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** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head in the manner of a QuizzicalTilt when [[OhCrap she's about to attack]]. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'')]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (''LiveActionTV/WandaVision'')]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'']].
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** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head in the manner of a QuizzicalTilt when [[OhCrap she's about to attack]]. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'')]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (''LiveActionTV/WandaVision'')]], (''Series/WandaVision'')]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'']].
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** Film/DrNo walks with his hands behind his back. {{Justified}}, as he doesn't want to use his artificial hands unless he has to.
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* Gregory from ''Film/TheInnocent1994'' flaps his arm, rubs his cheek with his fist when he's anxious, and spins around to relieve stress.
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** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', Le Chiffre tends to place his fingers on his temple when he lies or bluffs, to still his nervous twitch [[spoiler:(a minor plot point).]] Also, when particularly stressed, his medical condition -- leaking blood from his left tear duct -- kicks in.
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** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'', Le Chiffre tends to place his fingers on his temple when he lies or bluffs, to still his nervous twitch [[spoiler:(a minor plot point).]] Also, when particularly stressed, his medical condition -- leaking blood from his left tear duct -- kicks in.
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* Jimmie from ''Film/Jimmie2008'' holds his arms bent like a T-Rex and shakes them while he walks. He also rubs his hand against his face and flicks his fingers.
* David from ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'' snorts and groans loudly when he's upset. He tells people it's allergies.
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* Jimmie from ''Film/Jimmie2008'' ''Film/{{Jimmie|2008}}'' holds his arms bent like a T-Rex and shakes them while he walks. He also rubs his hand against his face and flicks his fingers.
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* Cho-won from ''Film/Marathon2005'' flicks his fingers, flaps his arms, and makes trilling noises with his tongue, especially in moments of strong emotion. He speaks mostly in a high-pitched monotone.
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** Loki Laufeyson loves to assume the T-pose as a sign of confidence, and fidgets with his hands when he's nervous or upset. Another frequent tic (especially in the ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' series) is a quick HairFlip to straighten his messy hair after a stunt or a timeslip.
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** The gun twirl, trademark of ShowWithinAShow character T.J. Lazer, which is how his partner recognized him after his death and cyborg makeover in ''Film/RoboCop1987''.
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* ''Film/TheTrip1967'': Before Paul's trip begins, he rubs his fingers together and at one point walks his fingers along a railing.
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** Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious has a very distinctive posture while walking where he keeps his arms high at his sides, and his elbows and wrists bent so his hands hang limply in front of his chest in a matter rather reminiscent of a praying mantis. This probably has something to do with keeping his hands at the ready to [[AgonyBeam dispense the Force lighting]] at a moment's notice. Palpatine also loves to suddenly smirk by turning one corner of his mouth up, and, of course [[EvilLaugh the chuckle]].
** Leia often presses her cheek to someone's (usually [[OfficialCouple Han's]]) chest when she hugs them so her face is still visible. She does this in the original trilogy and sequel eras.
** Han Solo takes up as much space as humanly possible when he's sitting by slumping down, propping his feet up on the table, spreading his legs, and draping his arms over the backrest. If he can't do any of those things he leans forward with his elbows on the table. He also tends to keep his head cocked at strange angles, shrug in an exaggerated manner, and make dismissive gestures with one hand.
** Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious has a very distinctive posture while walking where he keeps his arms high at his sides, and his elbows and wrists bent so his hands hang limply in front of his chest in a matter rather reminiscent of a praying mantis. This probably has something to do with keeping his hands at the ready to [[AgonyBeam dispense the Force lighting]] at a moment's notice. Palpatine also loves to suddenly smirk by turning one corner of his mouth up, and, of course [[EvilLaugh the chuckle]].
** Leia often presses her cheek to someone's (usually [[OfficialCouple Han's]]) chest when she hugs them so her face is still visible. She does this in the original trilogy and sequel eras.
** Han Solo takes up as much space as humanly possible when he's sitting by slumping down, propping his feet up on the table, spreading his legs, and draping his arms over the backrest. If he can't do any of those things he leans forward with his elbows on the table. He also tends to keep his head cocked at strange angles, shrug in an exaggerated manner, and make dismissive gestures with one hand.
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** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head to the right when she's about to attack. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (CaptainAmericaCivilWar)]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (WandaVision)]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness]].
