Arthur the King

Movie • 2024 • Drama  

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Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean.
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Does the dog die?
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JustJessee
There is no reason to bring up the real life dog subject dying. The movie does not bring this up at all. The movie however goes to great lengths to trigger you with dog whining/moaning/crying/wheezing, bleeding, starving, limping, having labored breathing etc. He is taken to a vet and they discuss in detail fighting/abuse injuries, infections, infestations, internal injuries, dental damage, pain, and needing to be put down. They show the syringe, they dwell. They have the dog go through panic attacks when trying to be lead inside a building due to past abuse, then again when he needs to be kenneled under a plane for 6 hours (on the verge of cardiac arrest due to the stress)

I cannot stress this enough - just because it's not Marley and Me doesn't mean this is a feel good movie like Beethoven. Avoid at all costs.
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Unanswered Triggers
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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veste4
For a brief portion they leave Arthur on shore but in maybe 5 minutes it's resolved by him trying to swim after them and they go back for him
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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quietpoem
There is no domestic violence in this movie.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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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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The bottle a character regularly takes pills out of is labeled as advil
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Ukai the dog played Arthur. Ukai was found as a stray dog when he was four months old. Mark Wahlburg tried to buy him from his owner, offering a lot of money, but his owner already very close to Ukai, refused him. A very loved dog and by no accounts that I could find (because I searched A LOT) was he abused during the filming of this movie.
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Does a horse die?
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quietpoem
No horses die in this movie.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Ollie2
No animals die in this movie at all. None. Zero. This should be 100% NO answers. People are definitely trolling this page if they put YES as an answer in any of the animal categories.
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Are animals abused?
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Ollie2
The abuse happens off screen. We only see the results of the abuse (dog has a bloody leg for the whole movie, limping, lying down in the streets to recover, etc). Only two characters kick toward the dog to shoo him away, but no one is shown hitting or kicking the dog. No feet or hands connect with any part of the dog, unless they are petting him, holding him, warming him, or keeping him clean and dry.
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Ollie2
There is no dog fighting in this movie. No organized fighting or street fighting. Two angry stray dogs chase Arthur, but he escapes unharmed. It is the only scene to show angry dogs.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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gottascoot
The dog is almost left behind and begins crying. The dog is very hurt during the movie but very brave about it.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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quietpoem
No cats die in this movie.
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Does a pet die?
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Ollie2
SPOILERS: No pets die during this movie. Arthur, the real life dog who inspired the movie, died 6 years after the events in the movie, due to a malignant tumor. This isn’t mentioned anywhere in the movie. Real life Arthur died just before the movie started filming.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Spiders are mentioned as a potential threat while in a rainforest setting, but never seen.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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No real snakes but there are mentions of them along the path and some characters worry about. There is also a joke about a branch being a snake.
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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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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quietpoem
There is no pedophilia in this movie.
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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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quietpoem
There is no sexual assault in this movie.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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quietpoem
There is no rape on or offscreen in this movie.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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The humans and dog work themselves to the point of exhaustion and have laboured breathing.
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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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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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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Ollie2
Nothing happens to human teeth. A veterinarian mentions that a dog’s teeth are so rotten, he is probably in pain when attempting to eat. We are not shown the teeth.
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veste4
the dog is put under anesthesia but no humans are unconscious
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Allalalcoolbeanz
In the last 30 min leo the asian guy passes out and in order to save his life they had to cut off his right testicle
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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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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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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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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone 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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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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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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Multiple rivers, some of which the characters walk through and some of which they are in a boat. There is also one short clip where the camera is underwater.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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veste4
there is a very brief moment showing one of the characters shaving his legs
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Arthur runs off to pee and Michael says something like "a bear shits in the woods" once they're out of the water and walking up the hill, Leo throws up
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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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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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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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IVs are mentioned as one of the racers suffers dehydration, but are not shown being put in.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Ollie2
Brief veterinary clinic scene, but I don’t know if that counts for this category or not.
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Is there menstruation?
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Ollie2
Mentioned that an off-screen character has pancreatic cancer. No followup on the character after the cancer is mentioned.
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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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Does someone self harm?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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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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Are there anxiety 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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veste4
There are very brief shots of the dog from underneath when he nearly drowns but he is rescued
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Multiple scenes feature a shaky camera.
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Is there screaming?
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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 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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Are there babies or unborn children?
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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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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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A character makes a few rude remarks to a character with knee pain
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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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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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quietpoem
There is no bestiality in this movie.
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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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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
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Ollie2
No homeless people are shown. Lots of stray, homeless dogs, and a cat, are shown throughout the film.
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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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Ollie2
It was a very happy ending. It is a moving, wonderful story. Yes, dog and humans go through immense, tear-worthy trials and tribulations, but the movie finishes with plenty of petting, tail-wagging, and happiness for the dog and his people. You even get to see photos of the real Arthur during the credits, looking regal and happy. If you love dogs, I promise you will love this movie. I am extremely sensitive to animal cruelty in film (in story and on set), and this one did a fantastic job with the on-screen story, while keeping the dog actor obviously safe from harm.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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veste4
There are some car honks because part of the setting is a busy city area
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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There is indeed a nuclear explotion in this dog movie.
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Is there blood/gore?
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MarbleStatues7
The dog is bleeding constantly throughout the entire movie, and you get a look at the wound in a medical scene near the end. Additionally, you see a close up of one of the racers pulling skin off of a wound on her heel about halfway through.
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Does someone drown?
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AndromedasCollision
The dog briefly drowns, about 3 seconds.
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Is there gun violence?
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