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* In ''Film/NemesisGame'', Emily Gray repeatedly uses the phrase 'I never sinned' during interviews. When Sara writes it down in capital letters and holds it up to a mirror, she realises it is 'Dennis Reveni' spelled backwards; which is the name of the boy Emily had tried to murder years earlier.
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All of these examples pertain the first film, and only the first one extends to the Matrix franchise at large
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** The main plot involves a company called Setec Astronomy, which makes a box capable of decrypting all the encryption codes used in the United States. As the main characters discover (by playing TabletopGame/Scrabble) Setec Astronomy is an anagram of "too many secrets."
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* In ''Film/{{Harlequin}}'', Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]], in keeping with the film's story being a modern retelling of that of UsefulNotes/GrigoryRasputin.
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* In ''Film/{{Harlequin}}'', Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]], in keeping with the film's story being a modern retelling of that of UsefulNotes/GrigoryRasputin.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', the celebrity chef is Auguste Gusteau; his two names are anagrams of each other.
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* ''Film/TheTrumanShow'': [[ThemeNaming The actors who portray Truman's family, friends, and neighbors, share their names with famous film stars]], one of whom, Marlon, is Truman's closest friend. Marlon shares his first name with Creator/MarlonBrando, but "Marlon" is also an anagram of "normal", which is fitting given that he's the only one who's implied to feel any guilt about participating in the massive lie about Truman's world.
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* In ''Film/TheMonsterSquad,'' the lead character correctly deduces that the "Mr. A. Lucard," who wants to talk to him about the diary of Van Helsing, is, of course, Dracula.
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* The central conflict of ''Film/SpyKidsAllTheTimeInTheWorld'' revolves around a villain calling himself the Timekeeper accelerating the flow of time using a device called Project: Armageddon. Later on, Cecil notes that Danger D'amo, the name of the current head of the OSS, is an anagram for Armageddon. Sure enough, D'amo turns out to be the Timekeeper.
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* A Meta example: the Ewoks in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' were originally planned to be Wookies. Rearrange the word Ewok and you ''almost'' get what they were before Lucas decided to give the cash cow a bit more squeezing.
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* A Meta example: the Ewoks in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were originally planned to be Wookies. Wookiees]]. Rearrange the word Ewok and you ''almost'' get what they were before Lucas decided to give us the cash cow a bit more squeezing.
teddy bears instead. However, Lucas would eventually use Wookiees in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
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* ''Film/AmericanBeauty''[='s=] main character is Lester Burnham-"[[{{Lolita}} Humbert learns]]."
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* In ''Franchise/TheMatrix'':
** Neo is [[TheChosenOne the One]].
** Additionally there are several anagrams in the score:
*** "Bow Whisk Orchestra", "Saw Bitch Workhorse", and "Switch or Break Show" - "Wachowski Brothers"
*** "Threat Mix" and "Exit Mr. Hat" - "The Matrix"
* ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'':
** The main plot involves a company called Setec Astronomy, which makes a box capable of decrypting all the encryption codes used in the United States. As the main characters discover, Setec Astronomy is an anagram of "too many secrets."
** In the opening credits, the names of the production companies and principal cast and crew first appear as anagrams before rearranging themselves into the correct spellings.
** Bruce Sterling has pointed out that the title itself is an anagram for NSA REEKS.
* In ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', Hannibal gives two false clues by using significant anagrams.
** He tells Clarice that Buffalo Bill's real name is Louis Friend. Louis Friend -> Iron Sulfide, AKA "Fool's gold" (i.e. the name is fake).
** Lecter rented a storage facility under the name "Hester Mofet". Hester Mofet -> "The rest of me" (i.e. Lecter himself).
* ''Film/AmericanBeauty''[='s=] main character is Lester Burnham-"[[{{Lolita}} Humbert learns]]."
* ''Film/IrmaVep'' is an anagram of Vampire.
