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''Sightseers'' is a British black comedy directed by Creator/BenWheatley, and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.

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''Sightseers'' is a 2012 British black comedy directed by Creator/BenWheatley, and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.

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--> '''Tina:''' It was a mistake!
--> '''Carol:''' And so were you!

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'''Carol:''' And so were you!



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* SexualKarma: {{Averted|Trope}}. Chris and Tina are not good people, but they still have good (or at least vigorous and enthusiastic) sex.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Averted. Chris and Tina are not good people, but they still have good (or at least vigorous and enthusiastic) sex.
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''Sightseers'' is a British black comedy directed by Ben Wheatley, and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.\\

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''Sightseers'' is a British black comedy directed by Ben Wheatley, Creator/BenWheatley, and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.\\Oram.
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* AMistakeIsBorn: Tina accidentally killed her mother Carol's dog in the film's backstory:
--> '''Tina:''' It was a mistake!
--> '''Carol:''' And so were you!
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** Chris murders by [[spoiler: running over his first victim, pushing his second off a cliff, and the head of the third on a rock. When Tina commits her murders, she pushes her first victim to their death, runs over her second, and pushes her third down a steep, craggy valley]].

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** Chris commits his murders by [[spoiler: running over his first victim, pushing his second off a cliff, and the hitting the head of the third on a rock. When Tina commits her murders, she pushes her first victim to their death, runs over her second, and pushes her third down a steep, craggy valley]].



* ItsAllAboutMe: after running over and killing a man in a museum car park, Chris complains that "it's ruined the museum for me."
* KarmaHoudini: Chris and Tina are very happy at the end of the film, and they aren't in much danger of being caught by the police.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: most of the murders are taken for accidents, at least at first.
* MyBelovedSmother: in one scene we see Tina's mother Carol lying in a heap at the foot of the stairs, presssing her panic button pendant. When Tina doesn't pick up the call, Carol gets up.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: after After running over and killing a man in a museum car park, Chris complains that "it's ruined the museum for me."
* KarmaHoudini: Chris and Tina are very happy at the end of the film, and they aren't in much danger of being caught by the police. Although, [[spoiler:Chris is dead.]]
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Most of the murders are taken for accidents, at least at first.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: most of the murders are taken for accidents, at least at first.
* MyBelovedSmother: in In one scene we see Tina's mother Carol lying in a heap at the foot of the stairs, presssing pressing her panic button pendant. When Tina doesn't pick up the call, Carol gets up.



* SceneryGorn: the Cumbrian mountains look very bleak when it's raining.
* SceneryPorn: the Settle railway viaduct looks lovely in the sunshine.
* [[spoiler: SuicidePact: they decide to go out on a high by jumping from the railway bridge. But one of them doesn't jump.]]
* SuspectIsHatless: After one of the murders, we hear on the car radio that the police are looking for "a ginger-faced man and an angry woman."
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself [[spoiler: a bra and crotchless knickers]].

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* SceneryGorn: the The Cumbrian mountains look very bleak when it's raining.
* SceneryPorn: the The Settle railway viaduct looks lovely in the sunshine.
* [[spoiler: SuicidePact: they decide [[spoiler:Tina and Chris agree to go out on a high by jumping from the railway bridge. But one of them doesn't jump.]]
* SuspectIsHatless: After one of the murders, we hear on the car radio that the police are looking for "a ginger-faced man and an angry woman."
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a bra and crotchless knickers]].
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "This is not my vagina!"
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* AdvertisingByAssociation: It's "From the makers of ''Film/HotFuzz'', ''Film/{{Paul}}'' & ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''". Of course, Wright only [[{{Producers}} produced]] this film, not wrote and directed it.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "This is not my vagina!"

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* BookEnds: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell plays when Chris and Tina are driving away from Tina's mother's house. "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones plays over the end credits.

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"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell plays when Chris and Tina are driving away from Tina's mother's house. "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones plays over the end credits.
** Chris murders by [[spoiler: running over his first victim, pushing his second off a cliff, and the head of the third on a rock. When Tina commits her murders, she pushes her first victim to their death, runs over her second, and pushes her third down a steep, craggy valley]].

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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself [[spoiler: a bra and crotchless knickers]].

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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself [[spoiler: a bra and crotchless knickers]].knickers]].
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself a bra and crotchless knickers.

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* SuspectIsHatless: After one of the murders, we hear on the car radio that the police are looking for "a ginger-faced man and an angry woman."
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself [[spoiler: a bra and crotchless knickers.knickers]].
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Downtrodden thirtysomething Tina gets out from under her mother's thumb for long enough to go on a caravan holiday with her new boyfriend Chris. Tina soon finds out that Chris is a killer, but she doesn't find this off-puttting - she finds it inspiring

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Downtrodden thirtysomething Tina gets out from under her mother's thumb for long enough to go on a caravan holiday with her new boyfriend Chris. Tina soon finds out that Chris is a killer, but she doesn't find this off-puttting - she finds it inspiring
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--> ''Show me your world''
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''Sightseers'' is a British black comedy directed by Ben Wheatley, and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.\\
Downtrodden thirtysomething Tina gets out from under her mother's thumb for long enough to go on a caravan holiday with her new boyfriend Chris. Tina soon finds out that Chris is a killer, but she doesn't find this off-puttting - she finds it inspiring

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* BerserkButton: Chris has several. Starting with littering.
* BookEnds: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell plays when Chris and Tina are driving away from Tina's mother's house. "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones plays over the end credits.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Tina looks harmless enough, but she turns out to be even more callous than Chris.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Averted. Chris and Tina are not good people, but they still have good (or at least vigorous and enthusiastic) sex.
* ItsAllAboutMe: after running over and killing a man in a museum car park, Chris complains that "it's ruined the museum for me."
* KarmaHoudini: Chris and Tina are very happy at the end of the film, and they aren't in much danger of being caught by the police.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: most of the murders are taken for accidents, at least at first.
* MyBelovedSmother: in one scene we see Tina's mother Carol lying in a heap at the foot of the stairs, presssing her panic button pendant. When Tina doesn't pick up the call, Carol gets up.
* OutlawCouple
* SceneryGorn: the Cumbrian mountains look very bleak when it's raining.
* SceneryPorn: the Settle railway viaduct looks lovely in the sunshine.
* [[spoiler: SuicidePact: they decide to go out on a high by jumping from the railway bridge. But one of them doesn't jump.]]
*TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tina knits. We find out that she has been knitting herself a bra and crotchless knickers.

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