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* ''Film/FeastOfLove'': Kathryn is afraid of dogs at first, which her husband Bradley wants to break by getting them one. She's not happy with this, but mostly as it's a sign to her of Bradley neither knowing nor caring about her actual interests.
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* ''Film/TheFleshAndTheFiends'': William Hare, a completely heartless and compassionless murderer, is terrified of rats.
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* In Australian horror film ''Film/{{Primal}}'', one of the protagonists is revealed to be claustrophobic early in the film, when her friends find a tunnel through a mountain to the other side, where they're headed to see some ancient cave paintings. She has to drive the long way around after she gets a panic attack from entering. Later, the tunnel becomes the only viable way to escape the monsters, as the car's wheels are destroyed and the monsters won't go near the tunnel.

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* In Australian horror film ''Film/{{Primal}}'', ''Film/{{Primal|2010}}'', one of the protagonists is revealed to be claustrophobic early in the film, when her friends find a tunnel through a mountain to the other side, where they're headed to see some ancient cave paintings. She has to drive the long way around after she gets a panic attack from entering. Later, the tunnel becomes the only viable way to escape the monsters, as the car's wheels are destroyed and the monsters won't go near the tunnel.
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* In Australian horror film ''Primal'', one of the protagonists is revealed to be claustrophobic early in the film, when her friends find a tunnel through a mountain to the other side, where they're headed to see some ancient cave paintings. She has to drive the long way around after she gets a panic attack from entering. Later, the tunnel becomes the only viable way to escape the monsters, as the car's wheels are destroyed and the monsters won't go near the tunnel.

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* In Australian horror film ''Primal'', ''Film/{{Primal}}'', one of the protagonists is revealed to be claustrophobic early in the film, when her friends find a tunnel through a mountain to the other side, where they're headed to see some ancient cave paintings. She has to drive the long way around after she gets a panic attack from entering. Later, the tunnel becomes the only viable way to escape the monsters, as the car's wheels are destroyed and the monsters won't go near the tunnel.
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* ''Film/RatsNightOfTerror'': No one's very fond of the giant swarm of rats, but Myrna completely wigs out in their presence to the point of joining Duke when he promises to save her from the rats.
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* ''Film/NothingButTheNight'': While in the hospital, Mary Valley suffers nightmares about being trapped in a fire; a fear that she does not have when she is awake. The reason for is [[spoiler: [[GrandTheftMe Mrs Van Traylen has transferred her soul into Mary]] and she had a phobia regarding after seeing her husband die in a fire in which was badly burned]].
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* ''Film/{{Rosaline}}'': Rosaline has a crippling fear of fish, even dropping the term "ichthyophobia", but manages to cross a brook full of them to go help her younger cousin.

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* Sid Phillips, the main villain of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', actually gained a fear of toys at the end of the film as a result of a particular cowboy doll coming to life right in front of him.
** So he ties them to the front of his garbage truck in the third film.

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* Sid Phillips, the main villain of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', actually gained a fear of toys at the end of the film as a result of a particular cowboy doll coming to life right in front of him.
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him. This explains why he ties them to the front of his garbage truck in the third film.''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''.
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* In ''Film/{{Clownhouse}}'', Casey is an adolescent boy whose life is constantly influenced by his intense fear of clowns.
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* Creator/JimmyStewart's detective character in the aptly-named ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''.

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* Creator/JimmyStewart's detective character in the aptly-named ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''.''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' gets vertigo whenever above the ground after his partner fell to his death during a rooftop chase. Of course, when he needs to be in control most, he has to rush up a tall tower as his phobia kicks in.
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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats.

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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats. \n [[spoiler: Bloodsport manages to get at least partially over it in the ending, begrudgingly petting Ratcatcher 2’s favourite rat Sebastian when he crawls onto his knee and sleeps.]]
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* James Bond has an understandably harsh reaction to a tarantula in ''Film/DrNo'' that climbed up his legs (while he was in bed) then across his shoulder. 007. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUqlfX1YJnk Licence to smash.]]

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* James Bond has an understandably harsh reaction to a tarantula in ''Film/DrNo'' that climbed up his legs (while he was in bed) then across his shoulder. 007. [[https://www.[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUqlfX1YJnk com/watch?v=zF-3wgcDRk4&t=76s Licence to smash.]]
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* Henry Brogan in ''Film/GeminiMan''. He even mentions that [[BigBad Clay]] exploited his fear and nearly drowned him with CementShoes tied to his feet just to get a sample of his blood for the cloning procedure.

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* ''Film/AnnieHall'': The title character is afraid of spiders, and calls Alvy over to get rid of the one in her apartment, even though she and Alvy have (temporarily) broken up at this point. Alvy is dismissive of Annie's fears at first, until he goes into her bathroom and takes a look:
-->'''Alvy''': Honey, you've got a spider in here the size of a Buick!

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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats.



* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats.

