Starred Up

Movie • 2013 • Drama  

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19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
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Does the dog die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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This may depend on your definition. The male lead is in his late teens and both inflicts and is the victim of various violence during his interactions with his father, other prisoners, and the guards. The guards beat him up and attempt to kill him in retaliation for earlier violence.
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The male lead's father yells at him a great deal throughout the film. During the first half, the father slaps him and manhandles him. As the movie progresses, they fight both verbally and physically on more than one occasion.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Cigarettes are smoked throughout the film and the male protagonist spends some time asking around for a lighter at the start of the film, but addiction is not discussed/emphasized. Use your discretion.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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We see drug dealing, but no using. Cigarettes are smoked throughout the film.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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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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Assault
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Greg5313
many times . prison setting
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No one is sexually assaulted throughout the course of the film, but the male protagonist does talk about his experience as a boy with a pedophile, who he apparently killed.
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Greg5313
someone's head is held in a toilet
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Is there pedophilia?
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Not on screen but MC has CSA issues he talks about frequently
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Is someone drugged?
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Bodily Harm
Is someone crushed to death?
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One of the characters bites a man's crotch for several minutes
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fraisierdesbois
Not really, but someone gets hit really hard in the head
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The MC describes attacking the man who SA'd him as a child by burning his face.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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We see at least one choke hold, a scene where a man stands on another man's throat, an instance of a man's head being forced underwater in a toilet, and a (non-lethal) hanging wherein the victim loses consciousness.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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fraisierdesbois
The protagonist has his head dunked in the toilet as retaliation
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Is there amputation?
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Greg5313
someone's mouth is bleeding after being punched in the mouth, potentially teeth damage but we don't see anything close up
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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 Achilles Tendon injury?
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There are a couple instances of people being attacked or threatened with knives. One man's face/neck is cut (non-lethal). Another is stabbed and while it is not shown, the dialogue and aftermath imply is that he is killed.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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The prison guards tie a noose out of a ripped sheet and hang the male protagonist, who struggles and loses consciousness, but is ultimately rescued and survives. Graphic.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Nothing overt on screen but MC is a CSA survivor
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
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Are there razors?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Multiple shower scenes, including full-frontal male nudity and a scene in which a man is attacked and engages in hand-to-hand combat while naked in the shower.
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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fraisierdesbois
The protagonist vomits after a boxing practice, around 1:03:20. I don't know why someone voted "no"
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone spit?
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There are multiple instances of people spitting - onto the glass of a prison door, into a toilet, on another man during a fight. Near the end of the film, a man is hanged (non-lethal) and saliva drips from his mouth in long ribbons. While there is no farting, we do see men sitting on prison toilets and one man removes an object in a plastic bag from his colon.
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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 bisexual cheating?
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Note that while there is no traditional hospital scene, a man is shown resting in a room with some medical equipment against the wall, including a non-active IV. While it is not explicitly stated, it is implied that he is being held for observation in the prison's hospital ward.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there misophonia?
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Does someone self harm?
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Greg5313
not exactly those words but yes
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Debatable. A man held in solitary confinement shows signs of distress, pacing, shouting, begging with a guard, and threatening to kill himself. It is later unclear how sincere he was, however. Potentially triggering for some.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
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During their group session, the men begin talking about racism and one of them states that he doesn't like Jews. Another man, surprised, says that he's half Jewish on his father's side and the rest of the group tells him this doesn't count.
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Is there aphobia?
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A black guy doesn't die first, but it may be worth noting that a black guy is the first to be assaulted and that he is attacked in spite of doing nothing wrong.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Are there fat jokes?
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fraisierdesbois
No, but the word is used as an offense
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Anonymous
A Black man is called a monkey by a white man.

There's also a Black man who hates other Black people and uses the N word in a disparaging way (not as a reclamation).
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Is there hate speech?
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Relationships
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Sex
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Two men make out. Dialogue throughout the film includes sexual references and slurs. Full frontal male nudity is depicted.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there bestiality?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
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Greg5313
ish . depends
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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The prisoners fight a great deal throughout the film and the guards are also quite rough. Various characters sustain injuries from being punched, slammed against objects, or cut with knives/shivs and there is a realistic amount of blood.
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Is there gun violence?
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