Reddit user u/Nest_Egg asked this question: "What's the thing that always happens in the movies that NEVER happens in real life?" Here are the hilariously true and oddly specific answers.
1. "They have Skype streams with 1080p and 120fps."
2. "A bunch of students in their late 20s are in high school."
3. "They don't make keyboard mistakes or have to backspace. Movie characters get it on the first shot, whether it's sending a text or hacking into the Pentagon."
4. "They dream of kissing a beautiful woman, but they're actually being licked by an animal."
5. "There's no need to clean up after sex."
6. "In movies with any kind of trial scene, there's always a dramatic moment where one of the attorneys presents a witness or piece of evidence that completely changes the course of the trial, something that neither the judge nor the opposing attorney knew about. Sorry, buddy, but the discovery deadline was a month ago."
7. "Whenever people play something back, be it a tape recorder, video recording, or whatever, they can always fast-forward or rewind to exactly the point they want with perfect accuracy."
8. "Young professionals or college students live in huge, fully furnished apartments in the city."
9. "Actors walk out on their tabs."
10. "They become popular after taking down their ponytail and removing their nerdy glasses."
11. "They apprehend criminals while causing millions and millions of dollars in damage to the city."
12. "The phone only rings to move the plot along. IRL, my phone only rings due to scammers or bots calling from an Arlington, Virginia, number."
13. "Characters can hear every word of dialogue perfectly in a noisy environment."
14. "The mother of the house has spent four hours making breakfast for the whole family with like 3,832,523 ingredients that cover the entire kitchen table, and the dad or son or whoever walks by, grabs an apple, and says they don't have time to eat because they're 'late for work.'"
15. "They can board a plane after the gate has closed."
16. "They have more than two best friends who conveniently live next door."
17. "Willpower seems to be greater than any injury in every movie. Four broken ribs, countless lacerations, and eyes swollen shut probably won't be remedied by the time you are fighting the next wave of baddies."
18. "Five bad guys always attack the hero one at a time."
19. "When the girl that the main protagonist likes doesn't like him back, so the main protagonist bothers and stalks her for so long that she finally falls in love with him. In real life, she would probably call the police."
20. "In movies, a person can go from drunk to sober in five minutes because they drank a cup of black coffee."
21. And the most fictitious part of movies: "Free available storefront parking."
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Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.