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* AmbiguouslyEvil: The movie has some fun making it ambiguous whether Mark genuinely doesn't believe in the conspiracy or if he's actually in on it. His actions make sense for either interpretation, until the end of the movie when [[spoiler:we find out he really didn't know]].

1976 medical ConspiracyThriller novel by Robin Cook. TheFilmOfTheBook was released in 1978, written and directed by MichaelCrichton. A MiniSeries version by RidleyScott and Tony Scott is aired on A&E in 2012.

1976 medical ConspiracyThriller novel by Robin Cook. TheFilmOfTheBook was released in 1978, written and directed by MichaelCrichton. A new MiniSeries by RidleyScott and Tony Scott is set to air on A&E in 2012.

* BolivianArmyEnding: When Susan wakes up from her operation, much to Dr. Starks dismay (he had intended to make her his next victim to ensure her silence), the final scene is of him standing in the now-deserted operating room, with the police outside waiting for him. Will he surrender peacefully, commit SuicideByCop or do it himself? We never find out, but either way it's safe to say his career is about to end in disgrace.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Susan is blonde in the novel and brunette in the film.

* AlternateRealityGame: For the miniseries. The ComaConspiracy website and social networking accounts on one end and the Jefferson Institute [[http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Comic-Con-Visit-Jefferson-Institute-E-Coma-44565.html presence at Comic-Con]] on the other.

1976 medical ConspiracyThriller novel by Robin Cook. TheFilmOfTheBook was released in 1978, written and directed by MichaelCrichton.

Susan Wheeler (played by Genevieve Bujold in the film) works at Boston Memorial Hospital, as a medical student in the novel and as a full M.D. in the film. Young, healthy patients are coming in for routine operations and leaving in permanent comas. Susan investigates, eventually unearthing an OrganTheft conspiracy. The movie also stars MichaelDouglas as Susan's boyfriend.

* JerryGoldsmith

* YouGoGirl: The novel made much of Susan's struggle to be taken seriously in a male-dominated profession. This is toned down and nearly eliminated from the film.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Robin Cook and Michael Crichton were both doctors.

* PeopleJars

* PeopleFarms

[[redirect:VideoGame/{{Coma}}]]

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[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/541124 Coma]] is a short, atmospheric little exploration/platformer game created by Newground user Thomas Brush.

The plot concerns a young boy and his pet bird, who are trying to find the boy's sister who has been locked away in their father's basement. But not all is as it seems...

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!!Examples:
* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his bird
* AbusiveParents: Dad
* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The game can get a little creepy at times.
* [[spoiler:AllJustADream]]: [[spoiler:Apparently, the whole game]]
* BeautifulVoid
* InterfaceScrew: The controls change for a little while once you get to Shill Bend.
* {{Macguffin}}: The boy's sister and the "Dore Bell"
* MindScrew
* RuleOfSymbolism
* SceneryPorn: The game's many beautiful yet desolate enviroments.
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: [[spoiler:To enter the basement the player has to play a short tune]].
* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler:The bird.]]
* WombLevel: You go inside a giant worm's body at one point.
** The area towards the end of the game is also unusually fleshy

<<|FreewareGames|>>
<<|WebGames|>>

* InterfaceScrew: The controls change for a little while once you get to Shill Bend

* NightmareFuel: The game can get a little creepy at times.

* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: [[spoiler: to enter the basement the player has to play a short tune]].

<<WebGames>>

* WombLevel: You go inside a giant worm's body at one point.

* [[spoiler:AllJustADream]]:[[spoiler:Apparently, the whole game]]

* UnreliableExpositor:[[spoiler:The bird.]]

* {{Macguffin]]: The boy's sister and the "Dore Bell"

* Scenery Porn: The game's many beautiful yet desolate enviroments.