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** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head to in the right manner of a QuizzicalTilt when [[OhCrap she's about to attack. attack]]. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (CaptainAmericaCivilWar)]], (''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'')]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (WandaVision)]], (''LiveActionTV/WandaVision'')]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness]].''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'']].
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* ''Film/SomebodyIUsedToKnow'': Ally tells herself "you got this" in a mirror to psych herself up for something twice. In the third and final time, she sings a ditty to psych herself up, representing how she's slowly finding her creative spark again.
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* ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' trilogy: Anastassia Steel famously has a habit of constantly biting her lower lip.
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* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: During combat Bucky sometimes swings his artificial arm around 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder. Possibly this has a practical mechanical purpose that helps it function during heavy use.
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** During combat Bucky sometimes swings his artificial arm around 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder. Possibly this has a practical mechanical purpose that helps it function during heavyuse.use.
** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head to the right when she's about to attack. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (CaptainAmericaCivilWar)]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (WandaVision)]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness]].
** During combat Bucky sometimes swings his artificial arm around 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder. Possibly this has a practical mechanical purpose that helps it function during heavy
** Wanda Maximoff will sometimes tilt her head to the right when she's about to attack. Notable instances include right before she [[spoiler: attacked Tony Stark at the airport fight (CaptainAmericaCivilWar)]], before [[spoiler: she threw Monica Rambeau through a brick wall and clear past the town limits (WandaVision)]], and [[spoiler: right before she massacres the Illuminati in DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness]].
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* ''Film/InYourAfterglow'':
** When Claire's hands aren't occupied by anything, she wrings them and rubs them together.
** Leigh rubs her wrists, [[spoiler:which her previous incarnation slashed in an InterruptedSuicide]].
** When Claire's hands aren't occupied by anything, she wrings them and rubs them together.
** Leigh rubs her wrists, [[spoiler:which her previous incarnation slashed in an InterruptedSuicide]].
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** Boris Grishenko, EvilGenius for the BigBad of ''Film/GoldenEye'', has a habit of constantly twirling his pens and clicking on them when he's working or nervous. Bond has a pen that operates as a grenade, armed by clicking three times, disarmed by clicking three times. [[ChekhovsGun You do the math]].
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* In ''Film/Max2002'', Hitler nervously touches and smoothes his hair.
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* ''Film/{{Abominable}}'': When she's frightened of the monster stalking her group, Michelle touches her engagement ring a few times and twists it back and forth around her finger.
* ''Film/AustinPowers'': Dr. Evil raising his pinky finger to his mouth.
* Shane from ''Film/BackstreetDreams'' repetitively bangs on things or waves his hand in front of his eyes.
* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':
** Marty [=McFly=] sleeps on either his side or his stomach with an arm behind his back.
** His father George has the habit of shaking his hand in the air.
** Doc Brown often makes grandiose gestures with his arms. WordOfGod says that Creator/ChristopherLloyd had based his portrayal of Doc in part on famed conductor Leopold Stokowski, i.e. Doc is conducting the world.
* In ''Film/TheBigSleep'', Philip Marlowe rubs his earlobe when his concentrating. Carmen also bites her thumb, which irritates Marlowe.
* Po from ''Film/ABoyCalledPo'' flaps his arms when he's excited or upset.
* In ''Film/TheCaineMutiny'' Captain Queeg has a nervous habit of rolling around some glass beads in his hand. When he does this at a court martial hearing, it pretty much guarantees that he'll be released for being mentally unstable.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** The Joker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' licks his lips while he talks a lot. WordOfGod states that this was a result of Creator/HeathLedger being annoyed by the feeling of the scar prosthetics and unconsciously licking at them because of it and after seeing him do it a few times with the full make-up and finding it seriously creepy, they decided to just make it part of the character.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bane is constantly grasping the lapels of whatever outfit he's currently wearing. This is seen when Selina looks back at him before deciding to jump into the Bat, and also when he and his mercenaries are holding the Wayne Enterprises board hostage, among others. As with the Joker, this is also a case of ThrowItIn; Tom Hardy does this to let in some air around his collar, as the mask causes his face to heat up.
* ''Film/DawningOfTheDead'': Twice in the movie, Katya can be seen drawing in a square. When asked about it, she states that it helps regulate her breathing.
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse: [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Diana]] cocks her head and smiles a GrinOfAudacity when facing off against a powerful opponent, showcasing her BloodKnight tendencies.
