Movie Lie: A private army of hundreds have the hero surrounded on all sides; they have the high ground, and automatic weapons. But darn it if not one of them manages to even glance a bullet off the tricksy, running-very-fast fella.

Seen In: All westerns, Star Wars, every James Bond film

Real World Truth: If you were ever unfortunate to find yourself in a war zone - Kabul, Basra, Birmingham on a Saturday night - and surrounded by automatic weapon-wielding bad guys, you’d be full of holes quicker than a Conservative U-turn.