Being John Malkovich
Movie • 1999 • Comedy
ReportOne day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
This movie contains 24 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Anonymous
The main character abuses his wife about half way through the movie by physically restraining her & locking her in an animal cage. She DOES get out though
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Addiction
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it’s suggested by lottie to smoke a joint but they never do. maxine starts rolling one but doesn’t actually smoke it
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Is there addiction?
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jib350
There's no drug addiction, but many characters become obsessed with, arguably addicted to, entering John Malkovich's body and living in him for 15 minutes at a time.
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
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Many animals are kept in a crowded apartment. A scene from the perspective of an animal shows implied abuse.
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Assault
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neeknoo
Technical assault but neither character treats it as such.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone have a seizure?
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But one character experiences something similar.
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Is someone tortured?
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pathcat
psychological torture, yes
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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it’s more of a slip
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Does someone fall to their death?
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OliveMovies
No but when the characters are done with their 15 mins of being John, they're dropped from a couple of meters height from the sky. Never hurting themselves but they are thrown to the floor.
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Children
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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clownish
when someone encountered john malkovich the word is used to reference his character in of mice and men
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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ElkPapa
The chimpanzee Elijah's parents may have died. At the very least, they were kidnapped
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Does someone cheat?
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Sid
There’s a very complicated love quadrangle
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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KSNAP
Yes, but by other humans, not by supernatural forces.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Sid
In first person POV
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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young john malkovich is shown to have peed himself on the school bus and was made fun of/taunted
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Does someone vomit?
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Sid
The noises that Malkovich makes when he’s being taken over are very triggering though
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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ElkPapa
Elijah the chimpanzee has PTSD from childhood trauma, according to Lottie
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Karpydiem
There’s a moment when the first person is inside Malkovitch’s head where he’s chewing and the sound is loud and annoying, but brief.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Sid
Several people go inside Malkovich’s head so that they can possess a younger/thinner/more masculine body
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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A character explains a revelation and adds, “I don’t know how I could keep on living” (not in reference to suicide). But the other character gestures to the window, as if to say he should jump out.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Sid
All the scenes inside Malkovich’s head
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A puppet of a samurai performs seppuku. It’s non-dramatic and very quick.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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aras773
Pregnant woman at the end of the movie (last +-15min), no birth.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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pathcat
kind of, someone makes a self-deprecating comment
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Sid
A male character is taken over by a female character who then wants a sex change
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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clownish
more then twice the f slur is used, the term "transsexual" is also used and the main character hints at being against the lgbtq idea (being trans and gay i found these scenes kinda unnecessary but ig it was comedy in the 90s)
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Is there hate speech?
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neeknoo
Homophobic hate speech.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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neeknoo
Joke hinging on the word r****d
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Sex
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neeknoo
Incestous thoughts that are never acted upon.
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Sickness
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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I think it could be considered a “sad” ending for some characters, but it’s not traumatic for the viewer & didn’t leave me feeling sad
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Is there gun violence?
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The main character threatens to shoot his wife during the scene portraying domestic violence. She later on is waving around a gun and shooting, but no one in either scene is shot or killed
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