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* [[spoiler: AmnesiacDissonance: Near the end of the film, Simon learns that he was in a relationship with Elizabeth, but he became so violent towards her that she had to make him forget about her through hypnosis. Also, after being hit on the head during the heist, he mistakes an innocent bystander for Elizabeth and murders her.]]

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* [[spoiler: AmnesiacDissonance: Near [[spoiler:Near the end of the film, Simon learns that he was in a relationship with Elizabeth, but he became so violent towards her that she had to make him forget about her through hypnosis. Also, after being hit on the head during the heist, he mistakes an innocent bystander for Elizabeth and murders her.]]



* GilliganCut: Franck's answer to being hypnotized is "definitely no". Cut to the entire group being hypnotized.

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* GilliganCut: Franck's answer to being hypnotized is "definitely no". no." Cut to the entire group being hypnotized.



* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After Franck hits Simon in the head, he initially can't remember anything about the heist.
** [[spoiler: Elizabeth also manages to make Simon forget everything about herself and their abusive relationship.]]

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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: LaserGuidedAmnesia:
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After Franck hits Simon in the head, he initially can't remember anything about the heist.
** [[spoiler: Elizabeth [[spoiler:Elizabeth also manages to make Simon forget everything about herself and their abusive relationship.]]


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* PrettyBoy: Simon is boyishly beautiful.
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Not to be confuses with the [[Music/{{Trance}} musical genre]].

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Not to be confuses confused with the [[Music/{{Trance}} musical genre]].
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Not to be confuses with the [[Music/{{Trance}} musical genre]].
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Simon]] gets shot, rammed with a car into another ''burning'' car, and is then driven over a pier into the river.

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* GroinAttack: One immensely painful gunshot to one of Franck's associates.

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* {{Gorn}}:
** Franck's gang tortures Simon by tearing out his fingernails, one by one.
** [[spoiler:Simon blows the top half of Franck's head off. Which doesn't stop Franck from talking to him. Turns out [[AllJustADream Simon was in a hypnotic trance at the time]].]]
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GroinAttack: One immensely painful gunshot to one of Franck's associates.
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* FetishFuel: In-universe, a shaved vulva is this for Simon.
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* AttemptedRape: Simon interrupts one happening to Elizabeth from Nate, Franck's associate, by means of a [[GroinAttack gunshot to the groin]].

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* AttemptedRape: Simon interrupts one happening to Elizabeth from by Nate, Franck's associate, by means of with a [[GroinAttack gunshot to the groin]].
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* AttemptedRape: Simon interrupts one happening to Elizabeth from Nate, Franck's associate, by means of a [[GroinAttack gunshot to the groin]].
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* [[spoiler: AmnesiacDissonance: Near the end of the film, Simon learns that he was in a relationship with Elizabeth, but he became so violent towards her that she had to make him forget about her through hypnosis. Also, after being hit on the head during the heist, he mistakes an innocent bystander for Elizabeth and murders her.]]


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Plenty of it.
** Before the heist takes place, Simon is briefly shown losing a game on an online gambling site. It later turns out that he took part in the heist because he had a gambling addiction and had to pay off his gambling debts.
*** [[spoiler: After revealing this, he admits that he should have just gotten hypnosis to cure his gambling addiction. He did, which was how he met Elizabeth in the first place.]]
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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, Creator/RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Creator/DannyBoyle.

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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring thriller. It stars JamesMcAvoy, Creator/RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel. Directed Cassel, and is directed by Creator/DannyBoyle.

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* TapOnTheHead: Strongly averted. Simon is knocked out at the beginning and suffers severe trauma and requires surgery and what seems to be a lengthy hospital stay. This is before we even get to the amnesia.

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* TapOnTheHead: Strongly averted. Simon is knocked out at the beginning and suffers severe trauma and that requires surgery and along with what seems to be a lengthy hospital stay. This is before we even get to the amnesia.

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* TapOnTheHead: Strongly averted. Simon is knocked out at the beginning and suffers severe trauma and requires surgery and what seems to be a lengthy hospital stay. This is before we even get to the amnesia.
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** It was oddly justified in at least one scene, which provided a clue to the characters' hidden pasts.
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** During the second hypnosis session, Simon travels in France with what seems to be a random pretty young lady. [[spoiler: It is revealled later that she was a passerby Simon mistook for Elizabeth and murdered.]]

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** During the second hypnosis session, Simon travels in France with what seems to be a random pretty young lady. [[spoiler: It is revealled revealed later that she was a passerby Simon mistook for Elizabeth and murdered.]]
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Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the thieves find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the thieves turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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Art aucioneer auctioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the thieves find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the thieves turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Creator/DannyBoyle.

