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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.

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* HilariousInHindsight:
** Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (a battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader respectively) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.
** Eddie Redmayne [[spoiler:becomes a cruel witch hunter at the end of the film]], whereas he [[spoiler: plays a wizard in the ''Films/FantasticBeasts'' franchise]]
* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.

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* HilariousInHindsight:
** Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (a battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader respectively) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.
** Eddie Redmayne [[spoiler:becomes a cruel witch hunter at the end of the film]], whereas he [[spoiler: plays a wizard in the ''Films/FantasticBeasts'' franchise]]
* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.later.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film would have originally featured actual, overt supernatural elements, with Langiva being revealed to be the Devil's incarnation, but the director opted to make a more ambiguous, psychologically charged movie.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (a battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader respectively) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.

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Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (a battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader respectively) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.Melisandre.
**Eddie Redmayne [[spoiler:becomes a cruel witch hunter at the end of the film]], whereas he [[spoiler: plays a wizard in the ''Films/FantasticBeasts'' franchise]]
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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.

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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.
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* XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.

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* XMeetsY: JustForFun/XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.
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* XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.

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* XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan'' ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (an battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (an (a battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader) leader respectively) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Both Sean Bean and Carice Van Houten would go on to reprise their roles (an battle-hardened repentant knight and mysterious witch/cult leader) in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Ned Stark and Melisandre.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ulric is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] and [[Film/GoldenEye Janus]], and [[Series/GameOfThrones Ned Stark]].
** [[Series/GameOfThrones Melisandre]] is a VainSorceress, [[SarcasmMode who'd have thought it?]]
** The village is led by [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Percy, aka Captain Darling]].
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** The village is led by [[{{Blackadder}} Percy, aka Captain Darling]].

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** The village is led by [[{{Blackadder}} [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Percy, aka Captain Darling]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ulric is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] and [[Film/GoldenEye Janus]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ulric is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] and [[Film/GoldenEye Janus]].Janus]], and [[Series/GameOfThrones Ned Stark]].
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** The village is led by [[{{Blackadder}} Percy]].

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** The village is led by [[{{Blackadder}} Percy]].Percy, aka Captain Darling]].
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* XVersusY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.

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* XVersusY: XMeetsY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.
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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.

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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its popular name until much later.later.
* XVersusY: This film basically is ''Film/TheWickerMan'' if it was put into ''Literature/TheNameOfTheRose''.
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** [[GameOfThrones Melisandre]] is a VainSorceress, [[SarcasmMode who'd have thought it?]]

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** [[GameOfThrones [[Series/GameOfThrones Melisandre]] is a VainSorceress, [[SarcasmMode who'd have thought it?]]
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Removing Nightmare Fuel potholes. NF should be on YMMV only.


* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel popular name]] until much later.

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* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel popular name]] name until much later.
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** The village is led by [[{{Blackadder}} Percy]].
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**[[GameOfThrones Melisandre]] is a VainSorceress, [[SarcasmMode who'd have thought it?]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Ulric is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] and [[Film/GoldenEye Janus]].

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\n* HeyItsThatGuy: Ulric is [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Boromir]] and [[Film/GoldenEye Janus]].Janus]].
* TitleDrop: An aversion. Though the movie is set during the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Black Death]], it is never named as such in any dialogue, usually referred to instead as "the pestilence." This is true to history, as the plague was not given its [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel popular name]] until much later.

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