Magnolia

Movie • 1999 • Drama  

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An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
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Does the dog die?
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Dogs eat pills that were accidentally dropped. Their dead bodies are seen being pulled out of the house on stretchers.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Abandonment
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one character is deeply affected by their father’s abandonment of their dying mother.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Stanley's father admits to the other parents that he's abusive. He also grabs, shakes, berates, and bullies his son.
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Addiction
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Claudia uses cocaine, multiple characters smoke (cigarettes or other), and there are Earl's pills which Linda may or may not be using.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
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The frogs are CGI (behind the scenes doc is free on YouTube) except for a few that are shown to be alive were real and not harmed as far as I know
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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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antlersantlers
Lots of frogs.
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Are animals abused?
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Lots of frogs and one of the dogs.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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a man’s dog dies at the end.
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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
Is there pedophilia?
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eamesie
pedophilic acts are mentioned, but happened before the events of the film.
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Not rape but child molestation is implied
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Handcuffed to table but woman is still able to move
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There is implied parent/child sexual abuse.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Earl uses oxygen and struggles to breathe due to the cancer.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone burned alive?
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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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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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There are three hangings in a montage.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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eamesie
The bones are teeth
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Brad_Pitt
Donnie falls and breaks some of his teeth
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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In the opening scene, someone jumps off a building to try and die from suicide. They are shot on the way down and land in a net, but they still fall to their death.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Shdya
some blood, but never excessive.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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moviefanlover
a kid gets shot during a suicide attempt
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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one dog dies at the end, and thousands of frogs die
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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one character overdoses on pills in an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
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Family
Does a parent die?
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one character is deeply affected by the loss of his mother, and eventually [SPOILER] his father [SPOILER].
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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multiple characters feel remorse over having cheated on their significant others.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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antlersantlers
The first frogs hitting the windshield are a big of a jump scare.
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Shdya
not very graphic; private parts hidden behind foggy glass
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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McKenzieWilkes
That comment is wrong, after Donnie walks into the bathroom he does lean over the toilet (1 hour 48 minutes just about), and while they are correct there are no visuals there is indeed a sound of him retching. It is quickly over.
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It's a fairly major plot point and it is both shown and made fun of.
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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antlersantlers
There is a lot of squelching and gross sounds during the storm.
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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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moviefanlover
one main character is a cop but is clearly shown to be a deeply imperfect and flawed person
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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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antlersantlers
Linda wakes up in a hospital. There is also a lot of hospital equipment in Earl's scenes.
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antlersantlers
Earl and Jimmy both have cancer.
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Mental Health
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Diagnosis of mental disorders is not discussed, however many characters exhibit traits of bad mental health
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Shdya
one character intentionally overdoses on pills
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one child loads his parents’ gun in the hopes that they will kill each other, then attempts suicide.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Shdya
three characters attempt suicide (all fail). one succeeds
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Is there misophonia?
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Brad_Pitt
Jimmy (the game show host) has an anxiety attack
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Shdya
Not sure if this counts? One character attempts to get braces to impress his crush?
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Not sure if this counts? One character attempts to get braces to impress his crush?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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raii
the first minutes are full of quick suicide scenes
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Shdya
several characters are heavily affected by either tragedy in their childhood or guilt for their misdeeds.
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Noxious
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antlersantlers
By and large it's steady-cam, but during some of the car scenes there's a lot of shakey camera work.
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Does a baby cry?
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Shdya
190 uses of the f bomb; countless uses of the f word and s word; 1/2 uses of the c word; several uses of a-hole, c*sucker, and m-fer. one use of the n word, and several uses of the lord’s name in vain
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opening title has many flashing images.
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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A Black child says it in a rap (the words to which are important to the plot).
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Relationships
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julianne moore’s character (actress was 39 at the time of release) is married to jason robards’ character (actor was 77 at time of release); nothing sexual happens between them.
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Sex
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two sex scenes at the beginning. one shows bouncing breasts, the other is a fully clothed anal sex scene. both are mere seconds long. a porno is briefly seen on tv for a few seconds. a woman is seen showering behind foggy glass.
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Is there bestiality?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Shdya
one character is heavily implied to have molested his daughter
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Brad_Pitt
There are some quick sex scenes.
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Sexism
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a young boy is
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Shdya
a character struggling with cancer has a stroke.
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one major character is seen entirely in his deathbed, miserable and in near constant pain.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Shdya
ending is very moving, but not necessarily sad
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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antlersantlers
Donnie crashes his car into a 7/11 very early on. During the storm, two cars and an ambulance crash.
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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mainly in the beginning, though one key scene at the end is very bloody
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Shdya
accidental shooting at beginning. one character unsuccessfully attempts to kill himself
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