Empathy, Inc.
Movie • 2018 • Drama
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Desperate to get back on top, venture capitalist Joel meets Nicolaus and Lester, entrepreneurs seeking investors for Empathy, Inc., a virtual reality startup offering realistic and moving experiences for users by placing them in the lives of the less fortunate. Joel gets the startup its funds but soon discovers the tech's creators have a far more insidious agenda.
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This is more of an attempted rape, but the protagonist vocally resists sex and is ignored. The perpetrator persists but ultimately doesn’t go through with it
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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A character breaks his own hand and another stand himself in the leg with a screwdriver
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When the protagonist mentions to his business partner that someone else accused the latter of fraud. The business partner denies this and says that the protagonist is worrying too much
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[spoilers] The first person to die is not a Black man, but there is only one Black character in the whole movie (other than a barista character who just has a few lines) and he is killed.
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There is one scene where the inside of a copy machine is filmed. There are flashing lights as the paper is copied. The lights aren’t flashing super fast but still might be a risk
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