Posted on Apr 17, 2021

Some Movies Are Just Really, Really Clever, And Here Are 19 Cinematic Parallels That Prove It

You'll never watch Gone Girl and A Simple Favor the same way again.

by Kayla Yandoli

BuzzFeed Staff

Sarah Paulson and Cate Blanchett doing an interview for "Ocean's 8"

"Addams Family Values" copying "Pretty Woman" by putting Uncle Fester in a bubble bath

"Corpse Bride" poking fun at the spinning dancing scene from "Titanic"

The shark from "Finding Nemo" making a reference to "The Shining" by screaming: "Here's Brucie!"

Emily from "A Simple Favor" throwing a wrench at her head, similar to Amy sledging a hammer to her eye in "Gone Girl"

A close up of Chris crying in "Get Out;" a close up of Adelaide crying in "Us"

T'Challa reuniting with his father in "Black Panther;" Moana reuniting with her dead grandmother in "Moana"

Principal Gupta copying Queen Clarisse's pose in her office; Miles copying Spider-Man's chin stance

Coraline and her mom driving angrily in the car; Lady Bird and her mom driving angrily in the car

Han Solo and Lei having an intense conversation while someone walks through them in "The Empire Strikes Back;" Poe and Finn doing the same in "The Last Jedi"

Therese taking a picture of Carol; Ronit doing the same to Esti

Paddington and Monsieur Gustave H. doing parallel acts in jail, like wearing the same striped-suit, rolling around treats for others, and escaping through the laundromat

Mary Poppins watching herself walk away in the mirror; Mary Poppins in "Mary Poppins Returns" doing the same thing

Kevin covering his face but moving his fingers to leave one eye open in "Home Alone;" Danny doing the same thing in "The Shining"

The Cheetah girls rescuing a dog in a hole just like they did in "The Silence of the Lambs"

The women in "The Virgin Suicides" laying down in their pajamas against each other; the women of "Mustang" doing the same thing

Joker using his hands to smile; Gwynplaine creepily doing the same thing in "The Man Who Laughs"

A montage of similar love sequences between Chiron and Kevin in "Moonlight," and Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai in "Happy Together." Parallel images of couples walking together, driving down a road, holding each other, riding the bus, and playing games

Jasmin, Ariel, and Tiana all holding their heads against their hands, leaning against their balconies at night

Parallel images of Peter and Dani's experiences; a triangular set full of torture; Peter and Dani laying in bed, hopeless; obscure drawings of the horrific experience they would later endure

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