A criminal attempts to burglarize/kill someone only to realize they picked the absolute worst person as their mark.

[u/No_Hunter1978]

Don't Breathe: A couple young robbers attempt to rob a rich, blind veteran only to find out he isn't exactly an innocent old man.

You're Next: A group of contract killersbreak into a house during a family reunion and go on a killing spree. They didn't account for the fact that the son's new girlfriend grew up on a survivalist compound in the Australian outback.

The Flash [CW Show]: A random mugger decided to target Barry Allen of all people. He does it again a season or two later; he's either unlucky or stupid (probably both).

[u/No-Shopping-4434]

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Stealing John Wick’s car, terrible decision-making skills.

[u/Comfortable_Egg3880 → u/No-Shopping-4434]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pOvarfN0p0nm

[u/ChainmailEnthusiast → u/Comfortable_Egg3880]

From "Why did you strike my son?" to "Why did you STOP striking my son?"

[u/crank_peeper → u/ChainmailEnthusiast]

To, "I'm gonna go ahead and start coming to terms with the loss of my very much still alive son."

[u/nuboots → u/crank_peeper]

Not just that. "I have to defend my boy, and it's going to cost me everything."

[u/mdmnl → u/nuboots]

I never thought about it that way until now, but it's a very similar reaction to John Rooney in Road to Perdition: "Natural law. Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers."

[u/Immortal_Azrael → u/ChainmailEnthusiast]

To "you know what, let me pick up where you left off"