sˌænsɪvˈɪɹiəz hæv fɹˈiːkwəntli bˌɪn jˈuːzd æz ɐ sˈɛt dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn mˈɛni fˈɪlmz ænd tˌiːvˈiː ʃˈoʊz, bˈoʊθ ɪn hˈɑːliwˌʊd ænd ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəli, sˈɪns æt lˈiːst ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ sˈɜːbiən fˈɪlm, bˌiːɪŋ dʒˈɑːn mælkˈoʊvɪtʃ, blˈuː vˈɛlvɪt, dˈʌk sˈuːp, ɡɹˈaʊndhɑːɡ dˈeɪ, hˈoʊmɡɹoʊn, ðə pˈeɪpɚ, ænd ðiːz fˈaɪnəl ˈaʊɚz.
Sansevierias have frequently been used as a set decoration in many films and TV shows, both in Hollywood and internationally, since at least the 1930s, including A Serbian Film, Being John Malkovich, Blue Velvet, Duck Soup, Groundhog Day, Homegrown, The Paper, and These Final Hours.