History Film / Body

''Body'' is a 2015 American thriller film written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen in their directorial debut. It stars Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina, and Larry Fessenden.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: After the girls think they have killed Arthur, Cali proposes [[FrameUp framing Arthur for attempted rape]] and claiming they killed him in self-defence. When Arthur turns out to be NotQuiteDead, she proposes waiting for him to die and then continuing with the original. And when he continues to linger, she decides to murder him over Holly and Mel's objections: arguing that all three actions are morally equivalent.

* ClothingDamage: Cali rips holly's top to make it look like Arthur attacked her.

* BangingForHelp: Paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak above a whisper, Arthur attempt to attract Ben;s attention by [[NowThatsUsingYourTeeth using his teeth]] to yank a tray off a table and shatter some glasses. [[spoiler:Ben doesn't hear it.]]

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Cali's original plan is claim that Arthur attacked them and that they killed in self-defence. She forces Holly to some very unpleasant things to rough up her appearance and leave other physical traces to sell the story that she was attacked. [[spoiler:After Holly kills Cali, she and Mel go with a variant of Cali's plan to explain the deaths of Arthur and Holly.]]

* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: Although paralyzed from the neck down, Arthur managed to grab the tassel on a table with his teeth and pull on it, causing a tray of glasses to fall to the floor in an attempt to attract attention.

* AHouseDivided: After they think they have killed Arthur, Cali is able to persuade Holly and Mel to go along with her plan of [[FrameUp claiming Arthur tried to rape one of them]] and that they killed him in self-defence (albeit reluctantly in Holly's case). However, when Arthur turns out to be NotQuiteDead, the girls' unity strats to fray rapidly. By the time Cali [[MurderIsTheBestSolution proposes murdering him]], Holly is in open revolt and Mel is caught in the middle.

* BangingForHelp: Paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak above a whisper, Artur attempt to attract Ben;s attention by [[NowThatsYourTeeth using his teeth]] to yank a tray off a table and shatter some glasses. [[spoiler:Ben doesn't hear it.]]

* StaircaseTumble: The girls attempt to flee when Arthur catches them in the mansion. He grabs holly at the top of the stairs, but she pushes him and he falls down the staircase.

* FalseRapeAccusation: When the girls think they have killed Arthur, they plan to accuse him of attempting to rape Holly and claim that they killed him self-defence.

* DeathByFallingOver: The girls they think they have killed Arthur after [[StaircaseTumble shoving him done the staircase]]. But then he turns out to be NotQuiteDead, and things become a lot more complicated.

* FalseRapeAccusation: When the girls think they have killed Arthur, they plan to accuse him of attempting Holly and claim that they killed him self-defence.

* SunglassesAtNight: Mel's father wears sunglasses all the time. towards the end of the film, Holly asks Mel why that is. Mel replies that he is still smoking weed and thinks that wearing sunglasses will stop anyone noticing that he is stoned, but all it does is make him more conspicuous.

Three female college students break into a beautiful mansion on Christmas Eve and make themselves at home. But when the property's groundskeeper discovers them, they react impulsively and a horrific tragedy ensues. Although they attempt to work together to deal with this predicament, they eventually turn on one another.

* HorrorDoesntSettleForsimpleTuesday: Takes place on Christmas Eve.