History Film / Rattlesnake

* RaceAgainsttheClock: Katrina only has until sunset to kill a stranger in exchange for her daughter's life.

* AintTooProudToBeg: When Katrina kidnaps Billy at gunpoint and forces him to drive to a remote canyon, he breaks down and begs Katrina to let him live. He cries so hard that there's snot visibly coming out of his nose.

* AnimalisticAbomination: It's ambiguous if the titular Rattlesnake is this trope, a snake that the mysterious woman controls or a glamour the mysterious women takes the form of. Nevertheless, it's explicitly not a normal snake when it appears out of nowhere to bite Katrinas daughter or in the end when [[spoiler: it again appears out of nowhere to bite Billy after he has a gun and is about to shoot Katrina]].

* RaceAgainsttheClock: Katrina only has until sunset to kill a stranger in exchange for her daughter's life.

* SceneryPorn: There are lots of slow, panning shots of the Texan desert.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Billy, despite his name being anglican, he has a rather swarthy complexion.

Katrina Ridgeway (Carmen Ejogo) is a single mother whose daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake while driving though Texas. Desperate for help she goes into an trailer where she meets a mysterious woman, who miraculously heals her daughter. However, the woman makes it very clear that there is a price to be paid for saving her daughter and when Katrina drives her daughter to the hospital shes soon visited by spirits. Who make it clear what the price is,to repay the debt she must kill a stranger by sundown.

* AintTooProudToBeg: When Katrina kidnaps Billy at gunpoint and forces him to drive to a remote canyon he breaks down and begs Katrina to let him live. He cries so hard that there's snot visibly coming out of his nose.
* AndIMustScream: The fate of anyone who dies at the hand of whoever is making the deal with the mysterious woman. Their souls are trapped in the village for ever and, seeing as every appearance of the ghosts involved intimidating Katrina into killing someone, it seems their souls are also enslaved to the womans will as well.
* AnimalisticAbomination:Its ambiguous if the titular Rattlesnake is this trope, a snake that the mysterious woman controls or a glamour the mysterious women takes the form of. Nether the less its explicitly not a normal snake, when it appears out of nowhere to bite Katrinas daughter or in the end when [[spoiler: it again appears out of nowhere to bite Billy after he has a gun and is about to shoot Katrina]].

* ContrivedCoincidence: In the midway point of the film, after Katrina finds herself unable to bring herself to kill a dying old man at the hospital because he has a daughter who loves him, shes given up and goes to a nearby bar. By chance, she sees a domestic abuser, making her decision much easier.
* DealWithTheDevil:An extremely cruel versions. As Katrina didnt knowingly enter into it, as she was just desperately asking someone for help after her daughter was bitten by the titular Rattlesnake.
* RaceAgainsttheClock : Katrina only has until sunset to kill a stranger in exchange for her daughter life.
* FanService: The scene where Katrina breaks into Billys home to kidnap him. She breaks in while he and his girlfriend are taking a shower. He walks out of the shower. The audience is treated to a rear shot of him walking naked down a hallway, showing off his ass and his wet, toned body.
* KarmaHoudini: The true villain of the movie is involved from the beginning, and gets exactly what they want with no comeuppance or unforeseen stumbling blocks whatsoever.

* AintTooProudToBeg:: When Katrina kidnaps Billy at gunpoint and forces him to drive to a remote canyon he breaks down and begs Katrina to let him live. He cries so hard that there's snot visibly coming out of his nose.

* AndIMustScream: The fate of anyone who dies at the hand of whoever is making the deal with the mysterious woman. Their souls are tapped in the village for ever and, seeing as every appearance of the ghosts involved intimidating Katrina into killing someone, it seems their souls are also enslaved to the womans will as well.
* AnimalisticAbomination:Its ambiguous if the titular Rattlesnake is this trope, a snake that the mysterious woman controls or indeed a glamour the mysterious women takes the form of. Nether the less its explicitly not a normal snake, when it appears out of nowhere to bite Katrinas daughter or in the end when [[spoiler: it again appears out of nowhere to bite Billy after he has a gun and is about to shoot Katrina]].

* AndIMustScream: The fate of anyone who dies at the hand of whoever is making the deal with the mysterious woman. Their souls are tapped in the village for ever and seeing as every appearance of the ghosts involved intimidating Katrina into killing someone it seems their souls are also enslaved to the womans will as well.