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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats.
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* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': Bloodsport has a crippling phobia of rats due to being locked in a crate as a child with starving rats. This is problem given that he's on the same squad as Ratcatcher 2, [[CaptainObvious who as you can imagine]], controls rats.
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* In ''Film/GreatWhite'', Jijo is afraid of water, making being stranded in a small life raft 150 kms offshore, with a great white shark circling, pretty much his worst nightmare.
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* ''Animation/WhiteSnake2019'': Despite supposedly working as a snake catcher, Xuan is actually afraid of snakes and usually spends his time gathering and studying {{Healing Herb}}s instead. This naturally causes some conflict with his LoveInterest Blanca, who ''is'' a [[SnakePeople snake demon]].
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* ''Film/TheHazing'': Due to a childhood trauma when he was 6, Tim is afraid of the dark. He hates being alone when it is dark, and can barely speak above a whisper, being unable to even scream.
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* Ironically Peter Parker from ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' doesn't like heights despite all the [[BuildingSwing web swinging]] he does and has to calm himself down while climbing the Washington Monument. He gets over by the time if later movies, though he was still audibly scared while being carried into ''orbit'' in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' which is fair enough.

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* Ironically Peter Parker from ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' doesn't like heights despite all the [[BuildingSwing web swinging]] he does and has to calm himself down while climbing the Washington Monument. He gets over by the time if of later movies, though he was still audibly scared while being carried into ''orbit'' in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' which is fair enough.
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* In ''Film/YellowHairAndTheFortressOfGold'', The Pecos Kid declares that he is "fearless...except for snakes".



* In ''Film/YellowHairAndTheFortressOfGold'', The Pecos Kid declares that he is "fearless...except for snakes".

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* In ''Film/YellowHairAndTheFortressOfGold'', The Pecos Kid declares that he is "fearless...except for snakes".
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* In ''Film/ZombieLand'' Columbus reveals in his narration terrified of clowns. In the movie’s climax he has to face his fear and take down a ''zombie'' clown to save Wichita and Little Rock.

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* In ''Film/ZombieLand'' Columbus reveals in his narration that he is terrified of clowns. In the movie’s climax he has to face his fear and take down a ''zombie'' clown to save Wichita and Little Rock.

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* ''KissOfTheTarantula'': None of Susan's victims are killed directly by tarantula bites. Two have fear-induced heart attacks and three kill themselves in a panicked crush inside a parked car.

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* ''KissOfTheTarantula'': ''Film/KissOfTheTarantula'': None of Susan's victims are killed directly by tarantula bites. Two have fear-induced heart attacks and three kill themselves in a panicked crush inside a parked car.


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* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'': In the novelization, Jen hates the color black, as it reminds him of the Garthim who raided his village.
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* ''Film/AFantasticFearOfEverything'': Jack is afraid of the laundrette.
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* Ichabod Crane in ''Film/SleepyHollow'' can handle grisly autopsies... but sees a (admittedly large) spider in his room and leaps onto a chair, yelling, "Kill it! No, stomp it!"

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* Ichabod Crane in ''Film/SleepyHollow'' ''Film/SleepyHollow1999'' can handle grisly autopsies... but sees a (admittedly large) spider in his room and leaps onto a chair, yelling, "Kill it! No, stomp it!"



* At one point in the movie Lost in Space, the Robinson family and Don West have this moment when the Space Spiders chew through the ship's outer hull with their razor sharp teeth. This encounter with them eventually leads to Don West, Will Robinson, Dr. Smith, and John Robinson to escape to the future only to be in for a surprise when they see that Dr. Smith has turned into a tall spider like creature with a long neck and double jointed arms.

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* At one point in the movie Lost in Space, ''Film/LostInSpace'', the Robinson family and Don West have this moment when the Space Spiders chew through the ship's outer hull with their razor sharp teeth. This encounter with them eventually leads to Don West, Will Robinson, Dr. Smith, and John Robinson to escape to the future only to be in for a surprise when they see that Dr. Smith has turned into a tall spider like creature with a long neck and double jointed arms.

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* At one point in the movie Lost in Space, the Robinson family and Don West have this moment when the Space Spiders chew through the ship's outer hull with their razor sharp teeth.

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* At one point in the movie Lost in Space, the Robinson family and Don West have this moment when the Space Spiders chew through the ship's outer hull with their razor sharp teeth. This encounter with them eventually leads to Don West, Will Robinson, Dr. Smith, and John Robinson to escape to the future only to be in for a surprise when they see that Dr. Smith has turned into a tall spider like creature with a long neck and double jointed arms.
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* The Dormouse in ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' had a deathly fear of cats, to the point where saying the word cat causes him to freak out. Given that he is a mouse, [[JustifiedTrope his fear is well founded.]]

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* The Dormouse in ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' had a deathly fear of cats, to the point where saying the word cat causes him to freak out. Given that he is a mouse, [[JustifiedTrope his fear is well founded.]]



* In ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', Carlos starts the movie with a deep fear of dogs, instilled by his mother, [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]. He gets over it once he meets a real dog and spends the rest of the movie carrying him around and petting him.

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* In ''Film/{{Descendants}}'', Carlos starts the movie with a deep fear of dogs, instilled by his mother, [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]. He gets over it once he meets a real dog and spends the rest of the movie carrying him around and petting him.
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* In ''Film/ZombieLand'' Columbus is terrified of clowns after one incident in a bathroom with one. At the end of the movie, he has to overcome his fear and take down a zombie clown to save Wichita and Rock.

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* In ''Film/ZombieLand'' Columbus is reveals in his narration terrified of clowns after one incident in a bathroom with one. At clowns. In the end of the movie, movie’s climax he has to overcome face his fear and take down a zombie ''zombie'' clown to save Wichita and Little Rock.

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