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* In ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', Juliet confesses to her nurse that she loves Romeo rather than Paris, her father's chosen husband for her, but she assumes she just means that she would rather marry her cousin Tybalt's killer than Paris.

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* ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere'' has a confession from a man who's committed a murder-but everyone thinks it's too implausible that such an insignificant man has committed such a crime. [[spoiler:They convict him of a different murder, which he ''hasn't'' committed.]]

* In ''Series/{{Merlin}}'', Merlin confessed to having magic in a room containing both Arthur and the magic-hating Uther. Neither of them believed him.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': After Bakugo storms out of school feeling humiliated after losing in class 1A's first hero training exercise, Izuku tries to placate him by revealing that he wasn't hiding his Quirk their whole lives, but was recently given it. Due to their status as [[TheRival rivals]] and his InferioritySuperiorityComplex, Bakugo dismisses the claim as absurd. [[spoiler:Eventually, witnessing the circumstances surrounding All Might's retirement, leads Bakugo to realize that Izuku was telling the truth, as well as that his Quirk came from All Might.]]

--> '''Akane:''' Just how stupid do you think I am!!?\\

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher2099''. Kerry thinks Jake Gallows is the new Punisher, and visits him at home to gather evidence... just as Jake comes out of his underground prison/torture chamber/execution chamber. Gallows, frustrated, eventually sits her down and shouts that he's the Punisher, listing all of his recent actions. Kerry leaves thinking the Punisher case is driving Gallows nuts.

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher2099''. Kerry thinks Jake Gallows is the new Punisher, going so far as to try to snoop around his house/underground prison/torture chamber/execution chamber. Gallows finally sits her down and shouts that he's the Punisher, going through every single action up to that point. Kerry leaves thinking the Punisher case is driving Gallows nuts.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' movie, Helga revealed to Arnold that she loved him all along and proceeded to kiss him. In the end, [[ThatDidntHappen they nervously decided that it was because of the moment and nothing serious had happened]].

SarcasticConfession is when the confession was never meant to be taken seriously. If the character is ignored because of their youth, it's NotNowKiddo. If the character is ignored because he and his story sound absolutely crazy, it's YouHaveToBelieveMe. If it's for no reason at all, see IgnoredExpert and TheCassandra. Compare and contrast InVinoVeritas, RefugeInAudacity, CassandraTruth.

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* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Hinata's sincere AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to the titular character in Chapter 437 was overshadowed by the immediate outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War between the ninja villages and the Madara-Kabuto alliance. It ''finally'' stopped being this in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', where [[spoiler:it ultimately helps [[LoveRevelationEpiphany Naruto realize his love for her]]]].

'''Ranma:''' I... But I just...!" ''(thinking)'' ''"SHE'S NOT CUTE AT ALL!''

* In ''LightNovel/BokuWaTomodachiGaSukunai'', it turns out every time [[spoiler:Kodaka]] was oblivious to his friends' feelings and confessions, he was actually actively dodging it. He really didn't want to be in a romantic relationship with any of them-- he just wanted to have friends is all.

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--> '''Hank''': ''(holding a bag)'' What've you got in there, cinderblocks?
--> '''Walt''': Half a million in cash.
--> ''(Hank stares at Walt for a moment, then laughs)''
--> '''Hank''': That's the spirit!

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-->'''Ari:''' I wish '''you''' could do whatever '''I''' want.
-->'''John:''' Aw, she's '''really''' drunk.
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Sherry]]:''' It's a bar, John. These things happen often.

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* In ''The Goat'' Martin starts off [[SarcasticConfession sarcastically]] and then flat out confesses to his wife that he's been sleeping with the title character. She laughs it off both times.

One character delivers a confession that should have a big reaction attached to it, but for whatever reason their audience doesn't take it seriously or outright ignores it.

* In ''Film/MultipleSarcasms'', the main character confesses his love to a long time friend, after his marriage is on the rocks. She thinks he's drunk [[spoiler: until this confession shows up in a play her wrote.]]
* ''Film/AmericanPsycho'': After a string of grisly murders and running from the cops Patrick Bateman calls his lawyer and confesses to the whole thing. When he later confronts his lawyer, he insists that he wasn't joking, but he is rebuffed, and the lawyer is actually irritated to the point that he tells Bateman the joke isn't funny anymore. This is compounded by the fact that Bateman might not be a serial killer, and may just be delusional and psychotic, but it is ambiguous. Throughout the film he confesses in absurd ways, and people either don't hear him properly, or ignore him, a commentary on the egotistical feelings of all around him.
* In the French film ''I've Loved You So Long'', the protagonist has recently been released after serving time in prison for murder and has been living with her younger sister as she acclimates to life on the outside. At a dinner party, one of her sister's friends gets drunk and begins to tease her about her mysterious past, eventually making a game of it, until the protagonist finally snaps and admits that she was in prison... and everyone laughs, and the drunk friend tells her that if she's just going to make stuff up he's not going to play any more. Whilst it's {{played straight}} for the most part, her LoveInterest offers a {{subversion}}, in that he's actually worked with prisoners and realizes that she's telling the truth.
* Hilarious example from ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' when Brandon, a teenaged "questerian" (parody of a "trekkie") is actually helping a real space ship land. We get this exchange with him and his mother:

* In ''Film/TheTrap'' (Serbian: "Klopka"), after having killed a man, the hero feels remorse and turns himself in. The police officer doesn't believe his story and ask him to leave the police station.