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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, RosarioDawson Creator/RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel. Directed by Creator/DannyBoyle.




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* PopStarComposer: Rick Smith of Music/{{Underworld}} scored the film.

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* PopStarComposer: Rick Smith of Music/{{Underworld}} scored the film.film.

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* GilliganCut: Franck's answer to being hypnotized is "definitely no". Cut to the entire group being hypnotized.
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* GroinAttack: One immensly painful gunshot to one of Franck's associates.

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* GroinAttack: One immensly immensely painful gunshot to one of Franck's associates.
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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel.

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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel.
Cassel. Directed by Creator/DannyBoyle.
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* MsFanservice: Rosario Dawson appears completely naked twice and mostly naked a few more times.

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* MsFanservice: Rosario Dawson appears completely naked twice and mostly naked a few more times.times.
* PopStarComposer: Rick Smith of Music/{{Underworld}} scored the film.
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* MsFanservice: Rosario Dawson appears completely naked twice and mostly naked a few more times.
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** At the start of the movie, Simon stun-guns Franck in what seems to be an ill advised moment of heroism. [[spoiler: Actually he was had used to distract Franck from opening the case and discovering he already stole the painting.]]

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** At the start of the movie, Simon stun-guns Franck in what seems to be an ill advised moment of heroism. [[spoiler: Actually he his goal was had used to distract Franck from opening so he wouldn't open the case and discovering discover that he had already stole stolen the painting.]]
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** The first hypnosis sessions turns up a set of car keys instead of the paintings the thieves wanted. [[spoiler: It is actually the key to the card where Simon hid the painting.]]

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** The first hypnosis sessions turns up a set of car keys instead of the paintings the thieves wanted. [[spoiler: It is actually the key to the card car where Simon hid the painting.]]
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* GroinAttack: One immensly gunshot to one of Franck's associates.

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* GroinAttack: One immensly painful gunshot to one of Franck's associates.
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Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the theives find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the thieves turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the theives thieves find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the thieves turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.
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Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the theives find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the theives turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the theives find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the theives thieves turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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** At the start of the movie, Simon stuns Franck in what seems to be an ill advised moment of heroism. [[spoiler: Actually he was had used to distract Franck from opening the case and discovering he already stole the painting.]]

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** At the start of the movie, Simon stuns stun-guns Franck in what seems to be an ill advised moment of heroism. [[spoiler: Actually he was had used to distract Franck from opening the case and discovering he already stole the painting.]]



* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler: Simon turns out to have been one to Elizabeth.]]\

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* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler: Simon turns out to have been one to Elizabeth.]]\]]
* TheGamblingAddict: Simon


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** [[spoiler: Elizabeth also manages to make Simon forget everything about herself and their abusive relationship.]]

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* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler: Simon turns out to have been one to Elizabeth.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Several.
** At the start of the movie, Simon stuns Franck in what seems to be an ill advised moment of heroism. [[spoiler: Actually he was had used to distract Franck from opening the case and discovering he already stole the painting.]]
** The first hypnosis sessions turns up a set of car keys instead of the paintings the thieves wanted. [[spoiler: It is actually the key to the card where Simon hid the painting.]]
** During the second hypnosis session, Simon travels in France with what seems to be a random pretty young lady. [[spoiler: It is revealled later that she was a passerby Simon mistook for Elizabeth and murdered.]]
* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler: Simon turns out to have been one to Elizabeth.]]]]\
* GroinAttack: One immensly gunshot to one of Franck's associates.



* MindScrew: It does have a relatively coherent plot, but thanks to the nonlinear narrative and frequent fluctuations between hypnosis and reality, it may take you a while to fully wrap your head around it.

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* MindScrew: It does have a relatively coherent plot, but thanks to the nonlinear narrative and frequent fluctuations between hypnosis and reality, it may take you a while to fully wrap your head around it.
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A 2013 British psychological thriller, starring JamesMcAvoy, RosarioDawson and Vincent Cassel.

Art aucioneer Simon becomes involved in the heist of a famous painting from his own auction house; but when the theives find the painting they intended to steal missing from its frame, and circumstances leave Simon with LaserGuidedAmnesia, the theives turn to hypnotist Elizabeth to help Simon uncover his memories of what he did with the painting.

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* DomesticAbuser: [[spoiler: Simon turns out to have been one to Elizabeth.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After Franck hits Simon in the head, he initially can't remember anything about the heist.
* MindScrew: It does have a relatively coherent plot, but thanks to the nonlinear narrative and frequent fluctuations between hypnosis and reality, it may take you a while to fully wrap your head around it.

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