* [[RemakeCameo Ray Walston's]] character in the 1999 ''Film/MyFavoriteMartian'' film is called Armitan, and he later reveals that he, too, is a Martian.
* In ''Film/TheMonsterSquad,'' the lead character correctly deduces that the "Mr. A. Lucard," who wants to talk to him about the diary of Van Helsing, is, of course, Dracula.
* One of the initial plans for ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''. Samantha Caine wasn't originally Charly Baltimore's alias. It was originally going to be because "Sam Caine" is an anagram for "amnesiac".
* Meta example: ''Film/OctoberSky'' got its title because it's an anagram of ''Rocket Boys,'' which was the title of the book on which it was based.
* ''Film/{{Anamorph}}'' has Aubrey trying to find a Gerri Harding ([[spoiler:Red Herring]]) and trying to decode a repeated phrase from the killer, "A poison harms" ([[spoiler:Anamorphosis]]).
* ''Film/TheBabadook'' is about a single mother and her son who are being tormented by a malevolent monster called Mr. Babadook. The monster was summoned when they read a creepy-as-hell children's pop-up book. The name is explained as the noise you hear when he enters your lives: a rumble followed by three sharp knocks. Ba...ba...'''DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!''' But it doubles as an anagram. Babadook: A Bad Book.
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* In ''Franchise/TheMatrix'':
** Neo is [[TheChosenOne the One]].
** Additionally there are several anagrams in the score:
*** "Bow Whisk Orchestra", "Saw Bitch Workhorse", and "Switch or Break Show" - "Wachowski Brothers"
*** "Threat Mix" and "Exit Mr. Hat" - "The Matrix"
* ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'':
** The main plot involves a company called Setec Astronomy, which makes a box capable of decrypting all the encryption codes used in the United States. As the main characters discover, Setec Astronomy is an anagram of "too many secrets."
** In the opening credits, the names of the production companies and principal cast and crew first appear as anagrams before rearranging themselves into the correct spellings.
** Bruce Sterling has pointed out that the title itself is an anagram for NSA REEKS.
* In ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', Hannibal gives two false clues by using significant anagrams.
** He tells Clarice that Buffalo Bill's real name is Louis Friend. Louis Friend -> Iron Sulfide, AKA "Fool's gold" (i.e. the name is fake).
** Lecter rented a storage facility under the name "Hester Mofet". Hester Mofet -> "The rest of me" (i.e. Lecter himself).
* ''Film/AmericanBeauty''[='s=] main character is Lester Burnham-"[[{{Lolita}} Humbert learns]]."
* ''Film/IrmaVep'' is an anagram of Vampire.
* [[RemakeCameo Ray Walston's]] character in the 1999 ''Film/MyFavoriteMartian'' film is called Armitan, and he later reveals that he, too, is a Martian.
* In ''Film/TheMonsterSquad,'' the lead character correctly deduces that the "Mr. A. Lucard," who wants to talk to him about the diary of Van Helsing, is, of course, Dracula.
* One of the initial plans for ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''. Samantha Caine wasn't originally Charly Baltimore's alias. It was originally going to be because "Sam Caine" is an anagram for "amnesiac".
* Meta example: ''Film/OctoberSky'' got its title because it's an anagram of ''Rocket Boys,'' which was the title of the book on which it was based.
* ''Film/{{Anamorph}}'' has Aubrey trying to find a Gerri Harding ([[spoiler:Red Herring]]) and trying to decode a repeated phrase from the killer, "A poison harms" ([[spoiler:Anamorphosis]]).
* ''Film/TheBabadook'' is about a single mother and her son who are being tormented by a malevolent monster called Mr. Babadook. The monster was summoned when they read a creepy-as-hell children's pop-up book. The name is explained as the noise you hear when he enters your lives: a rumble followed by three sharp knocks. Ba...ba...'''DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!''' But it doubles as an anagram. Babadook: A Bad Book.
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