* Calvin Candie of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' tends to bang on whatever hard surface is in front of him (or clap if there isn't one) for emphasis when speaking.
* In ''Film/ADogsPurpose'', one of Bailey's most used tricks is spinning around and catching his tail in his mouth. When he does it later as Buddy to show Ethan who he is, Hannah remarks, "Didn't Bailey use to do that?" Along with that, jumping off Ethan's back to catch a deflated football, and barking to the nickname "Boss Dog", it all helps Ethan realize that Bailey's come back.
* Nicky from ''Film/DominickAndEugene'' rubs his fingers together when he's nervous.
* In ''Film/ErnstThaelmann: Sohn Seiner Klasse 1954'' , Fiete Jansen (Thaelmann's main deputy) habitually wipes his nose with his hand. Interestingly, he has abandoned this tic by part II ''Ernst Thaelmann: Fueherer Seiner Klasse'' (which picks up seven years later with Fiete's release from prison) which might suggest an interfilm discretion shot.
* ''Film/FermatsRoom'': Hilbert corrects the other characters' grammar when they write on the chalkboard, adding accent marks (particularly over the letter "o").
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': In many of the older movies, Godzilla often slams his fist into his palm as he walks. In ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', he also tends to flap his arms around like a seal.
* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' films:
** The Voldemort neck roll that Harry takes on when their minds are melded.
** Hermione's eyebrows dancing up and down with every syllable, sometimes getting out of sync with each other. Creator/EmmaWatson even does this when she's not acting, making it more of an actor tic, though she has managed to tone it down somewhat in the later films.
** Barty Crouch Junior's lip-licking made his father realize that his son was impersonating Mad-Eye Moody. This trait is shared by [[Series/DoctorWho another]] of the [[Creator/DavidTennant actor's]] characters, but in ''Harry Potter'', it's exaggerated to the point where he looks like Music/MileyCyrus.
* ''Film/InfernalAffairs'' has a couple of trademark tics that are actually plot-relevant: Yan's habit of tapping his fingers on things (which he uses deliberately to camouflage sending text messages) and Ming's of tapping objects he's carrying against his leg (which causes Yan to recognise him from an incident when he didn't see Ming's face).
* Gregory from ''Film/TheInnocent1994'' flaps his arm, rubs his cheek with his fist when he's anxious, and spins around to relieve stress.
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** Bond's infamous hypnobrow of doom.
** Boris Grishenko, EvilGenius for the BigBad of ''Film/GoldenEye'', has a habit of constantly twirling his pens and clicking on them when he's working or nervous. Bond has a pen that operates as a grenade, armed by clicking three times, disarmed by clicking three times. [[ChekhovsGun You do the math]].
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', Le Chiffre tends to place his fingers on his temple when he lies or bluffs, to still his nervous twitch [[spoiler:(a minor plot point).]] Also, when particularly stressed, his medical condition -- leaking blood from his left tear duct -- kicks in.
** Elliot Carver, of ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', tends to outstretch his arms in a "You See" motion when making his grand speeches.
** Film/DrNo walks with his hands behind his back. {{Justified}}, as he doesn't want to use his artificial hands unless he has to.
* Jimmie from ''Film/Jimmie2008'' holds his arms bent like a T-Rex and shakes them while he walks. He also rubs his hand against his face and flicks his fingers.
* David from ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'' snorts and groans loudly when he's upset. He tells people it's allergies.
* David Staebler from ''Film/TheKingOfMarvinGardens'' twitches his upper lip.
* In ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' Jareth frequently contact juggles a crystal ball.
* ''Film/TheLastCommand'': Sergius has a non-stop head twitch. He explains that he "suffered a great shock once." It turns out that the head twitch dates from when he saw a train plunge off a bridge and into a river, with his lover aboard.
* Creator/LaurelAndHardy:
** Oliver Hardy twiddles his tie whenever he is frustrated.
** Stan Laurel fiddles with his hair from the top and whimpers when upset.
* Seymour Krelborn in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' would put his hands over where his ears are when overwhelmed.
* Nereus from ''Film/AManCalledNereus'' presses his hands together and flicks his fingers.
* ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015'': Illya has a hand twitch when his BerserkButton is pressed. Not to mention his sharp DeathGlare.
