Ghostbusters
Movie • 2016 • Action
ReportFollowing a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
This movie contains 17 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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malovela
The mayor tries to gaslight the entire population of NYC, but unsuccessfully so.
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malovela
No. (If there are any children at all in the movie, they're in the background during crowd scenes - I didn't notice any.)
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Addiction
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
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Blitkun
There's a brief mention of PT Barnum's animal abuse in the beginning of the movie.
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Does a cat die?
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jamieblazej
No. A character lies about dead cats being found in the walls as the reason she’s packed up her office, but she’s really been fired from her job.
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Assault
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malovela
No, but there's heavy flirting and overt commenting plus slight inappropriate touching, all amounting to what would definitely be termed sexual harassment (female bosses towards a male employee).
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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malovela
A "good guy" who's possessed lifts someone by the throat, which of course makes it hard or impossible to breathe. However, it's brief, and there's no gasping or gurgling or the like.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Fincher
We see three of the characters "crushed" under a parade balloon and one jokes about dying, but all three are unharmed
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Is someone burned alive?
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malovela
No, but there are human-shaped figures enveloped in flickering red light rays, fighting to get free, which may look enough like someone burning alive to trigger some.
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Is someone buried alive?
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carturo222
The villain is thrown into another dimension and trapped there.
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Does someone break a bone?
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jamieblazej
There is a part in the beginning where a man is running up a set of stairs and they break underneath his foot and his ankle twists in a pretty gnarly way. It’s very quick so it’s easy to miss and the guy doesn’t seem to have any injuries later.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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carturo222
Energy weapons are fired at the crotch of a ghost.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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jamieblazej
Not really, but a character is trying to run up a staircase to escape from a ghost and the steps break beneath his feet, causing him to fall.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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malovela
We don't see him hitting the ground or lying dead.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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malovela
There aren't any children in the movie, except maybe in the background during crowd scenes.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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ProfessorProcyon
A villain intentionally kills himself to further his cause. There's a later scene where a protagonist jumps into danger to save another, but survives.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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malovela
Someone is seized by security guards, struggling to get free. Might be triggering.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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malovela
There aren't any children in the movie, except maybe in the background during crowd scenes.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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SophieN
mild/moderate. not severe imo
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Is someone possessed?
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amwhite91
Abby and Kevin are both possessed by a ghost
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Are there ghosts?
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SomeoneisAwesome
The whole movie is about catching ghosts
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Are there clowns?
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Grim89
There is a clown parade balloon.
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Are there mannequins?
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quietpoem
In one scene a mannequin is possessed and chases the Ghostbusters. It's pretty intense if mannequins creep you out.
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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malovela
Someone claims that someone else soiled himself on a previous occasion, and it's "discussed" rather briefly, but that's all.
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Does someone vomit?
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ChinaGrimes
A ghost does it towards the beginning. It happens again with roughly 40 minutes left in the movie. Abby vomits the ectoplasm just like the ghost did at the beginning. It can be seen coming out from under the door and some other cracks. But it is just slime and not normal vomit. It can still be bothersome for people though.
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Does someone spit?
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BeatriceCabler
Jillian Holtzmann farts.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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jamieblazej
I guess so but it’s also worth noting that the government/law enforcement are depicted as virtually useless.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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amwhite91
No, but a character dies by electrocuting himself. There is also a ghost of someone who was executed via electric chair
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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jamieblazej
One of the characters has trauma to do with not being believed when it comes to the paranormal. She had a pretty traumatic ghost experience as a child and no one - even her parents - believed her.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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carturo222
Depends on how you interpret the villain's personality.
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Fincher
A character commits suicide by electrocution on-screen
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Is there misophonia?
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jamieblazej
During the scene with the main characters in the Alridge Mansion, one of them eats Pringle’s and the crunching sounds are heard. I’m very sensitive to eating/mouth sounds and this doesn’t bug me at all.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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malovela
No, but someone does kill themselves (planning to come back as a ghost to achieve their goals, not out of depression, grief or the like).
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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malovela
Yes, if you identify with a gigantic semi-humanoid ghost - it purposely swells to the point where it fills an entire highrise, then bursts free of it.
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malovela
By gripping two large electrically charged poles (for lack of a better word), one in each hand. The person does it with the intent of coming back as a ghost to achieve their goals, not out of depression, grief or the like.
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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ProfessorProcyon
Some casual swearing/vulgarity, but nothing extreme.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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malovela
LOTS of flashing lights! Brightly coloured, wildly flickering electric rays all over the place a lot of the time, plus many, many instances of ghosts emitting or surrounded by large quantities of bright light, some of the ghosts or just their lights moving very fast. I have no idea why several people have answered no to this question. You rarely see movies with this many flashing/flickering/swirling/fast-moving/sizeable lights.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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malovela
No pregnancies, no infants. If there are any children at all, they're in the background during crowd scenes - I didn't notice any.
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Are there abortions?
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malovela
No pregnancies, no infants. If there are any children at all, they're in the background during crowd scenes - I didn't notice any.
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Does someone miscarry?
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malovela
No pregnancies, no infants. If there are any children at all, they're in the background during crowd scenes - I didn't notice any.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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malovela
No pregnancies, no infants. If there are any children at all, they're in the background during crowd scenes - I didn't notice any.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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wintersweet
Not a single reference to anyone's weight or size, and it's GREAT.
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Does the black guy die first?
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MovieWatcher10
A black woman is part of the main cast and does not die.
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Is there hate speech?
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malovela
The word "bitches" is said.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
Leslie Jones' character felt a bit like the "sassy black woman who screams everything" stereotype IMO, not done in as racist of a way as most instances of that trope but I feel it's worth mentioning.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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reona
someone says “schizo” at the beginning, but other than that, nothing else
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Relationships
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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malovela
At most extremely light innuendo. I'm pretty sure children wouldn't notice anything.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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MovieWatcher10
As a somewhat reversal of the trope "pretty dumb blonde woman" this movie features Kevin, played by Chris Hemsworth, who is mainly there to serve as eye-candy.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sickness
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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amwhite91
In a technical sense, yes. A car with nuclear devices is triggered to explode, but there is no mushroom cloud and nothing is destroyed from it.
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Does someone drown?
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malovela
Nor are there any near-drowning scenes.
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Is there gun violence?
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malovela
There are weapons à la ray guns, pointed at and used against ghosts. Otherwise, no.
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