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* DoYouWantToCopulate: One of the most bizarre scenes in the movie; [[spoiler:after failing to escape with Gary (believing he's another prisoner), she thinks he's injured and tries to help him, leading to consensual sex]].

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* DoYouWantToCopulate: One of the most bizarre scenes in the movie; [[spoiler:after failing to escape with Gary (believing he's another prisoner), she thinks he's injured and tries to help him, leading to consensual sex]].

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* BludgeonedToDeath: How the tortured man in the movie’s intro finally meets his end: a hammer to the head.



* DropTheHammer: How the tortured man in the movie’s intro finally meets his end: a hammer to the head.

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!!Tropes associated with Captivity:

%% * AssholeVictim: Ben and Gary Dexter
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]]

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!!Tropes associated with Captivity:

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''Captivity'':

* AssholeVictim: Ben [[spoiler:Ben and Gary Dexter
Dexter]], the torturers that captured Jennifer, get their just desserts.
* CannibalLarder: A fridge with bloody remains and a human foot is revealed to shove said remains into a blender.
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer [[spoiler:Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]]



* ForTheEvulz: The two kidnappers certainly don't seem to have any ''other'' motive in mind.
%% * FreudianExcuse: Possibly [[spoiler:the Dexter brothers]]. All depends on how real that film was with [[spoiler:their mother]]...
%% * {{Gorn}}

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* ForTheEvulz: The two kidnappers certainly don't seem DropTheHammer: How the tortured man in the movie’s intro finally meets his end: a hammer to have any ''other'' motive in mind.
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the head.
* FreudianExcuse: Possibly The reason that [[spoiler:the Dexter brothers]]. All depends brothers]] are capturing and torturing women is to [[spoiler:recreate all the torture they endured by their mother as children]].
* GroinAttack: Jennifer kicks [[spoiler:Gary Dexter]] in the sack during a tense fight.
* HollywoodAcid: Jennifer gets shown video of a woman captured by the torturers getting rained
on how real that film was with [[spoiler:their mother]]...
%% * {{Gorn}}
by a showerhead trickling acid.



* LimaSyndrome: [[spoiler:A very, very dark variant. Gary claims to be in love with Jennifer, and kills his brother - or tries to - in order to protect her, then later claims she belongs to him. She doesn't appreciate it.]]

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* LimaSyndrome: [[spoiler:A A very, very dark variant. Gary [[spoiler:Gary claims to be in love with Jennifer, and kills his brother - or tries to - in order to protect her, then later claims she belongs to him. She doesn't appreciate it.]]



%% * TorturePorn

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%% * TorturePornTorturePorn: Was originally going to be a PsychologicalHorror, but was reshot as a Torture Porn flick.
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* RunningGag: Jennifer gets knocked out SO many times, it's actually funny. It'll make a nice drinking game.

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* RunningGag: Jennifer gets being knocked out SO many times, it's actually funny. It'll make a nice drinking game.unconscious.
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* AssholeVictim: Ben and Gary Dexter

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%% * AssholeVictim: Ben and Gary Dexter



* FreudianExcuse: Possibly [[spoiler:the Dexter brothers]]. All depends on how real that film was with [[spoiler:their mother]]...
* {{Gorn}}

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%% * FreudianExcuse: Possibly [[spoiler:the Dexter brothers]]. All depends on how real that film was with [[spoiler:their mother]]...
%% * {{Gorn}}



* MaleGaze: See above.
* MsFanservice: Jennifer.

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%% * MaleGaze: See above.
%% * MsFanservice: Jennifer.



* TorturePorn

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 PsychologicalHorror film directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Creator/DanielGillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 PsychologicalHorror film directed by Creator/RolandJoffe Roland Joffé and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Creator/DanielGillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: The controversial advertising campaign included a series of posters suggesting a female character's kidnapping, torture, and murder (or execution). [[spoiler:Jennifer actually survives the ending.]]



* NeverTrustATrailer: The controversial advertising campaign included a series of posters suggesting a female character's kidnapping, torture, and murder (or execution). [[spoiler:Jennifer actually survives the ending.]]
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* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.[[spoiler:

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* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.[[spoiler:]]

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* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]]

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* AssholeVictim: Ben and Gary Dexter
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]][[spoiler:
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''Captivity'' is a 2007 PsychologicalHorror film directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 PsychologicalHorror film directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Creator/DanielGillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.
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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller PsychologicalHorror film directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince.

Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.
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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert.Creator/ElishaCuthbert, Daniel Gillies, and Creator/PruittTaylorVince. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Set in New York? But was shot in Russia.

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* AlternateEnding: Released on DVD, the alternate ending reveals that [[spoiler:the man being tortured and killed with a hammer in the opening scene is revealed (through press clippings) to be a three-time murderer of women; his assailant is revealed to be Jennifer.]]
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The AlternateEnding above even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]]

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* AlternateEnding: Released on DVD, the alternate ending reveals that [[spoiler:the man being tortured and killed with a hammer in the opening scene is revealed (through press clippings) to be a three-time murderer of women; his assailant is revealed to be Jennifer.]]
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler: Jennifer escapes, but not before killing Ben, one of the detectives, and leaving Gary to die. The AlternateEnding above alternate ending even suggests she becomes a KnightTemplar who hunts and kills people like him.]]


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* RevisedEnding: An ending was filmed but not used (but is included on the DVD) in which [[spoiler:the man being tortured and killed with a hammer in the opening scene is revealed (through press clippings) to be a three-time murderer of women; his assailant is revealed to be Jennifer.]]
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* DoYouWantToCopulate: One of the most bizarre scenes in the movie; [[spoiler:after failing to escape with Gary (believing he's another prisoner), she thinks he's injured and tries to help him, and some odd reason, the two have sex. (Fully consensual.) WTF?]]

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* DoYouWantToCopulate: One of the most bizarre scenes in the movie; [[spoiler:after failing to escape with Gary (believing he's another prisoner), she thinks he's injured and tries to help him, and some odd reason, the two have sex. (Fully consensual.) WTF?]]leading to consensual sex]].

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.

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''Captivity'' is a 2007 thriller directed by Creator/RolandJoffe and starring Creator/ElishaCuthbert. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is a model who gets captured and wakes up in a strange cell. She spends most of the movie trying to escape and then she discovers she's not the only one who is captured.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The controversial advertising campaign included a series of posters suggesting a female character's kidnapping, torture, and murder (or execution). [[spoiler:Jennefer actually survives the ending.]]

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The controversial advertising campaign included a series of posters suggesting a female character's kidnapping, torture, and murder (or execution). [[spoiler:Jennefer [[spoiler:Jennifer actually survives the ending.]]
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* ForTheEvulz: The two kidnappers certainly don't seem to have any ''other'' motive in mind.

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