Matchstick Men

How this film uses it

Roy and his partner Frank run a long con on a rich target, and Roy believes he is the one in control. Near the end, Roy wakes in a hospital that turns out to be a freight container, and the real con comes out. Frank and Angela had been running it on him all along. The earlier scenes between Roy and his daughter play differently once you know.

Where to see it

The false hospital: Roy wakes to find the police gone, his hospital room is a freight container on a parking garage roof, Dr. Klein's office is empty and his savings are gone.

How this film uses it

Roy lives in the past, and the film picks old crooner songs to match. Bobby Darin's "The Good Life" plays over the opening credits and the first scenes, and Frank Sinatra songs come up later. The easy, wealthy mood of the songs sits against Roy's nervous habits, which tells you who he wishes he were.

Where to see it

The opening credits: Bobby Darin's "The Good Life" plays as the film introduces Roy and his routine.

How this film uses it

At first, winning means a big payday from the long con. After Angela leaves, Roy says he needs her and would have to change his lifestyle. When the con collapses, he loses his savings and ends up selling carpet. A year later, he forgives Angela and realizes he is happier as an honest man.

Where to see it

The carpet store: a year later, Angela and her boyfriend walk into the store where Roy works. Roy forgives her and tells her he knows her name.

How this film uses it

Roy's obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome shape how he lives. After he spills his pills down the sink, you watch him clean his house until the next day. When Frank visits, Roy has a violent panic attack. You learn how thin his control is before anyone says it out loud.

Where to see it

The cleaning spree: after spilling his medication, Roy cleans his whole house through the night and into the next day.