House of Wax

Movie • 2005 • Drama  

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This movie contains 49 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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FinalGirl
There is a good non-wax dog that doesn’t die. There are sleeping puppies shown, but these are either genuine wax or killed off-screen prior to the movie’s events.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Towards the start when they enter the house, holes in the wax can be seen. Periodically, when the wax is focused on, there are small holes.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Are there bedbugs?
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Is there BDSM?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abandonment
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memoirsofaghost
Bo (one of the antagonists) describes how his father killed himself and left him and his brothers when they were younger.
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Abuse
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The first 3-4 minutes set the stage for the antagonist. His parents are aggressive and use force to get him into a chair. Blood is shown.
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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SYNILLO
People are saying ‘no’ but I say ‘Yes’ because the definition of gaslighting is manipulating, and Bo ( main antagonist) was manipulative and abusive towards Vincent (Second antagonist)
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Is a child abused?
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FinalGirl
The film opens with a child being physically restrained in a chair with yelling occurring. A shot of the child’s wrists bloodied by the restraints is shown.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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FinalGirl
Alcohol is consumed, but there is no sign that it is being abused by the individuals drinking it.
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sirius
no more than bo pulling out a cigarette here and there but yeah
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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FinalGirl
Yes, there is a scene where a mass site of animal death is discovered. Most of these animals appear to be deer or rams/sheep in various states of decomposition.
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Are animals abused?
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sirius
near the beginning there's a scene of one of the girls falling down a hill, hands landing in a pit of roadkill. it's not too gruesome to me personally but her hands get rlly bloodied.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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FinalGirl
Yes, beetles or roaches of some kind crawl out of a decomposing skull.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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A character is sedated via injection
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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There are quite a few instances of characters being restrained. Once is right at the beginning, the others towards the middle and end.
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FinalGirl
There is no actual sexual assault, but there are creepy moments that could allude to the threat of it.
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Bodily Harm
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A character's head comes off and he still blinks a few times after
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there body horror?
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Lmss
There’s not any ACTUAL body horror like weird shapes, tiny holes, twisting, weird protrusions, etc.
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raspberrysys
Crushed by hot wax? But not like crushed by a hard object
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hammy1
While no one is technically alive, we watch as the wax figures melt, seeing their decomposing bodies and bones as they melt. We also see Wade melt too, but him being alive or not at this point is uncertain.
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Is there amputation?
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sirius
a decapitation scene and a finger getting snipped off. not 100% realistic but still could be triggering
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memoirsofaghost
Not really. More like whole body trauma that includes the genitals, but not targeting specifically.
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GentlyUsedLamp
people are encased in wax alive tho
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echoevemorrow
Prepare yourself when Wade starts looking at animals in jars. Done with scissors, super quick, at 48 minutes in.

About 5 minutes later, a close-up of the now sutured tendon cut is shown.



During Paige's chase, she ends up on a grave and a knife is sliced up the back of her heel
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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FinalGirl
The tip of a finger is cut off with a wrench and is shown severed and bleeding profusely.
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Character is sedated to be encased in wax.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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SamhainStranger
While teeth are not damaged, they are exposed when someone’s cheek is cut.
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GentlyUsedLamp
eyes are shown to melt out of peoples skulls, but the people themselves are long dead
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Is someone tortured?
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SamhainStranger
Someone is encased in wax while they are paralyzed and helpless to stop it.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there excessive gore?
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FinalGirl
There are slash / stab wounds made by various knives, but nothing is self-inflicted.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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GentlyUsedLamp
A head gets beat in a bit, lots of blood but no brains or skull shown. Old, wax-encased heads are shot and explode and a someone has a metal rod go through their head (in the front out the back)
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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All of the characters are around 18 years old. There is a scene where 2 characters are trying to get intimate in a tent, but the characters seem to be of legal age.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Cryptid_Crow
The wax babies mentioned in the other comment do not have the bodies of babies inside of them. They are a hollow sculpt of two characters. Thankfully.
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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hammy1
Carly gets captured by Bo, and is taken down under the gas station and strapped in a chair.
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Does a parent die?
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GentlyUsedLamp
There is talk of dead parents, but no known parents die on screen. (spoiler) A possibly pregnant woman dies on screen
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Not shown, but the villain's mother is dead
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Does someone cheat?
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raspberrysys
But people talk about being unfaithful
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Are there razors?
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Are there jumpscares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Are there mannequins?
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memoirsofaghost
One scene. Partial mannequin. In a pile of roadkill.
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Is there farting?
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Does someone spit?
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FinalGirl
Yes, there is spitting.
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Does someone vomit?
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Callmecakke
Around 1:28:00 the guy is taking arrows from his body and then he throws up
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raspberrysys
Jokes about defecation though
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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FinalGirl
No, but an already-deceased character is said to have passed due to a cyst in their brain.
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FinalGirl
Yes, someone is given an injection with a needle.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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GentlyUsedLamp
there is hospital-type equipment in a house and a scene of an ambulance ride
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Mental Health
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Does someone self harm?
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sirius
while there are scars on bo's wrists that could be interpreted as self harm if you dont watch the first 3 minutes (child abuse scene!) but it isnt actually self harm. the scars may remind people of such but it isnt dw
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gtovis
It is not outwardly said but Vincent may be mentally ill, he is called a freak and does not speak or interact with people. He is violent and kills people.
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GentlyUsedLamp
There are ableist themes and dialogue, but not autism specific. One of the villains seems to be mute, and is implied to be disabled but it's not clear if they are supposed to be autistic
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there misophonia?
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Suicide is mentioned
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Cryptid_Crow
There is no body dysmorphia. A character does use a prosthetic, but that does not mean they experience dysmorphia.
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heipos
Pretty sure being encased in wax causes major claustrophobia
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FinalGirl
A story is told in which a man kills himself via bullet to the head. No flashback imagery is shown of this event.
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CatGrant
I believe Bo shows signs or certain things happen for me to believe he does, but I'm not sure.
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Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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FinalGirl
Yes. There are scenes from an observer or hand-held camera’s perspective that are shakey/disorienting.
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Yes
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hearrrtshaped
it's ambiguous but a character dies who thinks she is pregnant
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Prejudice
Is there hate speech?
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Is there aphobia?
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Are there n-words?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Yes
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harleyyy
No slurs, but a character is called gay as an insult
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Are there fat jokes?
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FinalGirl
A physically-disfigured character is called a “freak” on multiple occasions.
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Cryptid_Crow
****SPOILERS**** Although a Black character does die, they do not die first.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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Anonymous
Strip teases, men ogling and sexual remarks are made.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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sirius
multiple scenes where two of the protags are being sexual. no parts are shown but its a bit excessive imo
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Are there nude scenes?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there bestiality?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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0
One character is a disfigured male, only seen briefly.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Are there fat suits?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
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sirius
!!SPOILERS!!
if you're siding with the antags while u watch, it could be seen as sad as they do get killed at the end. interpret that as u will
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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GentlyUsedLamp
there's a scene where a car is driven erratically by someone fleeing for their life, the car ends up stuck but not crashed
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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AlexBurns87
this entire movie is very disturbing:
[SPOILER ALERTS !!] the killer has a bad home life, people ARE the wax statues, a dude gets his achilles heel cut (this made me cringe so bad), a girl gets a steel pipe through her head.. that isn't as bad as it sounds but still isn't easy to watch by any means
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Does someone drown?
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GentlyUsedLamp
people who might be already dead sink into melting wax
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Is there gun violence?
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