Is someone gaslighted?
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Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where a person is made to question their own sanity or perception of reality. This trigger can be distressing for survivors of emotional abuse and those who are particularly vulnerable to manipulation.
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Movie • 2019 Report
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AlmaRdgl
The main character’s boyfriend gaslights her, mostly at the start of the film, and throughout the movie there is more gaslighting when characters question things that are happening around them and are told everything is fine and normal.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
349
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71
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rjaxon
SPOILER: all of the barbies in barbieland are brainwashed to think they want the patriarchy, and that it’s better not to think
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
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ceiioo
I’m not sure if this counts but throughout season 4 victims of Vecna see things other people can’t. When Max shows her friends where she saw the clock, the clock is no longer there. While this is not rly gaslighting it could be upsetting to people that she is seeing things that other people cannot, and it is causing Max panic.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
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Maddy by Nate
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
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Egan
We watch a character hysterically explain what she's been through during the film, and another character ignores her emotional pleas and clearly blames her.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
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KobiReichard
A character is frequently told she has nothing special about her and undermined and lied to about her own abilities. This is proven to be a lie with repressed memories.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
264
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Anonymous
Main premise of the movie is a monster that only one person can see, so everyone except that person says she’s “cr*zy.” Trying to get someone to believe her is a large part of the plot
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
227
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Anonymous
An old man begins to lose his short term memory, and is completely unable to remember things that have just been said. When playing a game against another character, he asks for things to be repeated. This other character lies about how the game is going in order to win.
There are several times where a character is tricked/betrayed by someone they trust.
There are several times where a character is tricked/betrayed by someone they trust.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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Barbie9927
The chef is really into gas lighting and degrading. He’s not the nicest guy.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
221
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Nazetel
Scenes of manipulation or threats are quite common throughout the show
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
207
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Freezer7
Yes. A large premise to the show is the intense gaslighting of one of the characters. He loses his grip on reality, and others do not believe him.
Video Game Report
Yes
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spice_n_sugar
Dream is known for gaslighting Tommy, Tubbo & Ranboo who are all kids.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
202
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cherry
or at least heavily manipulated
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
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Charlie is manipulated by his first boyfriend into thinking he is crazy for thinking He ever liked him
Video Game • 2017 Report
Yes
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Jadespade
In Act 2 Monika gaslights the other girls, especially Yuri, by saying that her supposed weird behavior is being exaggerated by them and that they are the ones who are being too clingy to MC.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
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selinakarter
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Sidney believes her boyfriend is the killer and he constantly tells her she is incorrect and lying. It turns out she was right the whole time.
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Sidney believes her boyfriend is the killer and he constantly tells her she is incorrect and lying. It turns out she was right the whole time.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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24
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beehives
M3gan gaslights multiple characters.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
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EvilToTheCore13
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Wednesday accuses a character who lies to her repeatedly of gaslighting. Her therapist also briefly believes her to be delusional or lying for attention when she in fact isn't, but the therapist genuinely believes this rather than deliberately gaslighting her.
SPOILERS: Tyler's backstory involves having been tortured and drugged by Laurel Gates to manipulate him into obeying her.
SPOILERS: Tyler's backstory involves having been tortured and drugged by Laurel Gates to manipulate him into obeying her.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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howdywrites
Kind of. A parent insists one of the child characters is mentally ill rather than psychic and berates her that they're just dreams and nothing else
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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malovela
Briefly. Someone overtly, purposely causes someone grievous harm, then says to the victim that it was an accident. Since the victim is faint and confused, I'm pretty sure the perpetrator is sure that the victim can be manipulated into writing off their own perception of what happened - but then something happens that means we'll never know if the attempt would've been successful.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
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BluebellsBestFriend
In Time's Arrow, a lot of that comes from Beatrice's father.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
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AndriaSchwortz
There's a sexual assault and the victim is blamed.
Movie • 2000 Report
Yes
159
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Jethro
This is a complicated one due to the main character being confused and unaware of who he actually is but characters in the film call him by other names and say that he hasn't actually done stuff he vividly remembers doing, all of this is ambiguous due to his deteriorating mental state
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
158
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Corellon
A character dumps their partner but denies doing so when they get back together. "That's crazy! Why would I break up with you?"
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
155
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10
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BitbatReviewsMovies
Rocket is manipulated and gaslighted into believing he will be with the new men when they go to the new planet
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
153
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5
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sunflowersystem
Bev's father and abusive husband gaslight her
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
148
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Sarawatchesthings
There is a lot of evidence of gaslighting throughout the show, most commonly done by Frank as he is a very manipulative person and one of the main characters
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
148
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13
This is basically gaslighting: the series
Podcast Report
Yes
145
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Roosterwhale
There is an entity that causes fear by killing and then imitating a person. The entity is capable of perfectly convincing everyone they are that person, but purposefully lets at least one or two see through the ruse so that they are tormented by how their memories do not match what seems to be reality. The entity also affects photographs, contributing to the fear of insanity and wrongness
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
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AbbyPika
Through the whole movie, there are themes of gaslighting. Not in a “controlling abusive partner way” more like “I’m gaslighting you so you don’t find out the truth” sort of way