Oldboy

Movie • 2003 • Action  

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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
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Does the dog die?
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kittykat93
There is a scene where a man commits suicide by pushing himself off a building while holding his little dog, but when he lands it is VERY obvious that they used a stuffed dog toy to create the "dead dog." It's so apparent it that it makes it watchable as it doesn't even convincingly look like a dead dog.
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Unanswered Triggers
Is there audience participation?
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Is there smoke or haze?
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Abandonment
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Is an animal abandoned?
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mossx
Character is getting arrested on his daughter’s birthday and is kidnapped and isn’t able to see her for 15 years. Traditional deadbeat dad turned into accidentally fully deadbeat dad.
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Abuse
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Is someone gaslighted?
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rubyfire77
sort of. the victim of torture tortures and harms other people, becoming a "monster" himself, in his own words.
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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rubyfire77
kind of? a father is tricked into having sex with his daughter, though neither of them know
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rubyfire77
no, but physical violence / sexual assault between a man and a woman who get together
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mimicamila
woman is tied up with her tits out
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Demii
It is difficult to say. I guess no, but technically yes? If stereotypical depictions of familial abuse/abusive parents are something you are sensitive to, then you should probably be fine, but tread with caution regardless, as this movie could still be upsetting in ways if you are sensitive to it in any form. Sorry for the vagueness.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
It's portrayed in a kind of comedic way, but at the beginning it is shown that the lead character is an alcoholic. He is at the police station because he got into a brawl while drunk and subsequently misses his kid's birthday.
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Demii
A character is gassed and drugged against his will.
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Animal
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cha0ticneutralsystem
4 Octopus where eaten alive on set to get the scene where he eats the octopus alive
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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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deathhairball
Squid eaten alive by main character
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Are animals abused?
250 supporters
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rubyfire77
a man takes his dog with him for his act of suicide, also killing the dog. the main character eats an octopus alive at the sushi restaurant.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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4
An real octopus is eaten alive on camera. Hard to imagine it was happy
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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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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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xcolossusx
There are no spiders in this entire movie. Just ants and one giant ant in a subway car.
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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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bethdotjpg
Within the first 10 minutes he hallucinates an ant crawling under and breaking free from his skin. Then we are shown ants covering his face and crawling into to his mouth. This lasts a good few seconds, though his movement blurs the ants somewhat.
Wish I'd have known this going in.
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Assault
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Graphic scenes of sexual assault throughout
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Is someone restrained?
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Demii
A character attempts to and there is a struggle but he is ultimately pushed off. Later in the film, characters briefly mention ways they have assaulted a character they tied up. During sex scenes, information is hidden from characters that would otherwise have changed if they would consent.
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Is someone held under water?
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Demii
Not slapped, but a woman is assaulted more than once and restrained.
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Is there pedophilia?
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mossx
There’s a voyeuristic scene between teenagers and there is a very young woman in love with a much older man, but they never say exactly how young the woman is.
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Is rape mentioned?
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EmilyHicks
There is a brief unsuccessful rape attempt, and off-screen SA (sexual assault) occurs.
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Bodily Harm
Is someone crushed to death?
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rubyfire77
a man squeezes another man's genitals during torture. the young woman also mentions that sex is very painful, which may also be triggering
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Ophelianne
Tongue (self)-mutilation, actually
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is someone choked?
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Is there cannibalism?
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The main character mentions cannibalism, but it never happens
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Is there body horror?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Are there dislocations?
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soteriia
A lot of gore all throughout the movie - torture scenes, teeth pulled out, stabbing, graphic self injury etc. Most are VERY lingering, uncomfortably long scenes and let you stew in it for one long take instead of cutting away.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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ajaugust44
The main character receives a package with a severed hand. He also punches a wall until his hands are bloody.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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inkndagger
One person chokes another
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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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JayHay
The beginning of the film is mostly torture. Dae Su is kidnapped and kept captive in a room for 15 years without human contact and administered drugs to have horrible hallucinations. The antagonist is playing a mental game with him the entire film. There is a scene where Dae Su uses a hammer to pry out a person's teeth to get info.
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Is there decapitation?
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Dan7
A hand is amputated off screen, and near the end a tongue is amputated on screen.
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kelseyj610
40 minutes in to the film, the main character immobilizes another character with duct tape and removes his teeth with a hammer.
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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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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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izzie
One of the sex scenes involves teenagers. The girl's breasts are show, the whole thing lasts a while and it is pretty uncomfortable.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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KUYUHAKAY421
a young girl dies
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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An attempt is made but not accepted
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Does a major character die?
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Does someone die?
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just_here_for_the_cake
Frequently and brutally.
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Anonymous
“fucktard” is a few times
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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MariaClocktower
The main characters wife is killed early on after their child has been born
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Does someone cheat?
27 supporters
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Paci
Not on screen but the Main character is said to be a womanizer before the events of the film
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a family member die?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there mannequins?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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mossx
Not specifically razors but people are injured with other sharp objects etc frequently.
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Anonymous
No, but an octopus is eaten alive
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Does someone vomit?
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ValentinaVi
Around minute 36 outside a restaurant the protagonist throws up
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Large-scale Violence
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Demii
There is a montage of real world events at the start of the film and a clip of 9/11 is shown.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Demii
Characters are kept/imprisoned against their will but not by the police
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Yes
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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8
Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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deathhairball
Needle dug into arm for stick-and-poke tattoo
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Is there a hospital scene?
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vernline
mentioned briefly
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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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21
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Yes
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pachirisu
he is mentally ill in that he was tortured for years and is violently reactive because of it
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Anonymous
While imprisoned, Dae-su is seen twice laying on the floor with blood staining the carpet under his wrists.

