Sudden Fury
Movie • 1993
ReportA teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.
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A German Sheperd dog is chained out front of a house and barks very aggressively. The dog doesn't seem particularly happy, but no abuse is shown.
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Daniel is shown being emotionally bullied, belittled, and physically abused by his adoptive father throughout his childhood and adolescence. It worsens into a vicious cycle as Daniel acts out as a result. In one scene he's shown laying in bed with bruises on his face as his mother comforts him.
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After Daniel is sent away, Brian becomes the target of his parents' abuse. This is the catalyst for the eventual murder of the parents.
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After Daniel is sent away, Brian becomes the target of his parents' abuse. This is the catalyst for the eventual murder of the parents.
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No information about what happens to the pet dog. There's no indication that it was abandoned.
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The father is shown physically assaulting his adopted son, Daniel.
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One of the sons murdered the adoptive parents in a fit of anger after years of watching his brother's abuse and eventually his own.
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One of the sons murdered the adoptive parents in a fit of anger after years of watching his brother's abuse and eventually his own.
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Are there abusive parents?
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The father engages in a pattern of narcissistic abuse by being controlling, rageful, and routinely fawning over one son while scapegoating another. He is physically and emotionally abusive towards his adopted son Daniel. The mother enables this behavior and reinforces the negative view she and the father have of Daniel.
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Eventually, Daniel is sent away and the parents adopt another son (Chris), who becomes the new golden child while Brian suddenly becomes the parents' new scapegoat and target of the belittlement and abuse, though not quite as severely as Daniel endured.
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Eventually, Daniel is sent away and the parents adopt another son (Chris), who becomes the new golden child while Brian suddenly becomes the parents' new scapegoat and target of the belittlement and abuse, though not quite as severely as Daniel endured.
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Near the end of the opening credits, blood is shown on a dead body laying in a basement and on the floor, laundry appliances, and clothes.
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It's a fairly neutral depiction of police.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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An adolescent housed at an inpatient psychiatric facility is repeatedly said to have a history of violence.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Yes, but not overtly. The emotional and physically abuse and constant belittlement by his adopted father clearly impairs Daniel's sense of self. As a result he's made to believe that he can do nothing right and tearfully wonders what is wrong with him. He develops maladaptive coping mechanisms which then reinforce the father (and mother's) negative view towards him and their maltreatment of him.
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After Daniel is sent away and ends up in reform school, Brian becomes the new target of abuse and he also becomes uncertain and confused as to the validity of his own self-worth and what he's supposedly doing wrong to incur such wrath from his parents.
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After Daniel is sent away and ends up in reform school, Brian becomes the new target of abuse and he also becomes uncertain and confused as to the validity of his own self-worth and what he's supposedly doing wrong to incur such wrath from his parents.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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In a manner of speaking, yes. During a flashback, a 6 year old Daniel states his parents "moved me away from them" because his dad used to beat him up. Later, a friend of Daniel's adopted parents says that Daniel's biological mother left him alone for days at a time and drifted in and out of his life until the state took him.
It's mentioned that Daniel went through 5 foster families and Brian went through 6 foster families.
I think you could also consider it abandonment that the adopted parents wanted to get rid of both Daniel and Brian by putting them back in foster care.
It's mentioned that Daniel went through 5 foster families and Brian went through 6 foster families.
I think you could also consider it abandonment that the adopted parents wanted to get rid of both Daniel and Brian by putting them back in foster care.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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One of three adoptive sons, Daniel, is housed in an inpatient psychiatric facility and he's first introduced to the viewer as the police come to talk to him about his adoptive parents' murders. It's stated that Daniel is there because of violent tendencies and past threats of violence.
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An adolescent character is placed in handcuffs.
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Does a parent die?
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The entire plot of the movie revolves around the murder of a young man's adoptive parents.
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Does a major character die?
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The opening scenes of the movie show the adoptive parents of the main characters dead. The whole movie centers around their murder, so I suppose you could say they're main characters despite only being shown during flashback scenes.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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An adolescent is shown being beaten and bullied by his adopted father.
There's a fight on a school bus between Daniel and another student and it's implied that Daniel was the instigator and perhaps a bully.
There's a fight on a school bus between Daniel and another student and it's implied that Daniel was the instigator and perhaps a bully.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Both parents are killed via stabbing, though the mother is also hit with an axe. The actual stabbings aren't shown at all. The killer is only shown holding the knife and the axe and is shown with a lot of blood on his face/hair/clothes.
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Brian is the son that murders both parents. He stabs his mother first in the kitchen, then his father in the basement. The mother attempts to flee and he finishes her off with an axe in the backyard.
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Brian is the son that murders both parents. He stabs his mother first in the kitchen, then his father in the basement. The mother attempts to flee and he finishes her off with an axe in the backyard.
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Is there screaming?
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Brian screams during a brief "meltdown" when pressured to tell what happened the night of his adopted parents' murders.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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You could argue that Brian killed his parents and was prepared to suffer the consequences in order to protect himself and his brothers from any further abuse.
You could argue that Brian killed his parents and was prepared to suffer the consequences in order to protect himself and his brothers from any further abuse.
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Does someone die?
