History Main / EyesNeverLie

* In the ''Film/VForVendetta'' film, main character Evie can distinguish propaganda cover stories from actual news because the news anchor "Blinks when she knows a story's false".
* ''Film/War2007''. FBI agent John Crawford is obsessed with catching Rogue, an assassin known for changing his face with PlasticSurgery, because he killed his partner Lone. When he encounters Rogue in his new face three years later, he claims to recognize him as "the eyes are the one thing the surgeons can't change." [[spoiler:The TwistEnding reveals that Rogue is actually his partner Lone, who did a KillAndReplace on the real Rogue. When Crawford refuses to believe this, Lone does an IronicEcho of Crawford's earlier comment.]]

* In the first ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', Root shows two arguing psychiatrists footage of Artemis claiming he can escape the [=LEP=] time-stop field, which is supposedly impossible. They put aside their differences and ask to be shown the footage again, zoomed in on Artemis's eyes. They conclude that either he's telling the truth or he's absolutely convinced he is.

* In the 2005 film ''Film/TheIsland'', after the duo escape from the cloning organ facility they once believed to be their sanctuary and home, while watching TV the heroine is somehow able to tell two identical (both played by Ewan [=McGregor=]) characters apart using her ability to tell when one is lying.

* ''Film/{{War}}''. FBI agent John Crawford is obsessed with catching Rogue, an assassin known for changing his face with PlasticSurgery, because he killed his partner Lone. When he encounters Rogue in his new face three years later, he claims to recognize him as "the eyes are the one thing the surgeons can't change." [[spoiler:The TwistEnding reveals that Rogue is actually his partner Lone, who did a KillAndReplace on the real Rogue. When Crawford refuses to believe this, Lone does an IronicEcho of Crawford's earlier comment.]]

* The tie-in comic for the [[HalloweenEpisode "Junkenstein's Revenge"]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' implies this in a flashback to the titular organization's GloryDays - although Cassidy makes it appear as though he's [[NervesOfSteel unfazed by the story of Junkenstein]] that Reinhardt has told the group, Reinhardt himself accuses him of hiding "behind a tough guy act" while claiming that "I can see the fear in your eyes." Complicating matters is the fact that [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging Reinhardt had called him by his fake name "McCree" earlier]] - it's left ambiguous whether Cassidy was panicking over Reinhardt's story actually being scary, or whether he worried that Reinhardt would find out his true name and out him as a liar to the rest of the room.

* The tie-in comic for the [[HalloweenEpisode "Junkenstein's Revenge"]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' implies this - although Cassidy makes it appear as though he's unfazed by the titular story that Reinhardt has told the group, Reinhardt himself accuses him of hiding "behind a tough guy act" while claiming that "I can see the fear in your eyes." Complicating matters is the fact that Reinhardt had called him by his fake name "[=McCree=]" earlier - it's left ambiguous whether Cassidy was panicking over Reinhardt's story, or whether he worried that Reinhardt would find out his true name.

** In a broader sense, it's often noted that nothing, not even gods in mortal guise, can hide their eyes, which are often very obviously not human, such as being pools of bright green or plack pits with stars inside.

* ''Fire Emblem''

-->'''Wallace:''' I've been a knight for 30 years, and there is one thing I learned. A person with eyes as bright and true as yours is no deceiver.

* ''Literture/AlphaAndOmega:'' Multiple characters believe the [[spoiler:Islamic Madhi]] is the real deal and not an imposter due to the simultaneously powerful, confused and uneasy look in his eyes, which reminds them of [[spoiler:Chaim, the newfound Jewish Messiah.]]

* ''Literture/AlphaAndOmega:'' Multiple characters believe the [[spoiler:Islamic Madhi]] is the real deal and not an imposter due to the simultaneously powerful and confused and uneasy look in his eyes, which reminds them of [[spoiler:Chaim, the newfound Jewish Messiah.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' and its [[{{Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017}} live-action remake]], the Beast's eyes are the sole physical remnant of his humanity- and are what enable Belle to recognize him after the curse breaks and he reverts to Prince Adam. This is taken even further in the stage show in which he actually sings "''Belle, look into my eyes / Belle, don't you recognize / The Beast within the man who's here before you?''"

* Invoked in ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'' during the "Something's Missing" number, when Arlo asks Ansel to look into his eyes and truly recognize him as his son.

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