* Cho-won from ''Film/Marathon2005'' flicks his fingers, flaps his arms, and makes trilling noises with his tongue, especially in moments of strong emotion. He speaks mostly in a high-pitched monotone.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: During combat Bucky sometimes swings his artificial arm around 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder. Possibly this has a practical mechanical purpose that helps it function during heavy use.
* In ''Film/Max2002'', Hitler nervously touches and smoothes his hair.
* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'':
** Robot Maria's jerking her shoulders, whiplashing her neck and squinting her left eye a bit.
** Rotwang has a habit of raising his left eyebrow whilst thinking.
** Freder grabs hold of anybody who happens to be nearby when he rants.
** Joh Fredersen grabs his hair with his hands on the rare occasions that he gets scared.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': Sir Bedivere habitually lifts up the visor of his helmet to look at something or speak.
* In ''Film/{{Morgan}}'', Morgan has a particular gesture in which she puts her hands palm down at the edge of a table, then turns them palm up. People get hurt soon after.
* ''Film/MrPoppersPenguins'': Bitey and Lovey were so named because they peck people a lot and snuggle random people and objects respectively.
* In ''Film/NannyMcPhee'', the eponymous nanny makes a "hm" sound when someone asks her a yes-or-no question as a way of evading the question.
* In the ''Film/OceansEleven'' movies, Rusty is seen eating something in almost every scene. His actor Brad Pitt explains it as stemming from the fact that busy as Rusty is, he never has the chance to sit down for a proper meal.
* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'': Dreyfus's eye twitches whenever he gets angry or stressed.
* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'':
** Captain Jack Sparrow runs with his arms in the air, flailing them as he moves. This has been dubbed "the lizard run" by fans of the series.
** Captain Barbossa widens his eyes and tilts back his head when he emphasizes things in speech.
* ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'': Detective Loki always blinks very slowly and deliberately.
* In ''Film/RoadToPerdition'', psychopathic hitman Harlan Maguire (Jude Law) has a habit of twirling a coin over his fingers in boredom or frustration. Pretty tame when you consider his other hobbies....
* ''Franchise/RoboCop'': Murphy shows several tics that get carried over into [=RoboCop=], revealing the man beneath the machine. They become Robocop's trademarks:
** The gun twirl, trademark of ShowWithinAShow character T.J. Lazer, which is how his partner recognized him after his death and cyborg makeover in ''Film/RoboCop1987''.
** Driving fast down the ramp in the police parking structure, bottoming out his suspension and scraping the bottom of his car against the ground.
* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', Mort's habit of opening his mouth and clicking his jaw, [[spoiler:which occurs more and more often as he becomes more and more unhinged. [[GeniusBonus This is an actual symptom of schizophrenia]].]]
* Pierre from ''Film/TheSenseOfWonder'' rubs his fingers together and runs his hands along objects he passes, especially plants.
* ''Film/{{Splash}}'': Madison tends to bite her lower lip when thinking or embarrassed.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': C-[=3PO=] walks with his legs very straight. He does have knees, but he just doesn't bend them very often.
* In ''Film/TheSting'', Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) has many tics, including the way he holds a cup of coffee and the way he throws one shoulder back.
* ''Film/TheTrip1967'': Before Paul's trip begins, he rubs his fingers together and at one point walks his fingers along a railing.
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* ''Film/{{Abominable}}'': When she's frightened of the monster stalking her group, Michelle touches her engagement ring a few times and twists it back and forth around her finger.
* ''Film/AustinPowers'': Dr. Evil raising his pinky finger to his mouth.
* Shane from ''Film/BackstreetDreams'' repetitively bangs on things or waves his hand in front of his eyes.
* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':
** Marty [=McFly=] sleeps on either his side or his stomach with an arm behind his back.
** His father George has the habit of shaking his hand in the air.
** Doc Brown often makes grandiose gestures with his arms. WordOfGod says that Creator/ChristopherLloyd had based his portrayal of Doc in part on famed conductor Leopold Stokowski, i.e. Doc is conducting the world.
* In ''Film/TheBigSleep'', Philip Marlowe rubs his earlobe when his concentrating. Carmen also bites her thumb, which irritates Marlowe.
* Po from ''Film/ABoyCalledPo'' flaps his arms when he's excited or upset.
