:Duncan]] in ''Film/MysteryTeam''.
* In ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsWrathOfTheDragonGod'', the lich Klaxx flies off the moment Damodar's plan starts to go wrong. Of course, he only involved himself with it in the first place ForTheEvulz.
* ''Film/HarryPotter''
** Bellatrix as soon as Dumbledore shows up in the Ministry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. This is mostly due to circumstances changing; in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] Dumbledore brings the statues to life and one of them keeps Bellatrix trapped there.
** After the Ministry attack, Fudge is said to have resigned in disgrace. This is in contrast to the books where he stays on for a couple more months, before he's unanimously sacked by ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
** In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
* After being shot in the leg the first time he dealt with Film/{{Machete}}, a mook who sees him coming back hands him his gun, yells, "I quit!", and walks away. Machete allows him to leave peacefully.
* The Turkish entrenched riflemen in ''The Lighthorsemen'' decide on this when they realise the charging Horsemen aren't going to stop.
* Another non-battle example: in ''Film/NothingButTrouble'', this is Chris' reaction upon seeing, in a news segment, that JP Alvin not only survived the destruction of Valkenvania, but also he announces that he and his family are planning to visit his "grandson-in-law". Chris literally runs out of the apartment, complete with an ImpactSilhouette, along with footsteps being heard.
-->'''Chris:''' No you won't! *slams the door*
* At the climax of ''Film/DraculaDeadAndLovingIt'', the Count's LivingShadow clearly shouts "Uh Oh!" and runs away when Van Helsing and the others show up to kill Dracula.
* In ''Film/CapeFear'', [[DamselInDistress Diane Taylor]] opts to leave town rather than testify against [[WouldHitAGirl Cady.]]
* In ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', both Mordant and Goldar bail on Ivan Ooze at different points; Mordant isn't present after the activation of the Ecto-Morphicon Titans and Goldar flies off, saying "I'm out of here!", when Ivan fuses with Hornitor to battle the Ninja Megazord.
* ''Film/EventHorizon'': Miller deadpans, "We're leaving" after seeing the ApocalypticLog [[spoiler:of the titular ship's crew gorily killing each other under the influence of [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace hyperspace (which is a Scary Place heavily implied to be]] {{Hell}}). Too bad the ship's ''also'' a GeniusLoci (again, influenced by hyperspace)... and it doesn't ''want'' them to leave.]]
* In ''Film/TheInnkeepers'', Luke leaves Claire behind the moment he realizes that the ghost is real, though he later comes back.
* ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'': "You go that way; I'll go home"
* In one of the outtakes of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', the scene is Bruce Banner regarding the Leviathan, calmly Hulking out, and pounding its face into the pavement. Instead, Mark Ruffalo turns to the other Avengers, cries "DUDES, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!", and girly-runs off into the distance, while everyone else cracks up.
* In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', Loki and Bartleby have spent the entire movie to a certain point attempting to get to a church so they can get back to Heaven. However, as they do, Bartleby comes to realize that God's always favored the humans over the Angels and that they'll never be able to be fully forgiven for their menial transgressions. So, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds he decides to]] [[KillEmAll kill humanity to get back home]]. Loki recognizes the talk and doesn't want any part of it, attempting to get back to Wisconsin, only for Bartleby to strongarm him into staying with him.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': When brave Sir Robin encounters a three-headed giant, he chickens out. [[TheBard His minstrel]] keeps singing about it, much to his annoyance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE Listen to the Tale of Sir Robin]].
-->'''Sir Robin's minstrel:''' Brave Sir Robin ran away./Bravely ran away away./When danger reared its ugly head,/He bravely turned his tail and fled./Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about/And gallantly he chickened out./Bravely taking to his feet,/He beat a very brave retreat.
* In ''Film/IronMan3'' a random {{Mook|s}}, realizing he's the last one that Tony Stark has yet to shoot or incapacitate, says "I don't even ''like'' this job, these people are so weird", drops his gun, and scrams.
