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* CheaterGetsCheatedOn: Emma's abusive husband Mark constructs a sadistic revenge plot after learning that she had an affair with [[SleepingWithTheBosssWife his employee]] Tom. [[spoiler:However, later it's revealed that Mark would often cheat on Emma when she complains about repeatedly having to wash lipstick and glitter out of his shirts.]]
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Daylight Horror is no longer a trope, don't link it anywhere.
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* DaylightHorror: The entire film takes place during the daytime. Downplayed, as the sky is perpetually overcast, giving everything a much more bleak and grey tone.
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Emma is the only person from the lake house to survive the film.]]
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* CellphonesAreUseless: Emma tries to call for help after Mark kills himself, only to realize her phone is dead.
* ChekhovsGun: The steel necklace Mark gifts Emma for their anniversary. Much to her horror, Emma finds she can't remove it later on in the lake house. And with good reason. [[spoiler: The necklace contains incredibly valuable diamonds. And the only way to get them is to cut Emma's head off.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The steel necklace Mark gifts Emma for their anniversary. Much to her horror, Emma finds she can't remove it later on in the lake house. And with good reason. [[spoiler: The necklace contains incredibly valuable diamonds. And the only way to get them is to cut Emma's head off.]]
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* CellphonesAreUseless: Emma tries to call for help after Mark kills himself, only to realize her discover that the house phone is dead.
disconnected and Mark has destroyed her cell phone by soaking it in water.
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** The steel necklace Mark gifts Emma for their anniversary. Much to her horror, Emma finds she can't remove it later on in the lake house. And with good reason. [[spoiler: The necklace contains incredibly valuable diamonds. And the only way to get them is to cut Emma's head off.]]]]
** The revolver Mark used to kill himself [[spoiler:comes back in the climax, when Jimmy finds it under the bed and, not knowing it's not loaded, uses it to take control over the situation]].
** When dragging Mark's body down the stairs the first time, Emma loses grip of it and tumbles down when it drags her down. [[spoiler:When Bobby later chases her down the stairs while cuffed to the body, he slips and falls the same way]].
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** The steel necklace Mark gifts Emma for their anniversary. Much to her horror, Emma finds she can't remove it later on in the lake house. And with good reason. [[spoiler: The necklace contains incredibly valuable diamonds. And the only way to get them is to cut Emma's head off.
** The revolver Mark used to kill himself [[spoiler:comes back in the climax, when Jimmy finds it under the bed and, not knowing it's not loaded, uses it to take control over the situation]].
** When dragging Mark's body down the stairs the first time, Emma loses grip of it and tumbles down when it drags her down. [[spoiler:When Bobby later chases her down the stairs while cuffed to the body, he slips and falls the same way]].
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** When Emma and Mark leave the restaurant, Mark leaves the football-tickets Emma got him as an anniversary gift behind. Well of course he does. He already knows he won't get to enjoy them.
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** When Emma and Mark leave the restaurant, Mark leaves the football-tickets football tickets Emma got him as an anniversary gift behind. Well of course he does. He already knows he won't get to enjoy them.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite threatening him a few times, Bobby genuinely loves his brother and [[spoiler:is devastated when he accidentally kills him in a struggle.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite threatening him a few times, Bobby genuinely loves his brother and [[spoiler:is devastated when he accidentally kills him in a struggle.struggle with him and Emma.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite threatening him a few times, Bobby genuinely loves his brother and [[spoiler:is devastated when he accidentally kills him in a struggle.]]
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* ActionGirl: Downplayed. Emma doesn't have any combat training and she's not particularly good with weapons, but she's resourceful, resilient and most importantly, 100 % done with the men in her life.
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* ActionGirl: Downplayed. Emma doesn't have any combat training and she's not particularly good with weapons, but she's resourceful, resilient and most importantly, 100 % 100% done with the men in her life.
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* CoverDrop: The poster depicts [[SpoilerCover one of the last shots of the movie]].
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* MinimalistCast: There are only five main characters. One is mostly onscreen as a corpse. And two of them only enter the movie after he dies.
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* AdultFear:
** Being trapped and isolated in a remote location with no way of escape or to call for help.
** The guy who stalked and attacked you once showing up at your doorstep when you're at your most defenseless.
** Being trapped and isolated in a remote location with no way of escape or to call for help.
** The guy who stalked and attacked you once showing up at your doorstep when you're at your most defenseless.
