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* How ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' resolve their situation.

* ''Film/{{Argylle}}'': After findong Bakunin's notebook, Aiden and Elly have no choice but to escape by jumping from the roof of the building onto a barge. To demonstrate the safety of the jump, Aiden throws [[ThatPoorCat poor Alfie]] first.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Inverted with Sanji, [[spoiler:who spontaneously comes up with a flying technique in order to escape up when surrounded.]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Arguably inverted with Sanji, [[spoiler:who spontaneously comes up with a flying technique in order to escape up when surrounded.]]

* The alien Will Smith chases down in ''Film/MenInBlack'' chooses to [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled jump rather than give himself up]].

* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': After [[VampireHunter Anko]], in an effort to prevent Yamori from hanging out with vampires, reports him to the police for wandering the streets at night, he takes shelter in Hatsuka's apartment. When he learns that Nazuna and Niko got in an argument and runs to meet them, however, he finds himself cornered by a couple of cops as he's crossing a bridge. Yamori decides he doesn't have time for them and ''[[NervesOfSteel jumps off the bridge]]''. While the manga has Hatsuka catch Yamori and fly him to Niko's place, the anime instead has Yamori stick a perfect landing before he runs off.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Arguably inverted with Sanji, [[spoiler: who spontaneously comes up with a flying technique in order to escape up when surrounded.]]

* ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'': When Spoiler, Robin and an unconscious Czonka (who lured them there in the first place) are trapped on the upper floor of a building that's about to be demolished their only option is to use Tim's single de-cel line and leap down the elevator shaft hoping the line won't break and will decelerate their decent enough to keep them alive. From the basement they land in they then have to run to an old steam tunnel and dive into that to completely escape the now blowing up and falling building.

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Bad's action movie hero persona Dangeresque does this so often (sometimes with little or no excuse other than RuleOfCool), "I'm gonna have to juuuuump!" is pretty much his catchphrase.

* A RunningGag on ''Series/GetSmart'': The villain, exposed and cornered by the good guys, prepares to jump out a window. The heroes warn him he won't survive. He gloats that he'll get away because there's an awning or the like to break his fall, gets off one last evil laugh or WeWillMeetAgain one-liner, and jumps. Max goes to the window, looks down, turns back to face the room, and says, "[[CatchPhrase Missed it by *that* much.]]"

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Bad's action movie hero persona Dangeresque does this so often (sometimes with little or no excuse other than RuleOfCool), "I'm gonna have to juuuuump!" is pretty much his CatchPhrase.

* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''. When the title characters are trapped against the edge of a cliff by the posse pursuing them, they decide to take their chances and jump into the river below. Sundance is...somewhat reluctant.
--->'''Sundance''': I can't swim!
--->'''Butch''': You idiot! The fall will probably kill you! (They both jump)

* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce'': When Larn is cornered by the subhumans at the top of the jungle trees, he escapes by leaping into the cloud-shrouded chasm, despite not knowing how deep it is or what lies at the bottom.

--->'''Butch''': You idiot! The fall will probably kill you!''' (They both jump)

* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''. When the title characters are trapped against the edge of a cliff by the posse pursuing them, they decide to take their chances and jump into the river below.

* ''Literature/WorldsOfPower''' novelization of ''VideoGame/BionicCommando'' uses this as the setup to explain how Spencer got his arm. Pursued by Neo-Nazi ninjas (The Nineties were an odd time), Spencer and Super Joe are cornered in a penthouse hotel suite. Joe is subdued and captured, Spencer performs a SuperWindowJump to escape, [[SoftWater counting on landing in the hotel's pool to survive]]. He does, but is badly injured in the process and grafted with his iconic [[GrapplingHookPistol grappling hook arm]] to replace his lost original.

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'': The human child's mother is cornered at a waterfall by [[CatsAreMean Diego]] [[BecomingTheMask (who changes sides later).]] Clutching her only child to her chest, she jumps. [[BigDamnHeroes Thanks to Manny and Sid,]] the baby makes it. [[MoodWhiplash She]] [[TearJerker doesn't.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'', after Andrias uses the Calamity Box to transform Newtopia's castle into an OminousFloatingCastle, everyone inside are effectively trapped. While Anne and the Plantars [[spoiler:inadvertently escape via a portal to Earth]], Grime's plan for him and Sasha to get away is to [[DestinationDefenestration go out the window]], though Sasha points out [[DidntThinkThisThrough he neglected to consider how they would land without dying]]. Fortunately, John Sparrow catches them safely.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'', after Andrias uses the Calamity Box to transform Newtopia's castle into an OminousFloatingCastle, everyone inside are effectively trapped. While Anne and the Plantars [[spoiler:inadvertently escape via a portal to Earth]], Grime's plan for him and Sasha to get away is to [[DestinationDefenstration go out the window]], though Sasha points out [[DidntThinkThisThrough he neglected to consider how they would land without dying]]. Fortunately, John Sparrow catches them safely.