* In ''Film/{{North}}'', this is North's reaction towards the UsefulNotes/{{Amish}}.
-->'''North''': Floor it! *cue plane leaving*
* ''Film/MeetTheBrowns'': Joe pretends to be a fragile man so the police would leave him alone, as he's the passenger and they were after the driver... you got it after the car chase. Once he's out of the range, Joe drops the oxygen tank and cane before making a run for it while Madea is left dealing with the cop.
* ''Film/{{The Hangover}}'':
** Subverted when Alan tries running away when Phil Stu and Doug are being kidnapped by thugs. Only one of the henchmen catches up to him and captures him too.
** [[spoiler: Invoked when Chow locks Alan Stu and Phil in the basement of a Mexican villa, reactivates the alarm and snaps the necks of the guard dogs leaving them to their fate.]]
* In ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', the Cheshire Cat has this reaction when the card soldiers break up the mad tea party.
-->'''Cheshire Cat''': Goodbye! (''disappears'')
* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2009'': When Churchill proudly declares (to an uproar of applause) that Britain will fight no matter the cost, Halifax gets up and leaves the room quietly. Incidentally, this is his last scene in the movie.
* [[spoiler:Pete]] in ''Film/{{Neighbors 2014}}''.
* In ''Film/TheTrain'', Major Herren and all the Nazi {{Mooks}} abandon von Waldheim at the end after it becomes clear to them that he values the art they're transporting more than their lives.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': Chris Bradley and John Wraith leave Team X shortly after Logan did after realizing he was right about Stryker and what they were doing.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
*** Stryker wastes no time getting himself out of [[spoiler:Alkali Lake's base after Wolverine/Weapon X gets loose]].
*** [[spoiler:After Apocalypse is obliterated by Jean Grey unleashing the Phoenix, Psylocke beats a hasty retreat once she recovers, and slinks away from the site of the battle.]]
* [[TheDragon Colonel Bella]] infamously does this at the end of ''Film/RedDawn1984''. He has two of the surviving Wolverines sighted and, seeing that they're just two young scared and wounded teenagers fighting for their home, he lets them go and [[NotWhatISignedUpFor throws his weapon to the ground]].
* At the end of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', after the ''Black Pearl'' and the ''Flying Dutchman'' [[spoiler:obliterate the HMS ''Endeavour'', along with Beckett]], the entire East India Trading Company armada turns around and gets the hell out of there despite their numerical superiority.
* ''Film/{{Tron}}''. After Tron effortlessly defeats several of Sark's guards on the Solar Sailor Simulation, the last guard throws his electrified weapon over the side and then jumps off himself.
* Subverted in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The Scottish forces are outnumbered three to one by the English forces which scares some of the Scots enough to leave the field, which in turn prompts the hero to deliver his DareToBeBadass speech that sparks new confidence amongst his men.
* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', TheDragon, Patric, attempts to flee at the climax, only to run right into the path of a stray bullet.
* During the chaotic final battle in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', villain Ronan's unenthusiastic accomplice Nebula decides she's had enough, steals a spacecraft and bails.
* ''Film/K2SirenOfTheHimalayas'': The climbers tell how some people, once they get to base camp and are faced with the towering mountains themselves, decide they want out right then and there.
* In ''Film/TheNiceGuys'', March and Healy travel to [[spoiler: an airport hotel]] to look for clues, only to discover [[OneManArmy John Boy]] engaged in a shoot-out there. They silently and quickly leave before anyone notices they had arrived.
* In the 2010 remake of ''Film/TrueGrit'', the doctor for Chaney's outlaw gang escapes on horseback when the final shootout starts, and is not seen again.
* ''Film/TheAutopsyOfJaneDoe'': At the first sign of supernatural goings on, Tommy tells his son and fellow coroner, "Let's get the ''fuck'' outta here," and they attempt to abandon their family morgue.
* In the Creator/JakeGyllenhaal film ''Film/BubbleBoy'', this is Jimmy's reaction when Slim's bikers, the sideshow freaks, and the Bright & Shinies get into a brawl over him, where he grabs a cab he meant to take before they all showed up.
