History Main / LostInACrowd

* In an episode of ''Series/{{Castle}}'', the cops drop off the ransom in a certain bag. Then they try to take down anyone with that bag. Naturally, everyone is carrying an identical bag as a part of a "performance art" piece.

* In ''Film/SilentNight'', a killer in a Santa costume is loose... in a town full of people in Santa costumes.

* ''Webcomic/{{Niels}}'' proves that a [[http://nielsg.com/furry-convention furry convention]] is an the best place for a hitman to kill someone.

* ''Film/{{Tenet}}''. The undercover CIA agent being extracted temporarily pretends to be an [[KnockoutGas unconscious hostage]] among all the other opera goers slumped in their seats. This takes a lot of nerve as there are still bullets flying around and he could just as easily killed by a stray round as an aimed one.

* In one episode of ''Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket'', Lupin successfully convinces an entire crowd of attendees, children included, to dress as himself and his accomplices. While the police are being overwhelmed trying to arrest everyone to sort it out later, the real Lupin and company make off with an entire exhibit of things belonging to the original Arsene Lupin, as well as a model of him. This is done not only under the noses of the (heavily overwhelmed) police, but of his archnemesis Inspector Zenigata, plus a special guest antagonist, the descendant of Inspector Ganimard, who was the only man to ever arrest the original Arsene Lupin.

* The opening chase scene of ''Film/{{Drive}}'' concludes when the Driver takes the robbers he's working for into a parking garage... of a stadium moments before a major sporting event ends. The Driver and the robbers are thus able to walk away from the cops by blending into the crowds.

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. Amy, dressed as a waitress, is being followed by a couple of goons. As she walks she pulls a schoolgirl tie out of her white shirt, then turns the corner and lets down her hair and reverses her black skirt to reveal a plaid skirt. She then turns and walks past the goons with a bunch of other schoolgirls who are going home at that time.

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017''. Amy, dressed as a waitress, is being followed by a couple of goons. As she walks she pulls a schoolgirl tie out of her collar, then turns the corner and lets down her hair and reverses her skirt to reveal a plaid skirt. She then turns and walks past the goons with a bunch of other schoolgirls who are going home at that time.

* ''Film/{{Assassins}}''. Stallone's character is driving a yellow cab pursued by a police helicopter, so he drives into the taxi terminal.

* ''Film/{{Assassins}}''. While being chased by police including helicopter units, Creator/SylvesterStallone's character hides a stolen taxi cab among a bunch of other cabs at the taxi terminal, then climbs into another cab as a passenger and rides it out of there.

* On ''Series/{{White Collar}}'', Neal is followed by Jones (who IIRC is following him because the plan required Neal to not wear the tracking anklet) into a park, where a crowd of people all wear the same outfit as Neal. Jones taps one of them on the shoulder, and the man excitedly asks if he won. Turns out Neal posted a contest on a web site for people to be dressed this way to be at that park at the right time to make his escape. [[/folder]]

* A staple of the ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' games [[note]]starting with ''Absolution''[[/note]], where Agent 47 can hide among densely-packed crowds of [=NPCs=]. Enemy guards are not ''completely'' oblivious and will spot him if they get close enough, while the [=NPCs=] themselves will freak out and blow Agent 47's cover if he acts suspicious.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Curcio#Brink's_robbery This case]] involves a guy who robbed an armored truck, then escaped into a crowd of people dressed exactly like him (that he had set up using Craigslist).

* [[http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_100108WAB_monroe_robber_floating_escape_TP.ce3930c1.html This case]] involves a guy who robbed an armored truck, then escaped into a crowd of people dressed exactly like him (that he had set up using Craigslist).

* ''Film/BatmanBegins'': Ducard uses this tactic against Bruce Wayne during his final trial at the League base, making himself look identical to all the other ninjas around him ... [[spoiler: but Bruce then uses it right back on him with a similar tactic.]]