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* YouKilledMyFather: Gender-inversion: Annie and Bonnie are scheming to avenge their mother's death at the hands of their father.

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* YouKilledMyFather: Gender-inversion: Annie and Bonnie are scheming to avenge their mother's death at the hands of their father.father.
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* EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: Annie and Bonnie may be ruthless manipulators and killers, but they are acting out of vengeance for their mother's death.

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* EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Even Bad Women Love Their Mamas]]: Annie and Bonnie may be ruthless manipulators and killers, but they are acting out of vengeance for their mother's death.



* YouKilledMyMother: Annie and Bonnie are scheming to avenge their mother's death at the hands of their father.

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* YouKilledMyMother: YouKilledMyFather: Gender-inversion: Annie and Bonnie are scheming to avenge their mother's death at the hands of their father.

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* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad Bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.


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* SiblingsInCrime: Annie and Bonnie are sisters who work with crime boss Mr. Franklyn in order to eventually betray him as revenge for him killing their mother.
* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad Bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.
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* ThinkTwins: Annie and Bonnie are a pair of twins who play masterfully off of each other's intellect.
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** The Janitor initially seems like a pitiable crook, but he turns out to be the ruthless mob boss Clinton "Mr. Franklyn" Sharp, who establishes a pattern where he hides briefcases with the identities of targets in railway terminal lockers, as well as a man who murdered his own wife, leaving his children orphans.

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** The Janitor initially seems like a pitiable crook, but he turns out to be the ruthless mob boss Clinton "Mr. Franklyn" Sharp, who establishes a pattern where he hides briefcases with the identities of targets in railway terminal lockers, runs an assassination enterprise, as well as a man who murdered his own wife, leaving his children orphans.
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** The Janitor initially seems like a pitiable crook, but he turns out to be the ruthless mob boss Clynton "Mr. Franklyn" Sharp, who establishes a pattern where he hides briefcases with the identities of targets in railway terminal lockers, as well as a man who murdered his own wife, leaving his children orphans.

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** The Janitor initially seems like a pitiable crook, but he turns out to be the ruthless mob boss Clynton Clinton "Mr. Franklyn" Sharp, who establishes a pattern where he hides briefcases with the identities of targets in railway terminal lockers, as well as a man who murdered his own wife, leaving his children orphans.
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* ThinkTwins: Annie and Bonnie are a pair of twins who play masterfully off of each other's intellect.

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* ThinkTwins: Annie and Bonnie are a pair of twins who play masterfully off of each other's intellect.intellect.
* YouKilledMyMother: Annie and Bonnie are scheming to avenge their mother's death at the hands of their father.
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: The twins have memorized the novel ''Alice in Wonderland'', and can quote any passage from any page.

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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: The twins have memorized the novel ''Alice in Wonderland'', and can quote any passage from any page.page.
* ThinkTwins: Annie and Bonnie are a pair of twins who play masterfully off of each other's intellect.
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* InLoveWithTheMark: Based on Bonnie's dialogue, Annie was actually falling for Alfred at the time Bonnie killed him.
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** Both twins use their manipulations to eliminate Mr. Franklyn to avenge their mother.
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** Annie plays mind games with the teacher who molested her as a child, Bill, taunting him with the prospect of killing himself, before eventually killing him herself.
** Bonnie seduces the assassin Vincent, turns him against his partner, and eventually kills Vincent himself.

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** Annie plays mind games with the teacher who molested her as a child, Bill, taunting him with the prospect of killing himself, before eventually killing him herself.
herself. She also seduces the assassin Alfred, turning him against his partner, Vince.
** Bonnie seduces the assassin Vincent, turns Alfred, posing as Annie, continues turning him against his partner, and eventually kills Vincent Alfred himself.
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* EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: Annie and Bonnie may be ruthless manipulators and killers, but they are acting out of vengeance for their mother's death.
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** Annie plays mind games with the teacher, who molested her as a child, Bill, taunting him with the prospect of killing himself, before eventually killing him herself.

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** Annie plays mind games with the teacher, teacher who molested her as a child, Bill, taunting him with the prospect of killing himself, before eventually killing him herself.



* RapeAsBackstory: Annie and Bonnie were molested by their teacher, Bill, as children.

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* RapeAsBackstory: Annie and Bonnie were molested by their teacher, Bill, Bill Braithwaite, as children.
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** Bill initially comes off as pitiable, until his backstory reveals that he was an abusive teacher who molested Annie and Bonnie as children.

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** Bill Braithwaite initially comes off as pitiable, until his backstory reveals that he was an abusive teacher who molested Annie and Bonnie as children.
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Not to be confused with ''Film/TheTerminal''
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'''Due to the non-linear nature of the plot, as well as a number of twists, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff all spoilers will remain unmarked]].'''

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* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.

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* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad bill Bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: The twins have memorized the novel ''Alice in Wonderland''.

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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: The twins have memorized the novel ''Alice in Wonderland''.Wonderland'', and can quote any passage from any page.

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\n * AliceAllusion: References to and imagery from ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' are abundant in this film:
** Annie (or Bonnie) makes reference to needing to be mad as a hatter tosurvive where they live.
** Bonnie works as a dancer at "La Lapine Blanche" (The White Rabbit).
** ''Wonderland'' is actually mentioned as the favourite book of the twins, to the point that they can reference any passage on any page from memory.



* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.

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* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.herself.
* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: The twins have memorized the novel ''Alice in Wonderland''.

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* BaitTheDog:
** Bill initially comes off as pitiable, until his backstory reveals that he was an abusive teacher who molested Annie and Bonnie as children.

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* BaitTheDog:
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** Bill initially comes off as pitiable, until his backstory reveals that he was an abusive teacher who molested Annie and Bonnie as children.
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Tagline}} Who says mystery is a lost art?]]]]

''Terminal'' is a 2018 neo-noir film.

The paths of a terminally ill suicidal man, a waitress/dancer, two assassins, and a terminal custodian cross in a game of cat and mouse involving local mobster Mr. Franklyn.

'''Due to the non-linear nature of the plot, as well as a number of twists, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff all spoilers will remain unmarked]].'''

!Who says tropes are a lost art?

* BaitTheDog:
** Bill initially comes off as pitiable, until his backstory reveals that he was an abusive teacher who molested Annie and Bonnie as children.
** The Janitor initially seems like a pitiable crook, but he turns out to be the ruthless mob boss Clynton "Mr. Franklyn" Sharp, who establishes a pattern where he hides briefcases with the identities of targets in railway terminal lockers, as well as a man who murdered his own wife, leaving his children orphans.
* FemmeFatale: The character(s) known as Bottle Blonde, in reality a pair of twins by the name of Annie and Bonnie, are both attractive, manipulative, wily characters who use guile as a means of avenging their mother:
** Annie plays mind games with the teacher, who molested her as a child, Bill, taunting him with the prospect of killing himself, before eventually killing him herself.
** Bonnie seduces the assassin Vincent, turns him against his partner, and eventually kills Vincent himself.
* RapeAsBackstory: Annie and Bonnie were molested by their teacher, Bill, as children.
* SuicideDare: Annie tries to goad bill into killing himself out of spite for molesting her as a child. When he refuses, she stabs him in the throat herself.

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