-->'''Jimmy:''' Niagara Falls! And step on it!
* Done by [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
* The Spanish movie ''Hasta la Lluvia'' (Even the Rain) revolves around a film crew that goes to UsefulNotes/Bolivia to film a movie about ChristopherColumbus, because it will be cheaper to make the movie down there. Unfortunately, they go during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War Cochabumba water war,]] a series of civil uprisings that protested [[OneNationUnderCopyright the government's decision to sell the exclusive rights to the country's water]] to [[MegaCorp a multinational.]] Because of the ensuing rioting, the majority of the cast and crew decides to get out while they still have a chance, and leave the director behind.
* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, then rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
** JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
* ''Film/CountYorga''
** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs back the way they came in.
*** Later in the movie, Micheal manages to kill Yorga and goes to collect Donna. They watch Yorga crumble to dust and turn to leave only to be confronted by Erica and the unnamed red-headed bride, who're still vampires despite their master being dead. Micheal and Donna rush down the opposite end of a stairwell with the brides doubling back to meet them in the center. Micheal however pulls out a cross to which Erica, who was near enough to attack, shrinks back and wheels behind her fellow bride as Micheal forces the two back, with both cringing every time Micheal thrust the cross at them. The red-head does manage to switch the positions once they're at the bottom of the stairwell, with both ultimately retreating into a nearby room, figuring their blood isn't worth dealing with a holy symbol.
** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made, back up and soon run for it. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin in a hallway and the brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets (since they're already dead after all) as they keep coming.
--> '''O'Connor''': What're we running for?
--> '''Maddan''': Cause we're scared!
* In ''Film/SweetCountry'', a black farmhand kills a white land-owner and goes on the run into the wilderness, pursued by a posse led by the InspectorJavert. As the going gets tougher (and especially after [[spoiler:one member of the posse is killed]]), the posse members one by one decide that they've had enough and head back to civilisation, until there's only Sergeant Fletcher pushing forward on his own. [[spoiler:After he nearly dies and is saved by the man he's hunting, he turns back too.]]
* ''Film/JackReacher'' is confronted by five thugs outside a bar, but tells them that he only has to fight three of them, as the last two will take to their heels after seeing what Reacher can do. He's right, though he has to punch the last attacker a few times in the groin to [[ShareTheMalePain encourage them to do so]].
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', two of Pierce's underlings attempt to do this when they realize that they are trapped in a runaway wagon with no driver and no backup. One of them opens the door and prepares to bail out when Pierce pulls a gun on him. After a brief argument, Pierce shoots him for cowardice.
* In ''Film/AprilShowers'', Jason bails on an interview when he realises that the TV network cares more about getting a good story than helping him find out who the dead girl he carried out of the school was.
* ''Film/LifeBlood'': After Dan escapes from the gas station, he flags down Deputy Felix's cruiser and tells him what has happened. Felix is less than convinced (unsurprising since Dan is babbling about vampires), but tells Dan to get in and they'll go to the station and investigate. Dan yells no way and takes off running down the road. As a result, he becomes one of the few characters to survive the film.
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* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', Dude does this when he tries to talk to Walter about how he can explain the failed dropoff of [[spoiler:bogus]] ransom money to the titular antagonist and all Walter can think of is his refusal to bowl on Saturday so he can observe the Jewish rest day Shomer Shabbat.
** The Big Lebowski also lampshades this humorously:
--> '''The Dude:''' Ah, fuck it.\\
'''The Big Lebowski:''' Oh, “fuck it!” Yes, that’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!
* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', Dude does this when he tries to talk to Walter about how he can explain the failed dropoff of [[spoiler:bogus]] ransom money to the titular antagonist and all Walter can think of is his refusal to bowl on Saturday so he can observe the Jewish rest day Shomer Shabbat.