* AndIMustScream: The fate of anyone who dies at the hand of whoever making the deal with the mysterious woman. Their souls are tapped in the village for ever and seeing as every appearance of the ghosts involved intimidating Katrina into killing someone it seems their souls are also enslaved to the womans will as well.

* AnimalisticAbomination:Its ambiguous if the titular Rattlesnake is this trope, a snake that the mysterious woman controls or indeed a glamour the mysterious women takes the form of. Nether the less its explicitly not a normal snake, when it appears out of nowhere to bite Katrinas daughter or in the end when [[spoiler: it again appears out of nowhere to bite Billy after he has a gun and is about to shoot Katrina]]

* SceneryPorn:There are lots of slow, panning shots of the Texan desert.

* FanService: The scene where Katrina breaks into Billys home to kidnap him. She breaks in while he and his girlfriend are taking a shower. He walks out naked. The audience is treated to a rear shot of him walking naked down a hallway, showing off his ass and his wet, toned body.

* RaceAgainsttheClock : Katrina only has until dawn to kill a stranger in exchange for her daughter life.

* FanDisservice: However, the scene if far from titillating.Billy is a despicable human being and Katrina is visibly terrified and panicking.

* ContrivedCoincidence: In the midway point of the film, after Katrina finds herself unable to bring herself to kill a dying old man at the hospital because he has a daughter who loves him, shes given up and goes to a nearby bar. By chance, she sees a domestic abuser who no one even likes, making her decision much easier.

* ContrivedCoincidence: In the midway point of the film, after Katrina finds herself unable to bring herself to kill a dying old man at the hospital because he has a daughter who loves him, shes given up and goes to a nearby bar. By chance, she sees a domestic abuser who no one even likes, making her decision that much easier.

* AlasPoorVillain: Billy. While he doesnt have any redemptive qualities hes just so pathetic when he dies, whimpering and begging Katrina not to kill him, that even she feels sorry for him and tries to comfort him while killing him.

* AnimalisticAbomination:Its ambiguous if the titular snake is this trope, a snake that the mysterious woman manipulates or indeed a glamour the mysterious women takes the shape of. Nether the less its explicitly not a normal snake, when it appears out of nowhere to bite Katrinas daughter or in the end when [[spoiler: it again appears out of nowhere to bite Billy after he has a gun and is about to shoot Katrina]]

* FanService: The scene where Katrina breaks into Billys home to kidnap him. She breaks in while he and his girlfriend are taking a shower. He walks out naked.

* AlasPoorVillain: Billy. While he doesnthave any redemptive qualities hes just so pathetic when he dies, whimpering and begging Katrina not to kill him, that even she feels sorry for him and tries to comfort him while killing him.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Despite being set in Texas it was actually filmed in New Mexico.

* Fanservice: The scene where Katrina breaks into Billys home to kidnap him. She breaks in while he and his girlfriend are taking a shower. He walks out naked.

* ContrivedCoincidence:: In the midway point of the film, after Katrina finds herself unable to bring herself to kill a dying old man at the hospital because he has a daughter who loves him, shes given up and goes to a nearby bar. By chance, she sees a domestic abuser who no one even likes, making her decision that much easier.

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Katrina Ridgeway (Carmen Ejogo) is a single mother whose daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake while driving though Texas. Desperate for help she goes into an trailer where she meets a mysterious woman, who miraculously heals her daughter. However, the woman makes it very clear that there is a price to be paid for saving her daughter and when Katrina drives her daughter to the hospital shes soon visited by spirits. Who make it clear what the price was,to repay the debt she must kill a stranger by sundown.

Rattlesnake is a 2019 horror film starring Creator/CarmenEjogo and Creator/TheoRossi.

Katrina Ridgeway (Carmen Ejogo) is a single mother whose daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake while driving though Texas. Desperate for help she goes into an trailer where she meets a mysterious woman, who miraculously heals her daughter. However, the woman makes it very clear that there is a price to be paid for saving her daughter and when Katrina drives her daughter to the hospital shes soon visited by spirits. Who make it clear what the price was,to repay the debt she must kill a stranger by sundown.

Rattlesnake is a 2019 horror film starring Carmen Ejogo and Theo Rossi.