Psycho
Movie • 1960 • Drama
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When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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A woman lies and acts normally towards her coworker, but then abruptly leaves town with stolen money.
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Abuse
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Implied child abuse in the past, also Norman’s “mother” berates him through out the film.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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The main female character is brutally murdered in a highly theatrical way while she's in a very vulnerable situation.
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Yes. Someone kills a family member off screen.
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Yes, the main antagonist off screen is verbally abused by his "mother" and, though not explicitly, acts out against other people because of it.
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Is someone stalked?
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A woman is being watched without her knowledge in one scene.
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Addiction
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Animal
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Are there bugs?
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It’s minor at the end Norman sees a fly on his hand and says, “I'm not even going to swat that fly… Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly...
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they didn't die during the movie, but there are a lot of stuffed birds.
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Is there a dead animal?
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There are taxidermy birds in this movie.
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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At the very end of the film, a character in a very indirect and veiled way asks if a serial killer SA'd his victims once he hears he specifically targeted young beautiful women but is cut off before he can finish his question with an answer that implies the answer is no.
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Is someone restrained?
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At the end of the film Norman is restrained by Sam Loomis very briefly.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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A character covers their own mouth when seeing a gory sight.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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No eye mutilation at all, there is a corpse that doesn’t have eyes but it is not graphic by any means, it really just looks like a skull with a wig.
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Is there excessive gore?
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The worst gore in the movie is a dead body and bleeding out.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A person gets slashed in the face but it is not very gorey.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Pretty infamous part of the movie
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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The detective is slashed in the face and falls backwards down the stairs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Someone is slashed and they fall backwards down stairs. It is unclear which killed them.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Yes. Someone gets hit on the head, and they fall to the floor, unconscious.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Not shown during the course of the film.
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Does a family member die?
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A character's sister is murdered.
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Fear
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Closeup of the shower head from beneath, showing the holes where the water comes out
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Is there a shower scene?
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It does, and a very well known one, in fact! The Icon for Is there a shower scene" on this site is ripped right from this movie.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A car is deliberately submerged in a small, swampy pond.
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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During "the shower scene", there's a sound that's meant to portray a knife entering flesh, but it's not realistic or gross sounding, though it still might bother some people when combined with the imagery.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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The sheriff dismisses characters legitimate concerns
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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The term "transvestite" was used at the time this movie was made. In the context of when it is said in this movie, it is also not said as a slur.
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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The killer is a DID system and kills people in their woman (and thus trans) identity.
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Loss
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Medical
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There is the discussion of institutionalizing a mentally ill person.
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Mental Health
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Never shown on screen, but someone tells a story of someone who commits suicide very briefly. No flashbacks.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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This is textbook demonization of mentally ill people in film.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Only from the point of view of the lead male character.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Bates has a woman (and thus trans) identity, dysmorphia specifically isn’t directly hinted at, though. Also, I feel like I should add that wearing dresses doesn’t go against identifying as male (there’s a whole trigger category for jokes opposing men in dresses on this site).
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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It depends on if you find showers claustrophobic.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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This movie is infamous for depicting DID, but made in a time period where it wasn't as understood as it is today. The psychiatrist at the end does an explanation for Norman's condition. IMO it's not negatively depicted- just somewhat outdated in description.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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norman gets rly scared and breathing heavy at one point (after the shower scene) but it's not a full blown attack or anything
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Nobody has body dysphoria. Not a single person comments on their body, let alone how they feel about it.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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There's a scene where Marion is eating and Norman compliments her on the fact that she is eating like a bird. I'm not sure if this would trigger someone?
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Not flashing per se. Nothing to the extent of quick rapid flashing however there are some night driving scenes where the car lights are very bright and move quickly as they pan from the road to the character in the car. Especially in a scene driving at night.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Arbogast murder is a jumpscare
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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At the end, when Norman stares at the camera. He then started to turn into his mother with scary eyes and a faint image of a skull.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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No homophobia, but slight transphobia with the use of the outdated term "transvestite".
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A character is incorrectly referred to as a “transvestite” for a brief moment
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Not “jokes” but this is on the most infamous examples of the killer cross-dresser trope (that might warrant its own category in the future though)
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The very name of the film is ableist (although it might not have been problematic at the time) and some of the psychology discussed at the end would probably be considered ableist today.
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Is there hate speech?
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not hate speech per se, but old, outdated terms for mentally ill and transgender people that have negative connotations today.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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No, there are no incestuous relationships implied or otherwise in the film. The main antagonist has a strange relationship with his mother but it is not incestuous.
[SPOILERS]
The main antagonist plays his own mother (mentally ill) therefore there is no actual family to be incestuous.
[SPOILERS]
The main antagonist plays his own mother (mentally ill) therefore there is no actual family to be incestuous.
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Is there sexual content?
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The film opens with people who are in their underwear kissing. We also see someone take a shower, but we do not see any genitalia. Some side boob is the most we see.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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No, but a character is referred to as being an “invalid”
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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not sad or happy, the film will probably just leave you shocked in a way idk what's sad
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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No but a car is pushed into a lake, and at the end of the film we see the car being towed out covered in mud which could be triggering imagery for someone who is bothered by car crashes.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Yes. In a scene while attempting to get a room at the Bates Motel she honks on her horn a couple times to get the attention of the owner in a house up the way.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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A naked woman is stabbed to death in a shower; no gore, but blood visibly goes down the drain. In the uncut version you see the killer with bloody hands before he cleans them off. A man is slashed across the face.
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Does someone drown?
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No, but a character struggles in the shower and later has her car with her body in it submerged in a swamp.
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