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News & Current Events Mar 26, 2026 at 5:55 AM

Movies featuring someone who won’t admit they’re sick / hurt?

Posted by SubordinateTemper

Basically the title. Sometimes this is played for laughs when it’s a stubborn character, or when someone’s trying to tough it out but eventually fails. Could be illness, but I’m thinking more short term than terminal… Also this doesn’t have to be the premise or main plot of the movie at all—it could just be a certain scene!
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savessh Mar 26, 2026 +1
Every zombie movie.
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TrueLegateDamar Mar 26, 2026 +1
Shaun of the Dead. "I ran it under a cold tap!"
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CakeMadeOfHam Mar 26, 2026 +1
The season 2 halloween episode of Community has a funny scene poking fun at the trope too. [CLIP](https://youtu.be/IXYUn5BOgHA?is=VmyEwIZqwNrM-oq-) (Please ignore the upskirt at the end. Annie's pretty young, we try not to sexualize her.)
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IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES Mar 26, 2026 +1
“Not me. I’m in my prime.” -Doc Holliday, dying of TB 
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SubordinateTemper Mar 26, 2026 +1
Loved that movie! It was a great scene
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drumsareneat Mar 26, 2026 +1
Nice. Tombstone was my first thought. 
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Ok-Solution9662 Mar 26, 2026 +1
The first Die Hard comes to mind - McClane is basically bleeding from his feet the whole time but keeps going anyway. There's also that scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail with the Black Knight who keeps insisting "it's just a flesh wound" after losing his limbs
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Right_Fun_6626 Mar 26, 2026 +1
The knight is the ultimate example of this premise.
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Asha_Brea Mar 26, 2026 +1
Emily Blunt in the helicopter scene of Edge of Tomorrow.
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uncle_jed Mar 26, 2026 +1
In The Sixth Sense, that guy goes the whole movie without realizing he's bald.
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EddieDantes22 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Kirsten Wiig food poisoning in Bridesmaids.
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succsforever Mar 26, 2026 +1
In Soylent Green, the crooked cop main hero is shot in the leg but can't take off or see a police doctor because he could lose his job and join the millions of homeless in Manhattan, sleeping on staircases and stuff Although I guess he admits it, he just says dystopian capitalism
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beebs44 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) features King Arthur fighting the stubborn Black Knight, who refuses to yield even after losing all four limbs. The knight hilariously dismisses his injuries, saying "'Tis but a scratch" and "It's just a flesh wound."
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steverossiterdotcom Mar 26, 2026 +1
We Are Marshall. [MY SHOULDER'S FINE!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAzXib-thq8)
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Sizzlinbettas Mar 26, 2026 +1
The mechanic comes to mind
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TheLawgiverBleeds Mar 26, 2026 +1
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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comicsansman1 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Silver Linings Playbook - dad shows the same symptoms as his bipolar son
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Forlorn_Hopeless Mar 26, 2026 +1
**Gran Torino** (2008).
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Memedreamer Mar 26, 2026 +1
Dallas Buyers Club
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dancingbanana123 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Smile 1 and 2 do this, primarily because not seeking help after trauma is a big theme of the movies
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-Desverger- Mar 26, 2026 +1
The Great Escape. Donald Pleasance faking he isn't blind.
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ZorroMeansFox Mar 26, 2026 +1
Brandon Cronenberg's **Possessor: Uncut**. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/possessor_uncut
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