Mad Max

Movie • 1979 • Adventure  

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Taking place in a dystopian Australia in the near future, Mad Max tells the story of a highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. After some grisly events at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of revenge.
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Does the dog die?
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angrydoberman
Max's Irish Setter dog gets killed offscreen. A part of the dog's body is then seen hanging off a tree
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Abandonment
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Max leaves Jessie in the hospital. Does not show if he says goodbye or not.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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makeanote
A couple argue over whether one of them is unfaithful. It is brief.
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Not on screen.
Skip 1:09:00ish to 1:15:45ish.
See Rape for details
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Cryptid_Crow
There is no addiction in the 1979 movie.
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makeanote
People are shown impaired, but not imbibing.
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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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See Dog for Details
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Are animals abused?
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Cryptid_Crow
No animals are abused.
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Bloody fur briefly seen hanging from tree around 1:07:00 to 1:08:00.
See Dog Dies for details.
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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See Dog death.
Skip from 1h 6m to 1h 9m
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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makeanote
They are not the focus of any shots, but bugs can be seen flying around.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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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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Cryptid_Crow
R*pe is not mentioned, but it does happen off screen.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Scribbly
Not shown directly on screen, but it is implied that both a man and a woman are sexually assaulted by a motorcycle gang.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Anonymous
No, but you do see the aftermath which involves some nudity
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Cundalini wants his hand back!
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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makeanote
A person's throat is cut. They survive. Another person gets squished and struggles to breathe.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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makeanote
A character burns their arm with a lighter. A good guy is burned badly in a car accident. A bad guy is blown up.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Sid
The main antagonist is named Toecutter. A man’s hand is ripped off by a rope attached to a cat. It is implied that another man attempts to cut off his own foot
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makeanote
A person's head is seen run over. They are wearing a helmet.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Cryptid_Crow
Nobody asphixiates.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Sid
The bone is visible
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Does someone have a seizure?
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makeanote
A person is kicked in the crotch.
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makeanote
A person's hand is ripped off. The dismembered hand is shown briefly.
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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makeanote
A person does hold another person's eyelids open to see if they are awake. Another person's eyes cartoonishly bugle out in fear.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
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One of the bikie gang is holding baby Sprog with one hand and an axe with the other.
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Does a kid die?
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Scribbly
Max's child is killed by a motorcycle gang
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Dog. See Dog Trigger.
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Does someone die?
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Several people in this movie. It’s an action film.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Anonymous
There are lots of disabled characters, I don't think any of them are played by actually disabled people.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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kelseyj610
Max's child is taken by the gang. He is eventually rescued, but later dies.
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Does a parent die?
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Scribbly
Max's wife is killed by a motorcycle gang.
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Does someone cheat?
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makeanote
We see a couple arguing over one of them being "seen with" someone else.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a family member die?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Cryptid_Crow
Shotgun pellets blast many small holes in a mannequins face, and there is a close up.
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Are there razors?
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Is there a shower scene?
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The bikes do target practice with a mannequin at the beach
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there farting?
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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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Sid
It’s a cop film
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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ClareShepherd
There isn't exactly a trans character but there's some stuff with gender/sexuality coding that a person who's especially sensitive might find troubling
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Scribbly
Burn victim's charred hand is shown emerging from under a sheet
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Cryptid_Crow
Someone burns their arm with a lighter for fun.
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0
Character is described as a baby. Never addressed further. Not mistreated or portrayed poorly on screen.
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makeanote
The bad guy is described as having various mental illnesses.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Cryptid_Crow
There are no autistic meltdowns.
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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makeanote
A person refers to himself as a "fuel-injected su*c*de machine.
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makeanote
The main character has several moments of heavy breathing and terror that resemble panic attacks.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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makeanote
It's not very dramatic, but it happens throughout the film.
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Is there screaming?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Cryptid_Crow
Yes, the cop lights flash.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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There is a toddler
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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makeanote
Women are referred to as misogynistic slurs. Some of the villains are queer coded.
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jdpamv
Queer-coded villains who are portrayed as predatory. A woman's death is used as motivation for the hero (fridging).
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DavinJackson
Depends wether or not you think the bikers are gay coded
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makeanote
One character has a stutter which is played for humor. Someone is called a cr*pple. A grievously burned character is referred to as "a thing, not a person."
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Are there n-words?
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Is there aphobia?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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jdpamv
Young women are objectified with few lines when they have any at all. The hero's wife is sexually objectified while wearing a bikini, beach cover-up, oversized men's shirt with no pants, etc.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is there BDSM?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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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 anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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15
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
13 supporters
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Paci
The whole franchise revolves around car action scenes, most of them end up in 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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Yes
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Scribbly
Max's wife and child are run over by a gang on motorbikes.
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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