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1	* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason why Creator/JenniferLawrence accepted the role, even if it was too sexual for her liking (which she eventually grew to like as well, as said in TroubledProduction below).
2	* BadExportForYou: The film underwent cuts in the UK to obtain a 15 rating (down from an 18). This censored version is also the one on UK DVD and Blu-ray.
3	* BoxOfficeBomb: The film had a $69 million budget and only made $46 million in the domestic box office, although it was successful enough overseas to barely recoup its production costs. This marked the fourth consecutive film for Creator/JenniferLawrence that failed to make back its budget in the US, after ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', ''{{Film/Passengers\|2016}}'', and ''Film/Mother2017''.
4	* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/JenniferLawrence spent four months doing ballet training to prepare for the role.
5	* ExecutiveMeddling: The British censor board ordered some edits to the torture scenes so the film could get a 15 rating.
6	* FakeAmerican: Creator/JoelEdgerton is Australian.
7	* FakeRussian: Several main characters in the movie adaptation, including:
8	** Creator/JenniferLawrence (American) as Dominika Egorova, accordingly approximating a Russian accent for the role.
9	** Creator/CharlotteRampling (English) as the Headmistress of Sparrow School, who [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent still uses her distinctive British accent]].
10	** Creator/JeremyIrons (English) as General Vladimir Korchnoi.
11	** Matthias Schoenaerts (Belgian) as Vanya Egurov.
12	* FollowTheLeader: The film was noted to have similarities to other female-led spy thrillers like ''Film/{{Salt}}'' and ''Film/AtomicBlonde''.
13	* ProductionPosse: Francis Lawrence had directed Jennifer Lawrence (no relation) in the last three of the four films in ''Film/TheHungerGames'' franchise.
14	* RealitySubtext: Even if she ruled the two experiences as very different, Jennifer Lawrence noted that there were similarities between the sexual nature of the story and having her private nude photos stolen in the infamous cloud hacks of 2014.
15	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Matthias Schoenaerts, Ivan's actor, resembles UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin -- [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed on whom his character is based]] -- a great deal. This was apparently accidental.
16	* TroubledProduction: Mostly averted, though with a small and amusing note. Creator/JenniferLawrence, who had previously felt shy towards doing nude scenes in her work, got over her insecurity in this film thanks to the crew's efforts to make feel comfortable while shooting. The trouble is that she became [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl so casual spending her time on the set nude]] that she [[https://pagesix.com/2018/02/16/jennifer-lawrence-made-people-uncomfortable-with-on-set-nudity/ ended up making the cast and crew uncomfortable]] instead.
17	** This ironically parallels the ShamefulStrip scene in the movie where her character takes control of her nudity and makes the man who wanted to prey on her uncomfortable.
18	* WagTheDirector: Subverted. Creator/JenniferLawrence was shown an early cut of the movie, and told that if she was uncomfortable with any of the nudity then it would be deleted. She approved all the nude scenes that were filmed.
19	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
20	** Creator/DarrenAronofsky was going to direct the film at one point. Creator/DavidFincher (with Creator/RooneyMara as the lead) were also in consideration as well.
21	** At one point the story was going to be relocated to 1970s Budapest in order to give it a "timeless" feel. When Francis Lawrence came back on board he re-set it in modern times.

Context Trivia / RedSparrow