Does the dog die?
188 supporters
A Christmas Story
Movie • 1983 • Comedy
ReportThe comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
This movie contains 23 potentially triggering events.
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CLODS101
It’s the official does the dog die
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Abuse
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Rory_John14
Abusive in ways that were common in the 1940s, such as putting a bar of soap in a child's mouth for misbehaving, and telling a child "I'll give you something to cry about".
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Is someone stalked?
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cherry
not really- a bully hides on the route home and chases kids a bit, but that’s all
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TheCassandraComplex
Physical punishments for children that were considered normal/acceptable at the time.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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CLODS101
A mother is heard striking her son
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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crowofjudgement0799
absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but i couldn't find anything relating to animal violence on-set after spending a while looking it up.
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Rory_John14
No, however a dead duck is served as food with the head still on, and then decapitated, which some viewers may find disturbing.
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Are animals abused?
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CLODS101
No, however, at one point in the movie a dog’s ear gets stuck in a door. The dog doesn’t suffer further injuries and is fine
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Is there a dead animal?
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cherry
the head of a duck, part of a meal
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Is an animal sad?
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Rory_John14
A man slams the door behind him when being chased by dogs, and one of the dogs briefly has their ear caught in the door. The man goes back to free the dog.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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crowofjudgement0799
there are no rabbits.
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Does a dragon die?
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crowofjudgement0799
unfortunately, there are no dragons in A Christmas Story.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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crowofjudgement0799
a bully is also beaten up in the film.
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Is someone restrained?
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AnonymousFriends
Yes. Someone is held against their will
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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AnonymousFriends
Not in the traditional way but a child has a bandage on his tongue
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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cherry
no, though a kid’s mouth is covered with a scarf briefly and he can’t move it. his voice is muffled/unintelligible for a bit but is able to breathe fine, it’s just part of a silly scene and i don’t think it would bother most people.
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Is someone choked?
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ChloeMLHM
A bully is beaten up. It’s hard to tell if he’s choked or not, but I’d say no.
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Is there a hanging?
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runasoul
The main character ponders what form of torture is coming to him after cursing (only mentioned) and hanging is mentioned
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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crowofjudgement0799
a character is excessively bundled up, and though his voice is muffled, he can breathe just fine.
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Is someone tortured?
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TheCassandraComplex
A kid is made to wash his mouth out with soap. This was a traditional punishment at the time but it is a form of torture.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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ChloeMLHM
It’s implied that the father falls down the basement stairs. You don’t see anything, you just hear it. He then blames it on tripping on a roller skate on the stairs.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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CLODS101
There are jokes about BB guns being able to shoot your eye out. The protagonist believes he actually did shoot his eye out with a BB gun at one point, however, the BB only hit his glasses. There’s also a fantasy scene in which the protagonist goes blind
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Children
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Death
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Rory_John14
There is a fantasy scene in which the main child imagines having gone blind, wears sunglasses, and holds a white cane. The actor is not blind.
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Are there clowns?
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TheCassandraComplex
There are definitely clowns, not sure how so many people said no!! Multiple clowns at the Christmas parade, one comes pretty close and looks into the camera.
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Does someone vomit?
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ChloeMLHM
There is absolutely NO vomit in this movie. The scene mentioned in the other comment happens after Ralphie beats up his bully. Since he’s crying and upset from the fight, his mother has him put his head in the sink so she can splash cold water on his face. She also puts a wash cloth on the back of Ralphie’s neck to cool him down. He absolutely does not get sick!
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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runasoul
There’s a fantasy sequence in which the main character (acting as a cowboy-era sheriff) shoots some burglars and cops pull a boy’s tongue off of a frozen pole, but it’s not really copaganda
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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ChloeMLHM
The father’s favorite lamp is broken/destroyed, but it’s not an artifact.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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CLODS101
No, however, a fuse is seen blowing with sparks
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Is autism misrepresented?
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jdpamv
There’s a kid next to Ralphie in the line to Santa who seems to embody stereotypical traits of autism. He’s used as a comedic device and doesn’t appear anywhere else.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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ChloeMLHM
There are far fetched flashbacks.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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ChloeMLHM
There are quite a few crying fits/meltdowns.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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cherry
maybe mildly- a child willingly crawls into a small area and doesn’t seem uncomfortable, and the camera doesn’t focus on the confined space really.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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LibbyLib
The child is a picky eater and though the parents don't like it and pressure him to eat, it's with the "kids are starving in other countries" kind of nonsense, and the mother cajoles him into eating in a humorous way that leaves him laughing and utterly delighted.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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runasoul
Children scream multiple times, however
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Is there shakey cam?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Briefly when the children meet Santa Claus
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Is there screaming?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
The kids in the movie scream A LOT. If you're sensitive to this, you'll probably want to steer clear.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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ChloeMLHM
The bully watches the boys in order to sneak up and scare them.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Anonymous
he does look right into the camera… at least once. thinking of the scene after he shoots his glasses where he’s at the bathroom sink and successfully conned his mom into caring for him with his fake crying. he looks at the camera/audience and smiles and raises his eyebrows.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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runasoul
Whoops not an outright fat joke, a kid bundled up in several layers of clothing falls at one point, screams about not being to get up because of the layers, and eventually needs help which may possibly be viewed as a fat joke
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
There are some jokes about Ralphie's aunt thinking he's a girl based on the gifts she gives him. Not misgendering, but reinforcing old-fashioned gender norms.
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Does the black guy die first?
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newazni16
One of the only deaths is when Ralph shoots a burglar with his BB gun. That’s the first death and the man is black
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Ralphie is mocked for wearing a pink rabbit costume meant for a girl
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Is there hate speech?
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antlersantlers
There is no hate SPEECH but there is a very racist depiction of some Asian men singing Christmas carols.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Asian waiters are depicted using dated stereotypes
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Are there n-words?
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jdpamv
Possibly, when the bully is being beaten up Ralphie yells gibberish that sounds like the word a few times.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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AnonymousFriends
Very briefly in the beginning
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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CLODS101
The father of the protagonist gets a sexual lamp made to look like a leg as a prize but it’s nothing too serious
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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TheCassandraComplex
No but there’s a lamp that looks like a sexy woman’s leg in fishnets and pumps.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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SeaTurtleBro
A bully mocked ralphie for crying
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Sickness
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Social
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Are there fat suits?
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jdpamv
A clown wears one.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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runasoul
Santa is shown as kind of horrifying in this and this may raise questions in little kids
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Does it have a sad ending?
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CLODS101
The ending is happy
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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CLODS101
At one point a car breaks down but a car doesn’t crash
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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TheDreammweaver
There’s a tiny bit of blood when Ralph injures his cheek
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Is there gun violence?
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cherry
played for laughs/imagined
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