* In ''Film/TheCaineMutiny'' Captain Queeg has a nervous habit of rolling around some glass beads in his hand. When he does this at a court martial hearing, it pretty much guarantees that he'll be released for being mentally unstable.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** The Joker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' licks his lips while he talks a lot. WordOfGod states that this was a result of Creator/HeathLedger being annoyed by the feeling of the scar prosthetics and unconsciously licking at them because of it and after seeing him do it a few times with the full make-up and finding it seriously creepy, they decided to just make it part of the character.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bane is constantly grasping the lapels of whatever outfit he's currently wearing. This is seen when Selina looks back at him before deciding to jump into the Bat, and also when he and his mercenaries are holding the Wayne Enterprises board hostage, among others. As with the Joker, this is also a case of ThrowItIn; Tom Hardy does this to let in some air around his collar, as the mask causes his face to heat up.
* ''Film/DawningOfTheDead'': Twice in the movie, Katya can be seen drawing in a square. When asked about it, she states that it helps regulate her breathing.
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse: [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Diana]] cocks her head and smiles a GrinOfAudacity when facing off against a powerful opponent, showcasing her BloodKnight tendencies.
* Calvin Candie of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' tends to bang on whatever hard surface is in front of him (or clap if there isn't one) for emphasis when speaking.
* In ''Film/ADogsPurpose'', one of Bailey's most used tricks is spinning around and catching his tail in his mouth. When he does it later as Buddy to show Ethan who he is, Hannah remarks, "Didn't Bailey use to do that?" Along with that, jumping off Ethan's back to catch a deflated football, and barking to the nickname "Boss Dog", it all helps Ethan realize that Bailey's come back.
* Nicky from ''Film/DominickAndEugene'' rubs his fingers together when he's nervous.
* In ''Film/ErnstThaelmann: Sohn Seiner Klasse 1954'' , Fiete Jansen (Thaelmann's main deputy) habitually wipes his nose with his hand. Interestingly, he has abandoned this tic by part II ''Ernst Thaelmann: Fueherer Seiner Klasse'' (which picks up seven years later with Fiete's release from prison) which might suggest an interfilm discretion shot.
* ''Film/FermatsRoom'': Hilbert corrects the other characters' grammar when they write on the chalkboard, adding accent marks (particularly over the letter "o").
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': In many of the older movies, Godzilla often slams his fist into his palm as he walks. In ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', he also tends to flap his arms around like a seal.
* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' films:
** The Voldemort neck roll that Harry takes on when their minds are melded.
** Hermione's eyebrows dancing up and down with every syllable, sometimes getting out of sync with each other. Creator/EmmaWatson even does this when she's not acting, making it more of an actor tic, though she has managed to tone it down somewhat in the later films.
** Barty Crouch Junior's lip-licking made his father realize that his son was impersonating Mad-Eye Moody. This trait is shared by [[Series/DoctorWho another]] of the [[Creator/DavidTennant actor's]] characters, but in ''Harry Potter'', it's exaggerated to the point where he looks like Music/MileyCyrus.
* ''Film/InfernalAffairs'' has a couple of trademark tics that are actually plot-relevant: Yan's habit of tapping his fingers on things (which he uses deliberately to camouflage sending text messages) and Ming's of tapping objects he's carrying against his leg (which causes Yan to recognise him from an incident when he didn't see Ming's face).
* Gregory from ''Film/TheInnocent1994'' flaps his arm, rubs his cheek with his fist when he's anxious, and spins around to relieve stress.
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** Bond's infamous hypnobrow of doom.
** Boris Grishenko, EvilGenius for the BigBad of ''Film/GoldenEye'', has a habit of constantly twirling his pens and clicking on them when he's working or nervous. Bond has a pen that operates as a grenade, armed by clicking three times, disarmed by clicking three times. [[ChekhovsGun You do the math]].
** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', Le Chiffre tends to place his fingers on his temple when he lies or bluffs, to still his nervous twitch [[spoiler:(a minor plot point).]] Also, when particularly stressed, his medical condition -- leaking blood from his left tear duct -- kicks in.
** Elliot Carver, of ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', tends to outstretch his arms in a "You See" motion when making his grand speeches.
** Film/DrNo walks with his hands behind his back. {{Justified}}, as he doesn't want to use his artificial hands unless he has to.
* Jimmie from ''Film/Jimmie2008'' holds his arms bent like a T-Rex and shakes them while he walks. He also rubs his hand against his face and flicks his fingers.
