Crime movies are a beloved genre, full of suspense, drama, and action. But let's face it, they can also be chock-full clichés ranging from the absurd to the downright ridiculous. Here are ten of the most hackneyed tropes that make us roll our eyes and laugh out loud.
1. The Bumbling Henchman
These guys are always incredibly stupid.
2. The Villain Monologue
Just when the hero is about to be defeated, the villain decides it’s the perfect time to reveal every detail of their master plan, giving the hero ample time to escape.
3. The Perfectly Timed Explosion
No matter how complicated the bomb, our hero always manages to walk away just in time for it to explode in a perfectly cinematic fashion, sunglasses intact – mostly.
4. The Mysteriously Printed Photographs
In the digital age, our savvy detective still stumbles upon crucial evidence in the form of freshly printed photographs. Because, apparently, villains have a nostalgic love for physical prints!
5. The Instant Computer Genius
Give them five seconds and they can hack into any system. The screen always has fancy graphics and sound effects, of course.
6. The Car That Never Starts
Just as the hero needs to make a quick getaway, the car inexplicably refuses to start, only to roar to life at the last possible moment.
7. The One-Punch Knockout
Forget martial arts skills or real combat – a single punch is all it takes to knock out any adversary in these movies.
8. The Never-Ending Ammo
The hero’s gun seems to have a bottomless magazine, allowing it to fire endlessly without the inconvenience of reloading it
9. The Conveniently Placed Newspaper Clipping
Important plot details are always discovered in newspaper clippings that just happen to be lying around in convenient places.
10. The Unlikely Love Embrace
Amidst the chaos of fighting crime, the hero finds time to fall head-over-heels in love, often with someone they met five minutes ago.
What are your favorite eye-rolling tropes you love to hate?
The final fight scene when the hero already with bullet and knife wounds, broken ribs, one eye swollen shut, meets the most vicious of the villains... Gets hammered in the head slammed into a wall, thrown through a glass window, but somehow summons the strength to suddenly block all the punches they missed blocking before. Then starts to rain blows, kicks and elbows on the villain to end up victorious with one final thunderous fight ending blow.