** The Big Lebowski also lampshades this humorously:
--> '''The Dude:''' Ah, fuck it.\\
'''The Big Lebowski:''' Oh, “fuck it!” Yes, that’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!
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** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs back the way then came in.
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** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs back the way then they came in.in.
*** Later in the movie, Micheal manages to kill Yorga and goes to collect Donna. They watch Yorga crumble to dust and turn to leave only to be confronted by Erica and the unnamed red-headed bride, who're still vampires despite their master being dead. Micheal and Donna rush down the opposite end of a stairwell with the brides doubling back to meet them in the center. Micheal however pulls out a cross to which Erica, who was near enough to attack, shrinks back and wheels behind her fellow bride as Micheal forces the two back, with both cringing every time Micheal thrust the cross at them. The red-head does manage to switch the positions once they're at the bottom of the stairwell, with both ultimately retreating into a nearby room, figuring their blood isn't worth dealing with a holy symbol.
*** Later in the movie, Micheal manages to kill Yorga and goes to collect Donna. They watch Yorga crumble to dust and turn to leave only to be confronted by Erica and the unnamed red-headed bride, who're still vampires despite their master being dead. Micheal and Donna rush down the opposite end of a stairwell with the brides doubling back to meet them in the center. Micheal however pulls out a cross to which Erica, who was near enough to attack, shrinks back and wheels behind her fellow bride as Micheal forces the two back, with both cringing every time Micheal thrust the cross at them. The red-head does manage to switch the positions once they're at the bottom of the stairwell, with both ultimately retreating into a nearby room, figuring their blood isn't worth dealing with a holy symbol.
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** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made and back up. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin and brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets as they keep coming.
** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made and back up. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin and brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets as they keep coming.
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** In the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride snarls, turns and runs off.
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** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've
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* In ''Film/CountYorgaVampire'', when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride turns and runs off.
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* ''Film/CountYorga''
** In''Film/CountYorgaVampire'', the first movie, when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride turns and runs off.off.
** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made and back up. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin and brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets as they keep coming.
--> '''O'Connor''': What're we running for?
--> '''Maddan''': Cause we're scared!
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** In the second, two cops named Madden and O'Connor join Baldwin in searching Yorga's mansion for Cynthia. The two split from him to cover more ground, running right into Yorga's dozen numbered brides. They try to question them, but when the women wordlessly keep advancing on them they realize what a huge mistake they've made and back up. This becomes especially obvious when they meet up with Baldwin and brides suddenly appear from multiple doorway to continue the chase. The two cops open fire on the two front brides, only for them to hardly react to the bullets as they keep coming.
--> '''O'Connor''': What're we running for?
--> '''Maddan''': Cause we're scared!
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** Towards the end, Rick faces off against a mummy and gives a loud scream. The mummy screams even louder. Rick promptly goes "Uh uh!" and runs away.
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** Towards the end, Rick faces off against a mummy group of mummies and gives a loud scream. The mummy mummies screams even louder. Rick promptly goes "Uh uh!" and runs away.
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* In ''Film/CountYorgaVampire'', when Micheal comes across Hayes heavily bitten body who, with his dying breath, tells him where Donna is. Yorga's two vampire brides, one of whom is his former friend Erica, charge into the room to attack him. Micheal stands his ground, swinging his stick at them as they try to close in to no avail. Eventually he raises his stake threateningly, Erica doesn't move, but her fellow bride turns and runs off.
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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, than rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
** MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
** MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, than then rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
** JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
** JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
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** Can be considered a case of CriticalResearchFailure. Students aren't allowed to leave the class room. Therefore this scenario is unlikely to occure.
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My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
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**MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.
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*** Han has an earlier example in A New Hope. While aboard the Deathstar he's chancing a stormtrooper, but promptly does an about face when they turn a corner and come face to face with a large group.
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*** Han has an earlier example in A New Hope. While aboard the Deathstar he's chancing charging a stormtrooper, but promptly does an about face when they turn a corner and come face to face with a large group.