Later we see a man holding a dog on the edge of a roof top (in a later scene, it's made clear the man jumps, though this is in the background)
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2 falls from great height, and wrist scars from a suicide attempt by cutting can be seen.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there misophonia?
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Yes
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A man repeatedly punches a brick wall. Wrist scars are shown.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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ajaugust44
The antagonist offers to kill himself
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Demii
The main character is very likely mentally ill due to years of trauma which makes him violent or act inappropriately at times
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Paci
The protagonist Oh Dae Su is one of the most unhinged characters in cinema history, at times it seems like he acts a bit like an animal
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Demii
Not really an eating disorder but the protagonist is shown going to many different restaurants in a row and then later throwing it up.
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MariaClocktower
The entire first section of the film is set in a prison, with the intro featuring the character narrowly squeezed into a gap
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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2
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Is there screaming?
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0
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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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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ValentinaVi
Spoiler: a girl thinks that is pregnant and commits suicide
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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19
Prejudice
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Is there aphobia?
24 supporters
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11
Does the black guy die first?
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21
Is a minority is misrepresented?
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9
Are there fat jokes?
58 supporters
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1
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19
Are there homophobic slurs?
54 supporters
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17
Does an LGBT person die?
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Yes
1
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13
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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13
Are there usages of the n-word?
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17
Is there hate speech?
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2
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Yes
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izzie
I don't think the characters' ages are mentioned but you can see the man is well over 40 and the woman is probably in her 20s.
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Yes
1
No
7
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vernline
the main character went to a catholic school
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Sex
Yes
45
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0
4
Demii
Many sex/sexual scenes throughout the movie
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Paci
Not really stated but it's clear that's What happened
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Is there BDSM?
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10
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
0 supporters
Yes
46
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0
16
MariaClocktower
A major part of the film
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18
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izzie
First nude scene is just female breasts visible from her shirt being open. A little while after that there's a sex scene in which both man and woman are fully naked, and there's a close up on the woman's ass, the whole thing lasts a while. Later, when the protagonist is running around a school and gets close the a broken window there's another "sex" scene, breasts are seen and there are close-ups on her nipples.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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0
Is there bestiality?
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12
Sexism
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Paci
The Main character has a giganting mental breakdown and the antagonist mocks at his dispare
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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9
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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11
Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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1
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Is existentialism debated?
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5
Are there fat suits?
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11
Is someone homeless?
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Yes
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Yes
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Demii
Some releases of the movie include behind-the-scenes/interviews with the director
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Yes
33
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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19
Does a car crash?
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Demii
A car in a busy intersection honks at a character standing in front of it
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
31 supporters
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1
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bcouser14
A woman's death by drowning is described but not shown.
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Is there blood/gore?
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0
Is there gun violence?
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0