Martian Child

Movie • 2007 • Drama  

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A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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Does the dog die?
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Blufox227
The child discovers the body of the dead dog in his bedroom. The child is unsure what is wrong with the dog, and a parent has to explain.
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Blufox227
Only by very vague implication depending on the lens of the viewer.
As a child viewer, I had no understanding of the child’s circumstances and accepted it as a quirky film.
As an adult, I can see how the titular character behaves “strangely” due to childhood trauma- likely exacerbated by what appears to be a form of ASD.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Blufox227
No, but the titular character is abandoned by his parents.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Child is autistic coded, and is ridiculed for behaviour by other children
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Pregnancy
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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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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
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Blufox227
No but it has sad and intense themes right before the films conclusion.
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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