* David from ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'' snorts and groans loudly when he's upset. He tells people it's allergies.
* David Staebler from ''Film/TheKingOfMarvinGardens'' twitches his upper lip.
* In ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' Jareth frequently contact juggles a crystal ball.
* ''Film/TheLastCommand'': Sergius has a non-stop head twitch. He explains that he "suffered a great shock once." It turns out that the head twitch dates from when he saw a train plunge off a bridge and into a river, with his lover aboard.
* Creator/LaurelAndHardy:
** Oliver Hardy twiddles his tie whenever he is frustrated.
** Stan Laurel fiddles with his hair from the top and whimpers when upset.
* Seymour Krelborn in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' would put his hands over where his ears are when overwhelmed.
* Nereus from ''Film/AManCalledNereus'' presses his hands together and flicks his fingers.
* ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015'': Illya has a hand twitch when his BerserkButton is pressed. Not to mention his sharp DeathGlare.
* Cho-won from ''Film/Marathon2005'' flicks his fingers, flaps his arms, and makes trilling noises with his tongue, especially in moments of strong emotion. He speaks mostly in a high-pitched monotone.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: During combat Bucky sometimes swings his artificial arm around 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder. Possibly this has a practical mechanical purpose that helps it function during heavy use.
* In ''Film/Max2002'', Hitler nervously touches and smoothes his hair.
* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'':
** Robot Maria's jerking her shoulders, whiplashing her neck and squinting her left eye a bit.
** Rotwang has a habit of raising his left eyebrow whilst thinking.
** Freder grabs hold of anybody who happens to be nearby when he rants.
** Joh Fredersen grabs his hair with his hands on the rare occasions that he gets scared.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': Sir Bedivere habitually lifts up the visor of his helmet to look at something or speak.
* In ''Film/{{Morgan}}'', Morgan has a particular gesture in which she puts her hands palm down at the edge of a table, then turns them palm up. People get hurt soon after.
* ''Film/MrPoppersPenguins'': Bitey and Lovey were so named because they peck people a lot and snuggle random people and objects respectively.
* In ''Film/NannyMcPhee'', the eponymous nanny makes a "hm" sound when someone asks her a yes-or-no question as a way of evading the question.
* In the ''Film/OceansEleven'' movies, Rusty is seen eating something in almost every scene. His actor Brad Pitt explains it as stemming from the fact that busy as Rusty is, he never has the chance to sit down for a proper meal.
* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'': Dreyfus's eye twitches whenever he gets angry or stressed.
* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'':
** Captain Jack Sparrow runs with his arms in the air, flailing them as he moves. This has been dubbed "the lizard run" by fans of the series.
** Captain Barbossa widens his eyes and tilts back his head when he emphasizes things in speech.
* ''Film/{{Prisoners}}'': Detective Loki always blinks very slowly and deliberately.
* In ''Film/RoadToPerdition'', psychopathic hitman Harlan Maguire (Jude Law) has a habit of twirling a coin over his fingers in boredom or frustration. Pretty tame when you consider his other hobbies....
* ''Franchise/RoboCop'': Murphy shows several tics that get carried over into [=RoboCop=], revealing the man beneath the machine. They become Robocop's trademarks:
** The gun twirl, trademark of ShowWithinAShow character T.J. Lazer, which is how his partner recognized him after his death and cyborg makeover in ''Film/RoboCop1987''.
** Driving fast down the ramp in the police parking structure, bottoming out his suspension and scraping the bottom of his car against the ground.
* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', Mort's habit of opening his mouth and clicking his jaw, [[spoiler:which occurs more and more often as he becomes more and more unhinged. [[GeniusBonus This is an actual symptom of schizophrenia]].]]
* Pierre from ''Film/TheSenseOfWonder'' rubs his fingers together and runs his hands along objects he passes, especially plants.
* ''Film/{{Splash}}'': Madison tends to bite her lower lip when thinking or embarrassed.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': C-[=3PO=] walks with his legs very straight. He does have knees, but he just doesn't bend them very often.
* In ''Film/TheSting'', Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) has many tics, including the way he holds a cup of coffee and the way he throws one shoulder back.
* ''Film/TheTrip1967'': Before Paul's trip begins, he rubs his fingers together and at one point walks his fingers along a railing.
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