7 Under-Appreciated Movie Cliches

Running to the airport. Bumping into a hot guy. We all know them. But what are those lesser-known cliches that keep popping up in your favorite films?

1. Rooftop Pondering

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In Friends With Benefits , Jamie showed Dylan her top-secret rooftop thinking space with no cell reception in the first half of the movie. Later, Dylan returned to the spot at a critical moment.

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Gabriella showed Troy her rooftop garden hideaway in High School Musical. When Troy showed up Gabriella traded critical thinking for some critical dancing.

2. Dessert Destruction

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Annie showed Lillian what crazy was when she destroyed her heart-shaped cookie at her wedding reception in Bridesmaids. The bleached asshole rant is a highlight as well.

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Nanny McPhee's wedding scene destroyed a lot of perfectly good desserts.

3. Mirror Mirror

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Brittany Snow got a surprise visitor in Prom Night. The hero only realizes someone is behind them when they take a good look in the mirror. I'm also a little jealous that i've never had a cabinet mirror...

4. Jamming Out in the Car = Crash

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Hillary Duff's brother in Raise Your Voice bit the dust for his highway karaoke. This does nothing to ease my fear of driving.

5. Baguettes are a grocery must-have

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In many films baguettes are top-priority on the protaganists' grocery lists. This was exagerrated (above) in the Michael Clayton.

6. The Kiss Mega-Zoom Out

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There's the kiss pan, the kiss fade-out, and the kiss intense close-up... but the kiss zoom out is popular as well. The end kiss scene in Bring it On does it best.

7. Cars and Trucks Explode Easily

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21 Jump Street mocked this cliche when a truck full of flammable gas didn't explode.