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The adoptive parents of three boys (two adolescents and one younger boy) are found dead at their home.
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Is religion discussed?
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Lots of religious (Christian) underpinnings throughout this movie.
The murdered adoptive parents are portrayed in flashbacks as active in their Christian faith and popular within the religious community. The father was a minister at the local church.
Religious ornaments are seen in the parents' home (ie. a cross hanging on the wall).
A flashback shows the parents introducing Brian to church for the first time after he was adopted at the age of 6. He narrates these flashback scenes as an adolescent when describing his relationship with them and his brothers.
In one scene, while in the psych hospital, Daniel, rejects an offer of prayers for his wellbeing.
6 year old Daniel is shown locked in the bathroom after misbehaving and his brother slips a "Holy Bible" coloring book and crayons under the door for him.
A couple of scenes show what appears to have been a service held within the church as a part the adopted parents' memorial/funeral.
A friend of the family states that the parents said that adopting Daniel and Brian was "God's calling".
Other general scenes take place within the church setting.
The murdered adoptive parents are portrayed in flashbacks as active in their Christian faith and popular within the religious community. The father was a minister at the local church.
Religious ornaments are seen in the parents' home (ie. a cross hanging on the wall).
A flashback shows the parents introducing Brian to church for the first time after he was adopted at the age of 6. He narrates these flashback scenes as an adolescent when describing his relationship with them and his brothers.
In one scene, while in the psych hospital, Daniel, rejects an offer of prayers for his wellbeing.
6 year old Daniel is shown locked in the bathroom after misbehaving and his brother slips a "Holy Bible" coloring book and crayons under the door for him.
A couple of scenes show what appears to have been a service held within the church as a part the adopted parents' memorial/funeral.
A friend of the family states that the parents said that adopting Daniel and Brian was "God's calling".
Other general scenes take place within the church setting.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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A psychiatric hospital.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Brian has a brief "meltdown" and presumably PTSD flashbacks when pressured to tell what happened the night of his adopted parents' murders.
Brian has a brief "meltdown" and presumably PTSD flashbacks when pressured to tell what happened the night of his adopted parents' murders.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Nothing is specifically stated, but the eldest son, Daniel, is an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital because he supposedly has a history of violent behavior and threats towards his adoptive parents.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Daniel is sent away and his brother Brian wasn't able to say good-bye.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A person with an axe is shown trudging through a stream in the middle of the forest during the opening credits. The axe is thrown and lands in the stream. Then immediately following is a quick aerial shot of what looks like the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland.
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Is there incarceration?
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An adolesecent is shown as an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital and is there against his will because of his violent history and because he's a suspect in his adoptive parents' murders. He's also shown incarcerated in a reformatory during a flashback scene.
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Another son is presumably sent to jail after confessing to the murder of his adopted parents. He's shown being handcuffed, and there's discussion of his transport to the police station, but the movie ends before he gets that far.
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Another son is presumably sent to jail after confessing to the murder of his adopted parents. He's shown being handcuffed, and there's discussion of his transport to the police station, but the movie ends before he gets that far.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Not overtly, but the maladaptive behaviors of Daniel, who was emotionally abused, beaten, and scapegoated by his adopted father can be viewed as manifestations of c-PTSD.
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*Major trigger warning for anyone who's had a narcissistic parent(s) or caregiver. Consider carefully before watching this movie.
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The movie displays a narrative consistent with severe narcissistic abuse. The abusive father and abusive/enabler mother originally adopt 2 boys. One (Daniel) is the scapegoat, who is abused, bullied, and can do nothing right in the eyes of his parents. The other is the golden child (Brian) who sees what's going on, but is too scared to speak out against it out of fear of becoming a target of the abuse himself. Eventually, the scapegoated son (Daniel) is sent back to foster care and the parents adopt a third son (Chris) who becomes the new golden child and the former golden child (Brian) quickly becomes the new scapegoat. Eventually, Brian murders his parents when he finds out he too is going to be sent away and is worried his younger brother Chris will be abused if he leaves.
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The movie displays a narrative consistent with severe narcissistic abuse. The abusive father and abusive/enabler mother originally adopt 2 boys. One (Daniel) is the scapegoat, who is abused, bullied, and can do nothing right in the eyes of his parents. The other is the golden child (Brian) who sees what's going on, but is too scared to speak out against it out of fear of becoming a target of the abuse himself. Eventually, the scapegoated son (Daniel) is sent back to foster care and the parents adopt a third son (Chris) who becomes the new golden child and the former golden child (Brian) quickly becomes the new scapegoat. Eventually, Brian murders his parents when he finds out he too is going to be sent away and is worried his younger brother Chris will be abused if he leaves.
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There's an epilogue that says something to the effect of Brian serving 8 years in the Patuxent Institution in Maryland. Daniel remained in trouble with the law and was eventually sent to prison. And Chris was later adopted by a loving family.
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Daniel is shown breaking into soneone's house in order to vandalize and steal, but he has a friend with him who is one of the only black people in the movie. The black friend is meant to be seen as a delinquent person. He is dressed in a "stereotypical fashion" for this role.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Very much so. A great example of how narcissistic abuse destroys so many lives.
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