re: Fury, that Brad Pitt WW2 tank movie

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You mean like where a Tiger tank comes charging out of cover and gives up one of its main advantages, the awesome killing power of the 88 at range, in order to close the distance with a more maneuverable Sherman on open ground?

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Yep. Standard armored doctrine in the Wehrmacht instructed tank commanders to come to a stop before firing on the enemy, and then continuing to maneuver if necessary. That Tiger would have stayed right where it was letting the Sherman rounds bounce off of it's frontal armor as it picked them off one by one. There was no need to close distance with the Shermans given the range of the 88, the frontal armor of the Tiger, and by doing so you expose your vulnerable sides & rear to the enemy which is how it eventually gets knocked out.