Does the dog die?
185 supporters
Poltergeist
Movie • 1982 • Horror
ReportSteve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.
This movie contains 30 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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misselsalouise
E-Buzz is alive throughout, also the BEST boy
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Unanswered Triggers
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Is religion discussed?
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OJAndToothpaste
Not in great detail, only in passing.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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CMster
No, but the parents do leave the kids alone after really scary and traumatic events in the spot where those events happened. I was pretty mad about it.
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Is an animal abandoned?
51 supporters
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Onnamata
The family dog is actually sent away to safety around act 2
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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CMster
The parents are simultaneously really protective good parents and also flighty and a little neglectful considering the situation, but not abusive.
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Onnamata
No but might be worth noting that the actress who played the older sister (Dana?) was murdered by her ex boyfriend less than a year after the film aired which might be brought up if you were to look up the film
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Gab
We see children being harmed by the poltergeists but are saved by their parents.
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Addiction
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Quiet_Wyatt
Two parents smoke pot, nearly get busted by kids.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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georgiarose
No, but some characters are shown drinking alcohol to deal with their stress/fear
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Animal
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csbyron1
Canary seen dead
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Are animals abused?
109 supporters
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FishMan
Only in the non graphic/unintentional sort of way with improper tanks/cages for a bird and fish
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Is there a dead animal?
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The pet bird “tweety” is found dead in the cage then given a proper burial Licorice and all ..
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Does a pet die?
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In the first few minutes the mom finds the pet bird dead
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Are there bugs?
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Microsoft_Nerd
There appear to be maggots infesting a steak, but it seems to be more of a vision/hallucination than real. It would still probably be triggering though.
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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Onnamata
A ghost tries to rape the mother in her bed, mostly implied but intended
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
12 supporters
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PeachyBaby
The kid only mentions being beaten up at school, but we never see it.
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Is someone restrained?
11 supporters
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A young boy is grabbed and almost "swallowed" by a possessed tree.
A woman is held down by an invisible force, then forcefully rolled around on the walls and ceiling.
A woman is held down by an invisible force, then forcefully rolled around on the walls and ceiling.
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AReichel31
At one point it seems like the poltergeist is sexually assaulting the mother because it keeps lifting her shirt.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Microsoft_Nerd
A clown doll attempts to strangle a kid, during which time the kid struggles to breathe.
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Is someone choked?
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Shadow_Burn
The clown wraps his arm around the neck of the son but there is no choking action.
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Is someone buried alive?
12 supporters
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GlendaJordan
No but someone does fall into a pit filled with water that has old caskets come up around them that surrounds the character
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Is there body horror?
27 supporters
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CMster
There's a scene where a character hallucinates their skin falling off and their head melting. It's pretty graphic but the only scene like that in the movie.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Anonymous
No, but there is GRAPHIC facial trauma (see the Body Horror section's comments for more detail). I know many people (myself included) who are triggered by both head/facial trauma, so I had to warn others about this.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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GlendaJordan
yes - the mother is pushed by spirits down the stairs and has to fight invisible forces to get back up them
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Is there eye mutilation?
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huviks
Sort of--there's a graphic scene where a character starts clawing at his eyes and face, clawing off the skin. It's just a hallucination, though.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Not gore, but there's a substance resembling grape jelly covering a woman and young child.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
11 supporters
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Not an infant, but a 5 year-old girl is abducted by spirits.
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Does a kid die?
25 supporters
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Parents leave their very young daughter alone in the bedroom where a tree just crashed through the window and snatched their son. Alone & scared, the little girl is screaming “Mom” for help but they have seemingly forgotten about her while trying to save their son outside. Could be triggering for those with neglectful parents related trauma.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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CMster
Construction catcall a 15 year old girl. It's really creepy.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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CMster
A character puts themselves in extreme danger to save their child
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Does a non-human character die?
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Shadow_Burn
The pet bird is found dead at the start of the film
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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AReichel31
The boy, Robbie is kidnapped by the tree. The girl, Carol Anne is kidnapped by the poltergeist.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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georgiarose
many toys are destroyed in the events of the movie
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Onnamata
Multiple jumpscares throuout the film including a clown toy suddenly appearing behind a child, a large skeleton face bursting through a door, loud noises playing when stuff jumps out (or more accurately when the corpses start pushing through the ground) etc
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Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
It's kind of the whole movie.
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Are there clowns?
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AReichel31
Toy clown that comes alive
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Is there a shower scene?
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Microsoft_Nerd
There is a bath scene, but nothing is shown that would be inappropriate.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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SophiePatrice24
Somebody technically does vomit. Since no one commented on this I will say. When one of the men with glasses tells the other man he is hungry and goes to the kitchen it happens. He goes to a kitchen, gets a drumstick and drops it because it has bugs in it. You should skip the scene to when he drops the drumstick (way before the actual throw up) to the scene where the guy looks in the mirror in the bathroom. Don't skip straight away to the bathroom because it happens when he is in the bathroom.
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Is someone eaten?
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CMster
A character comes very close to being eaten by a tree. It's honestly pretty scary!
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Is there audio gore?
28 supporters
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Onnamata
The scene where a guy tears his own face off is accompanied by meaty goey sounds as chunks of flesh fall into the sink
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
10 supporters
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CMster
Very much so!
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Is there misophonia?
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RamenDestroyer
No, but there is a whole lot of whispering. I only put that here because both are super annoying mouth noises.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
18 supporters
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irisplains
Thunder gradually becomes louder, glass breaking, sudden yelling/screaming, music can get loud as well.
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Does a baby cry?
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RamenDestroyer
No, but a 5-year-old and an 8-year-old scream and cry a lot.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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If it's on basic cable, this part is usually cut, but, in the original version, a teen girl makes what could be considered an obscene gesture towards workmen who are cat-calling her.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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csbyron1
Anytime there is TV static, there are usually strobe shots of the characters following
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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AReichel31
There is 1 black guy and he does not die
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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vlixxord
^ I think the mother was amused at her daughter giving them the finger though, not the actual cat calling.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
23 supporters
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Workmen cat call a teenage girl.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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At the very end, the family is technically homeless (houseless?)
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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OJAndToothpaste
Not at all! Everyone makes it out alive, if a little rattled. Even the friendly ghosts get to peacefully pass onto the other side.
The only casualty in the whole movie was the parrot who passed before the events began, rest in peace Tweety.
The only casualty in the whole movie was the parrot who passed before the events began, rest in peace Tweety.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
8 supporters
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Onnamata
Multiple cars are overturned and while trying to drive away the main family back up into a car behind them, all occurs during the final 5min or so of the film
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Is someone hit by a car?
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georgiarose
A car reverses into another car but no one is injured.
Also, the car drives into a skeleton which ends up on the windscreen - could be triggering in the sense that it is as if a person was hit by the car
Also, the car drives into a skeleton which ends up on the windscreen - could be triggering in the sense that it is as if a person was hit by the car
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
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CMster
No but toward the end basically everything explodes/collapses
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Is there blood/gore?
30 supporters
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ZoeWilson
man sees in mirror his face peeling and he pulls off his face
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Does someone drown?
10 supporters
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KrystalTiger
They believe the missing daughter might have been in a pool being constructed and search for her. The audience knows she isn’t there but this could trigger
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Is there gun violence?
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Onnamata
When Carol anne is staring at a static TV the mum switches it to a war film which has fairly loud gunfire playing and people getting shot
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