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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': When Inigo confronts Rugen and reveals [[YouKilledMyFather why he's been searching for him]], Rugen pauses briefly as he appraises the situation, than rightfully freaks out and runs in the opposite direction as fast as he physically can. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Inigo is faster and catches up]].
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* The Spanish movie ''Hasta la Lluvia'' (Even the Rain) revolves around a film crew that goes to UsefulNotes/Bolivia to film a movie about ChristopherColumbus, because it will be cheaper to make the movie down there. Unfortunately, they go during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War Cochabumba water war,]] a series of civil uprisings that protested [[OneNationUnderCopyright the government's decision to sell the exclusive rights to the country's water]] to [[MegaCorp a multinational.]] Because of the ensuing rioting, the majority of the cast and crew decides to get out while they still have a chance, and leave the director behind.
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* Done by the [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
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* Done by the [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
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* Done by the [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Skurge]]]] at the climax of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', who hides amongst a crowd of refugees when a battle is clearly not going his side's way. [[spoiler:Soon after, when the escape of the refugees is threatened, he has a change of heart and a full-fledged HeelFaceTurn, jumping back into the fray and pulling a HeroicSacrifice]].
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* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
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* ''Film/HarryPotter''
** Bellatrix as soon as Dumbledore shows up in the Ministry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. This is mostly due to circumstances changing; in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] Dumbledore brings the statues to life and one of them keeps Bellatrix trapped there.
** After the Ministry attack, Fudge is said to have resigned in disgrace. This is in contrast to the books where he stays on for a couple more months, before he's unanimously sacked by ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
** In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
** Bellatrix as soon as Dumbledore shows up in the Ministry in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. This is mostly due to circumstances changing; in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] Dumbledore brings the statues to life and one of them keeps Bellatrix trapped there.
** After the Ministry attack, Fudge is said to have resigned in disgrace. This is in contrast to the books where he stays on for a couple more months, before he's unanimously sacked by ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
** In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Part 2'', [[spoiler:the Malfoys flee the instant Harry reveals himself to be alive. Since they've been prominent supporters of Voldemort and Narcissa had lied to Voldemort about Harry being dead, it's pretty obvious why they didn't want to stick around to see who won.]] [[spoiler:Hell, ''half of the assembled Death Eaters'' teleport away when Harry "comes back to life". It's actually kind of impressive.]]
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* In the Creator/JakeGyllenhaal film ''Film/BubbleBoy'', this is Jimmy's reaction when Slim's bikers, the sideshow freaks, and the Bright & Shinies get into a brawl over him, where he grabs a cab he meant to take before they all showed up.
-->'''Jimmy:''' Niagara Falls! And step on it!
-->'''Jimmy:''' Niagara Falls! And step on it!
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* ''Film/{{The Hangover}}'':
** Subverted when Alan tries running away when Phil Stu and Doug are being kidnapped by thugs. Only one of the henchmen catches up to him and captures him too.
** [[spoiler: Invoked when Chow locks Alan Stu and Phil in the basement of a Mexican villa, reactivates the alarm and snaps the necks of the guard dogs leaving them to their fate.]]
** Subverted when Alan tries running away when Phil Stu and Doug are being kidnapped by thugs. Only one of the henchmen catches up to him and captures him too.
** [[spoiler: Invoked when Chow locks Alan Stu and Phil in the basement of a Mexican villa, reactivates the alarm and snaps the necks of the guard dogs leaving them to their fate.]]
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** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': After the Endor shield array is destroyed, with the destruction of ''Executor'' and the death of the Emperor, every Imperial soldier aboard the Death Star begins to flee the doomed battle station.
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* ''Film/TheAutopsyOfJaneDoe'': At the first sign of supernatural goings on, Tommy tells his son and fellow coroner, "Let's get the ''fuck'' outta here," and they attempt to abandon their family morgue.
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--->'''Rey:''' [''angry and scared''] I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this! [''runs'']
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--->'''Rey:''' [''angry and scared''] I'm never touching that thing again. I don't want any part of this! [''runs'']this!