* In ''Cosmic'', the main character, Liam, is a 12 year old boy with a growth problem that causes him to look like an adult. Near the end, Liam, (who for a good chunk of the book was pretending to be an adult) tries to confess that he's actually just a boy. Unfortunately, he's mistaken for just being [[LiteralMetaphor metaphorical]].

* In ''Series/{{Merlin}}'', Merlin confessed to having magic in a room containing both Arthur and the magic hating Uther. Neither of them believed him.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Homer petends to be a pilot to drink at a bar then the controller comes in and asked him to fly to the windy city, when he says he cant the man confronts him and asks if hes impersonating a pilot just to drink there. Homer instantly confesses at which point the controller laughs and declares "you fly boys crack me up" before forcing him into the cockpit
** In another episode a man told [[PoliceAreUseless Chief Wiggum]] that he had just torched a building downtown and was afraid he'd do it again. Chief Wiggum replied "Yeah right, [[SarcasmMode I'll just type tat up on my invisible typewriter"]]
*** A similar joke was used on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' when a man confessed to having a body in the trunk and the policeman replied "Aww, What a beautiful baby wheres your mommy".
** In a later episode Bart told Homer [[NoodleIncident "I got suspended in school today". "They found a switchblade in my locker". "I took a swing at a cop".]] "I'm just mad all the time" Homer's to preoccupied with his new website to listen.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf's'' title character is well-known for calling his fiancee [[BelligerentSexualTension "uncute, unsexy, built like a brick, violent tomboy, ect"]]. So when he actually gets the courage to call her cute, Akane thinks he's trying to insult her.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Hinata's sincere AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to the titular character in Chapter 437 was overshadowed by the immediate outbreak of the Fourth Shinobi World War between the ninja villages and the Madara-Kabuto alliance. It ''finally'' stopped being this in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', where it ultimately helps [[spoiler:[[LoveRevelationEpiphany Naruto realize his love for her]]]].

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Hinata's sincere AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to the titular character was overshadowed by the outbreak of a war between the ninja villages and the Madara-Kabuto alliance. It ''finally'' stopped being this in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', where it ultimately helps [[spoiler:[[LoveRevelationEpiphany Naruto realize the true nature of his feelings for her]].]]

* In ''Film/BatmanForever'', Two-Face is about to detonate the bomb in the circus when Bruce Wayne stands up and proclaims that he's Batman in order to stop the murder, but the audience has erupted into a frenzy and nobody hears him in all the shouting.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Hinata's sincere AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to the titular character was overshadowed by the outbreak of a war between the ninja villages and the Madara-Kabuto alliance. It ''finally'' stopped being this in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', where it ultimately helps [[spoiler:[[LoveRevelationEpiphany Naruto realize the true nature of his feelings for her.]]
* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'':
** Belldandy in the TV series is confronted by Sayoko, who doesn't believe her exchange student cover story and demands to know "Just who are you?!" To which Bell replies, [[CannotTellALie without a hint of sarcasm]], "A Goddess." Sayoko, thinking it's an insult, just gets mad and storms away.
** Belldandy frequently says things without a trace of irony that are taken as a SarcasticConfession. For instance, her first exchange when she talks to Megumi she tells her that she works at the Goddess Help Line, and that she has a contract to stay with Keiichi forever. Megumi shrugs it off, believing she's just speaking metaphorically of living together with Keiichi.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf's'' title character is well-known for calling his fiancee [[BelligerentSexualTension "uncute, unsexy, built like a brick, violent tomboy, ect"]]. So when he actually gets the courage to call her cute, Akane thinks he's trying to insult her.
--> '''Akane:''' Just how stupid do you think I am!!?\\
'''Ranma:''' I... But I just...!" ''(thinking)'' ''"SHE'S NOT CUTE AT ALL!''

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Hinata's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove has, thus far, been overshadowed by [[spoiler: the outbreak of a war between the ninja villages and the Madara-Kabuto alliance]].

* In ''[[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Proven Guilty]]'', [[spoiler:Molly]] confesses her love to Harry. He openly tells her that he's not going to take it seriously, for two reasons: One, because she's a rebellious teenager and her attraction to him is partly fueled by that; and two, because he's just saved her from a highly traumatic experience and her perception of him is being coloured by that. Years on, [[spoiler:Molly]] admits this was the right thing for him to do, [[spoiler:although she is angry that he refused to acknowledge her feelings even after they became more genuine.]]

* A subversion in ''{{Catherine}}'': [[spoiler:The bartender aptly named "Boss" (although he's only a SubBoss)]] confesses that he's surprised the protagonist Vincent has managed to figure out that he's the evil villain behind the nightmares plaguing the city. Vincent only cares that he also saw the girl who Vincent had been cheating with but who no one else remembered... but when the villain calms down and starts feeling secure that his secret is still safe, Vincent reveals he did indeed pay attention to the confession and begins interrogating him about it.

* ''Film/RatRace''

* In ''Cosmic'', the main character, Liam, is a 12 year old boy with a growth problem that causes him to look like an adult. Liam, (who for a good chunk of the book was pretending to be an adult) tries to confess that he's actually just a boy. Unfortunately, he's mistaken for just being [[LiteralMetaphor metaphorical]].