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If all film titles were as literal as 'Snakes on a Plane' - in 17 posters

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Snakes on a Plane could be pointed to as a prime example of 'not messing about'.

To quote a famous slogan, it does exactly what it says on the tin.

There's snakes. They are on a plane. That's what you've signed up for.

Samuel L Jackson's character's only memorable quote from the movie is:

I have had it with these motherf---ing snakes on this motherf---ing plane!

You know where you stand with that film.

A recent Reddit thread discussed what other films would be titled if they followed the example of Snakes on a Plane and were as literal as possible.

We've mocked up a few of the suggestions into posters:

1. Jurassic Park/Jurassic World

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2. The Fast and the Furious

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3. Grown Ups (or any Adam Sandler film)

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4. Speed

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5. Forrest Gump

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6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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7. The Lord of the Rings

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8. Saving Private Ryan

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9. Interstellar

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10. The Martian

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11. Star Wars

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12. Groundhog Day

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13. Jaws

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14. Kill Bill

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15. The Sixth Sense

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16. Titanic

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17. Toy Story

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We were going to include Ghostbusters, but you honestly can't boil that one down any more.

Any suggestions? Let us know in the comments...

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