25 Films That Intentionally Spoil Other Films

25. Easy A (2010)

Teen rom-com Easy A takes direct inspiration from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter in its premise and title, as Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) develops a false reputation as a hoe, and decides to affix herself with a scarlet letter in order to own it and throw it back in her critics’ faces. But it also draws on the rich history of the teen movie in the process, with particular reverence for John Hughes and his contemporaries who made the genre-defining flicks of the '80s.

Unfortunately, this also means it spoils them.

In one fell swoop, Olive rattles off spoiler moments from a bunch of classic teen movies, including Say Anything (1989), when she says, "I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window"; Can’t Buy Me Love (1987), "I want to ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey";  and Sixteen Candles (1984), "I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me."

And, in case we’re in any doubt as to what’s being spoiled, Olive’s voiceover is presented alongside the actual clips from the films! Intertextuality is great, but this takes things a little too far.