Line #13 Film/AnotherMe


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2	''Another Me'' is a 2013 film by Isabel Coixet, based off a novel by Catherine [=MacPhail=].
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4	It stars Creator/SophieTurner as Fay, a teenage girl whose life is suddenly turned upside down as her father (Creator/RhysIfans) is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and she discovers that her mother is having an affair. When classmates tell her that she has been in place where she has not, Fay becomes convinced she is being stalked by an identical twin.
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7	!!Tropes that appear in this film:
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9	* AlphaBitch: Monica starts as the school queen bee [[spoiler:and is replaced by Lila in Fay's body]].
10	* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Fay's twin Lila looks exactly like her, enough so that everyone mistakes them for each other. However, here it's a bit different as [[spoiler:Lila is a ghost.]]
11	* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Fay's fate. Her soul is trapped inside a mirror while her dead twin takes over her body.]]
12	* CassandraTruth: No one will believe Fay that she's got a twin who's impersonating her, since everybody believed (including her) that she was an only child before. [[spoiler:Her dad is the only exception.]]
13	* CastingGag: Like Fay, Sophie Turner had [[spoiler:a twin who died in utero.]]
14	%%* CoolTeacher: John, the drama teacher.
15	* DistinctiveAppearances: Fay is noted for her long and beautiful red hair.
16	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Lila takes over Fay's body, and Fay's soul is stuck in a mirror.]]
17	* DrivenByEnvy: Monica is jealous of Fay's beauty and her getting the lead role in the play.
18	* EvilTwin: Lila, Fay's [[spoiler:dead]] twin, who wants revenge [[spoiler:for their dad letting her die and has come back intent on seizing control over Fay's life]].
19	* ExtremeDoormat: Fay is a shy doormat for much of the film, but gradually becomes more outspoken.
20	* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Fay loses her body to Lila and her soul is trapped.]]
21	* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:The ending, as Lila takes Fay's body, leaving Fay's soul trapped in a mirror.]]
22	* IJustWantToBeYou:
23	** [[spoiler:Lila with Fay, quite literally. Her desire is to assume Fay's life and identity, plus take over her body.]]
24	** Monica dyes her hair to look like Fay.
25	* ImportantHaircut: Fay cuts her hair short to make herself different from the twin.
26	* ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler:Fay and her dad turn out to be seeing Fay's dead twin Lila, who's come back intent upon revenge against them.]]
27	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Fay's father falls to his death offscreen in an elevator.]]
28	* ModestyBedsheet: Averted. After having sex with Drew, Fay and he both lie with the cover up over their chests.
29	* ObliviouslyBeautiful: Fay is afraid to talk to Drew even though she is the most beautiful girl in the school.
30	* RedRightHand: Fay cuts one of her hands to differentiate herself from the twin. [[spoiler:When Lila takes over Fay's body at the end of the film, the scar is gone.]]
31	* SexyDiscretionShot: Fay and Drew are seen kissing, undressing, then moving onto the bed. Then the scene cuts to them in bed together later.
32	* TwinSwitch: In a creepy example, Fay's twin Lila starts taking her place, with no one except her aware of it until later (they don't believe this either, as she's not known to have an identical sister).
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