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Emily's irrational behaviour starts to worry David, and things come to a head when a woman he has befriended named Elizabeth is killed while she is playing with Emily. Emily blames the murder on Charlie. David confronts his neighbour, believing him to be "Charlie", and drives him away.
Emily's irrational behaviour starts to worry David, and things come to a head when a woman he has befriended named Elizabeth is killed while she is playing with Emily. Emily blames the murder on Charlie. David confronts his neighbour, believing him to be "Charlie", and drives him away.


However, a plot twist is soon revealed: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror|David IS Charlie]]. Charlie formed when David caught his wife cheating on him. In one night, David, under the Charlie personality, murdered his wife and made it look like she committed suicide. Of course, this means that David has also murdered Elizabeth. After discovering that he is responsible, Charlie [[Split Personality Takeover|takes him over for good]], saying [[That Man Is Dead|"It's okay. Daddy's gone now"]].}}
However, a plot twist is soon revealed: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror|David IS Charlie]]. Charlie formed when David caught his wife cheating on him. In one night, David, under the Charlie personality, murdered his wife and made it look like she committed suicide. Of course, this means that David has also murdered Elizabeth. After discovering that he is responsible, Charlie [[Split Personality Takeover|takes him over for good]], saying [[That Man Is Dead|"It's okay. Daddy's gone now"]].}}
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* [[Creepy Child]]: Emily.
* [[Creepy Child]]: Emily.
* [[Dull Surprise]]: What some critics have accused De Niro of doing as David. {{spoiler|As Charlie, not as much.}}
* [[Dull Surprise]]: What some critics have accused De Niro of doing as David. {{spoiler|As Charlie, not as much.}}
* [[The End - Or Is It?]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the movie in the US release, after David/Charlie dies, Emily is shown at her foster home drawing a [[Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book|picture]] before going to school. Happy Ending, right? Well, the picture of her with two heads, implying she has developed an alternate personality too.}}
* [[The End - or Is It?]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the movie in the US release, after David/Charlie dies, Emily is shown at her foster home drawing a [[Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book|picture]] before going to school. Happy Ending, right? Well, the picture of her with two heads, implying she has developed an alternate personality too.}}
** {{spoiler|There is an alternate ending to Hide and Seek where Emily is in a mental ward for observation. After Katherine tucks her in and leaves, Emily starts playing Hide and Seek. She open a closet door and says, "There you are." The camera then shows Emily staring at herself in a mirror with a slightly demonic smile.}}
** {{spoiler|There is an alternate ending to Hide and Seek where Emily is in a mental ward for observation. After Katherine tucks her in and leaves, Emily starts playing Hide and Seek. She open a closet door and says, "There you are." The camera then shows Emily staring at herself in a mirror with a slightly demonic smile.}}
** {{spoiler|There are in fact five different endings. The third one shows her at the foster home and her drawing is completely normal, showing that she's fine. The fourth one has her being tucked by Katherine but then showing she's in the ward (different ending from the one mentioned above). And a fifth one has her in a completely different altogether foster home, playing with her reflection}}.
** {{spoiler|There are in fact five different endings. The third one shows her at the foster home and her drawing is completely normal, showing that she's fine. The fourth one has her being tucked by Katherine but then showing she's in the ward (different ending from the one mentioned above). And a fifth one has her in a completely different altogether foster home, playing with her reflection}}.
* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|to Norman Bates in [[Psycho]]. They're protagonists, they fight antagonists not shown to us, they discover that they themselves are the antagonists, and they [[Split Personality Takeover|succumb to their evil personalities]].}}
* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|to Norman Bates in [[Psycho]]. They're protagonists, they fight antagonists not shown to us, they discover that they themselves are the antagonists, and they [[Split Personality Takeover|succumb to their evil personalities]].}}
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Katherine is [[X-Men (Film)|Jean Grey]], Laura is [[Homicide Life On the Street|Det. Howard]], the suspicious neighbour is [[The Other Darrin|that other]] [[Robo Cop]] and Elizabeth is [[Back to The Future|Jennifer]].
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Katherine is [[X-Men (film)|Jean Grey]], Laura is [[Homicide: Life On the Street|Det. Howard]], the suspicious neighbour is [[The Other Darrin|that other]] [[RoboCop]] and Elizabeth is [[Back to The Future|Jennifer]].
* {{spoiler|[[Jekyll and Hyde]]: David and Charlie}}
* {{spoiler|[[Jekyll and Hyde]]: David and Charlie}}
** {{spoiler|Possibly leading to [[Stealth Pun]] with the title.}}
** {{spoiler|Possibly leading to [[Stealth Pun]] with the title.}}