Dear Hollywood, It's Time To Finally Stop Putting These Tropes And Clichés Into Movies And TV

"Like, run for your lives, y’all — don’t stop and cut the grass."

Despite cinema being around for over a century, there are some tropes that never seem to change. So we asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the films and TV tropes that really grind their gears.

Universal Pictures

Here are 26 of the best responses!

1. The best friends of the bully always being idiots.

Warner Bros. Pictures

"The classic dumb besties of the bully (Karen from Mean Girls, Crabbe + Goyle from Harry Potter)."

—Hello

2. Eye contact with the passenger.

Netflix

"It drives me mad when the person at the wheel looks at the passenger throughout the whole conversation. Watch the damn road! No one drives and talks to their passenger with intense eye contact like that."

—Howcouldyouuuuu

3. No marriage = no relationship.

NBC

"When they make couples break up just because one of the partners doesn’t want to be married or isn't ready for marriage. Like, despite loving each other and wanting to still be together, they break up anyway. Ugghhh, I hate it."

—Peynor

4. Pulling someone out of the room for a chat.

Paramount Pictures

"A character can just say to another character, 'Can I speak to you in the other room?' when they have guests?! Imagine doing that in real life. It's rude AF. Write a scene where they discuss it afterwards or at an opportune moment like normal people, would you lazy bastards?"

—peggee

5. Not listening to crucial information.

Netflix

"When a simple misunderstanding that could instantly be resolved spirals out of control because one character won’t listen or won’t speak up.

"Character A: I have crucial relevant information!

"Character B: Not now, I have to jump blindly into this mess."

—tonyc007

6. Pointless relationship drama.

Fox

"Unnecessary and forced relationship drama. The 'She overheard a phone call out of context', and 'He saw a man in the car he thought was her lover' = two seasons' worth of filler content. How about focusing on drama based on the struggles couples overcome together, as a unit, instead?"

—thefirsthovis

7. The "nerdy"–to–prom queen makeover.

Buena Vista Pictures

"I absolutely hate when the nerdy, 'unattractive' girl gets a makeover (which usually involves straightening her hair and using contacts) and suddenly becomes flawless and sexy and has the jock of the school falling for her."

—ariana

8. And don't forget the old losing the ponytail + glasses = hottie.

Sony Pictures Releasing

"When the heroine lets down her ponytail and takes off her glasses, and everyone realizes she's actually hot."

—SuperArielle

9. Frames without lenses.

Fox

"Glasses with no lenses! There's no reason to give a character glasses and then not even bother having lenses in them.

"Two examples are Leonard in The Big Bang Theory and Jess in New Girl. Both characters wear them, and it took me forever to notice they weren't real glasses. What's the point?!"

—bluedecor

10. Unrealistic lifestyles.

NBC

"I really wish people in TV and movies lived within their income. You see people take these wildly expensive vacations, live in houses they could never afford, and spend money without a thought, when they supposedly have an average-paying job."

—c449114c2a

11. Sitting up out of breath post-nightmare.

Netflix

"When people have a nightmare and shoot up to a sitting position gasping for air. Real people just roll over or otherwise keep sleeping."

—kdhenc2000

12. Sprinting in heels.

Universal Pictures

"Women running and fighting in heels. Seriously? Try that in real life and you'll end up with a broken ankle."

—ravenbard

13. Invincible pets in disaster movies.

20th Century Fox

"In every single disaster movie, there is a pet, usually a dog, that magically survives everything. Now, I am not advocating for pets to die in movies, but realistically, not every dog is going to survive every alien attack, earthquake, or tidal wave."

—jamesarthurwrites

14. Unrealistic cosmetics.

ABC

"In postapocalyptic shows or movies, not only do they still have makeup on, but magically, their eyebrows and legs are always waxed. Nobody has roots showing in their hair. Sure, there's no food and you're battling zombies, but one must save time for personal grooming, am I right?"

—lorena85

"In desert island/plane crash movies and shows where the female characters never shave, use makeup, and magically have zero periods."

—outoftoucholdwhiteguy

15. Relying on sound for jump scares.

FilmDistrict

"Jump scares that rely on a loud bit of music or sound effect. It's just lazy — imagine the scene without the soundtrack!"

—rhiainbod

16. Those perfect selfless souls.

Sony Pictures Releasing

"You know the type — always a nurse or a teacher or a nanny. She devotes her entire being to serving others and never dares to harm a dust bunny, never mind a living bunny. She serves at the soup kitchen every holiday, even if she struggles to pay her electric bill, and her greatest flaw stems from her innate need to be just so NICE all the time."

—hiitsnicetomeetyou

17. Who cuts the damn grass?

AMC

"When, in a zombie apocalypse movie or show, you see these perfectly mown lawns in towns. Shouldn't everything be real overgrown? Like, run for your lives, y’all — don’t stop and cut the grass."

—Lizzie_Borden

18. Idiotic dads who are essentially children.

Netflix

"When the dad is a bumbling idiot and just another kid for the wife to take care of."

—devogepeggy

19. Phone traces that never work.

NBC

"Any cop show or movie when they trace the call and rarely finish the trace. It really doesn’t take long."

—wgbrund1

20. Medical misinformation.

Lionsgate

"Spreading medical misinformation that is well known for having been debunked. I don't expect them to be right 100% of the time, and sometimes medically unrealistic things happen for plot reasons, but it gets annoying to hear things like the disproved 'fact' that humans only use 10% of our brains."

—stofzuiger

21. And poorly representing diabetes and its treatment.

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

"Hollywood NEVER gets diabetes right. 'Quick, he's having a hypo — give him insulin, NOW!' Well, that's one comatose or dead diabetic right there (my parents had to stress to schools to never give me insulin during a hypo; people just assume that's what you're supposed to do due to media)."

—Retrocrebbon

22. "Let's split up and search this spooky house."

Lionsgate

"Characters in horror movies should really stop splitting up when they are in a group."

—annechananne

23. It's sacrilege to save your ex from danger.

Fox

"Character A used to date Character B and is now dating Character C. Character B is in danger, and Character A wants to help save them.

"Character C: You're still in love with B, aren't you?

"Not wanting someone to suffer or even be unhappy is not a sign of romantic love. It's just a sign of humanity."

—babybooterflies

24. Everyone ignores the woman who's drinking to avoid her issues.

Netflix

"I’m 2,000% over the 'woman avoiding issues by drinking too much, so when things start to happen, no one believes her' trope. It was parodied well in The Woman in the House Across the Street, but it’s so irritating now that I’ll stop watching/reading once it’s clear that will be a major plot point."

—bubbleon

25. Associating facial differences with villains.

Universal Pictures

"The use of facial differences to denote villainy. It's a tired trope that does serious harm to real people — facial scarring, deformity, etc. Once you notice it, you see it happens ALL the time, and it's long past time for it to be stopped entirely."

—CheeseQueen22071019

26. And finally, jump-scaring someone back to life.

HBO

"When a character thinks another one is dead and they’re weeping over the body, only to have the person suddenly come back with a gigantic jump-scare gasp."

—rebeccam4e04c2006

Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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