Stand By Me
Movie • 1986 • Crime
ReportAfter learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance, Vern Tessio, Chris Chambers and Teddy Duchamp encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
This movie contains 45 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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34
Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
5 supporters
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3
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6
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nosferatus
Spoiler!
Gordie’s big brother passes away in a car accident.
Gordie’s big brother passes away in a car accident.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
0 supporters
Yes
15
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0
1
Anonymous1313
Parents are neglectful.
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Yes
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10
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
56 supporters
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17
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RedEyeJedi
The narrator, as well as two other boys, describe various forms of abuse, none shown on screen. One character has their ear badly burned on a stove by his father.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
43 supporters
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10
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PinkSparkle16
Never explicit forgiveness but Teddy's father is abusive towards him but Teddy continues to defend him when the man at the junkyard makes fun of his father.
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27
Yes
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LJConrad
Spoken about but not shown.
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9
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
31 supporters
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12
Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
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6
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Sid
Gordy’s father is neglectful and makes him think that becoming a writer isn’t a real job
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8
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47
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LJConrad
Two children have physically abusive fathers, mentioned but not shown. Scenes showing emotional neglect of a child. All three of these children break down during the film due to the way they are treated either by their families or the town. One child is assaulted by a teenager.
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Addiction
Yes
36
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BlueRhapsody
Numerous child characters smoke cigarettes throughout the film.
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Is there addiction?
22 supporters
Yes
29
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NC98
Talks about one of the main character's father having a severe alcohol addiction.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
18 supporters
Yes
27
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5
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indigostars
Chris’ father is an alcoholic
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Animal
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11
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31
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32
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28
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30
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8
Are there bugs?
39 supporters
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52
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7
Multiple people are shown pulling leeches off their skin.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
24 supporters
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1
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13
Yes
0
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12
Is someone held under water?
25 supporters
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15
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1
There's a scene where the boys are play fighting in the water and dunking each other under water
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Is rape mentioned?
94 supporters
Yes
1
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13
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princessgoose
At the beginning of the movie, right after the first bit of narration, a magazine is lifted from the stand with the word rape written as part of a headline.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
Yes
15
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RedEyeJedi
A character throws another character to the ground and threatens to burn his face with a lot cigarette.
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Is someone restrained?
30 supporters
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Chris restrains Teddy while he's kicking and screaming multiple times
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17
Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
0 supporters
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38
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3
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NC98
One of the antagonist friends gets a word carved into his arm by another person of the group. The person consented to this however it can still be triggering.
2 comments | Add comment
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8
Yes
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8
Is there throat mutilation?
40 supporters
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2
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6
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No_Brain_Cells
A fatal throat stabbing is mentioned towards the end of the movie
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
Yes
23
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2
1
Sid
There’s a choke hold and the boys dunk each other in a swamp
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9
Yes
0
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26
Is someone crushed to death?
32 supporters
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9
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11
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RedEyeJedi
There is no crushing death, a person was killed by the impact of a train, not shown on screen.
2 comments | Add comment
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9
Is someone burned alive?
47 supporters
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4
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24
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Sid
Teddy has a disfigured ear from where his father pressed it into a hot stove
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24
Is there body horror?
64 supporters
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11
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4
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sampharos
you see one dead body at the end but the body is intact with some cuts etc
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23
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24
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11
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24
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11
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
90 supporters
Yes
25
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0
5
BlueRhapsody
A leech latches onto a character's genitals, we see him reach into his clothing to pull it out, there is blood and the leech is visible, he faints.
There is mention of a dog that allegedly is trained to bite genitalia, the dog turns out to be fairly harmless and no one is bitten.
There is mention of a dog that allegedly is trained to bite genitalia, the dog turns out to be fairly harmless and no one is bitten.
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Does someone become unconscious?
5 supporters
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14
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RedEyeJedi
A character briefly faints.
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Is someone tortured?
93 supporters
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1
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23
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ilovefinnwolfhard55
not torture as such, but a main character gets held down by an older boy and is threatened to have a cigarette put out into his eye unless he takes back a comment he made. throughout this, the character is begging for him to stop
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13
Does someone fall to their death?
11 supporters
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1
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24
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NC98
Gordie & Vern do plummet down from falling off the track, but by sheer luck neither of them sustain an injury from it.
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Is there eye mutilation?
102 supporters
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22
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LJConrad
Not during the film but one character is called Eyeball and has a scar around his eye.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
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9
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1
Although not seen visually, an author types a story on a computer where he uses the phrase "he was stabbed in the throat" at the end of the movie.
A child is also threatened by another youth with a knife to his throat.
A child is also threatened by another youth with a knife to his throat.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
64 supporters
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44
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2
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atthehuskinbee
Not only are the main characters trying to find the body of a dead boy(and the dead body is shown on screen), Gordie's brother is also mentioned to have been killed, and his funeral is shown in a dream sequence.
4 comments | Add comment
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Creepy Crawly
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6
Death
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13
Does a major character die?
24 supporters
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10
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sampharos
not shown
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1
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9
Does someone die?
1 supporters
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11
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1
RedEyeJedi
A young person is killed by a train, not shown.
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Disability
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7
Is the r-slur used?
30 supporters
Yes
24
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LJConrad
Yes, three or four times.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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0
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12
Family
Does a family member die?
20 supporters
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sampharos
only the closed casket funeral is shown
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Does a parent die?
22 supporters
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0
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25
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LJConrad
No, but a beloved older brother and only supportive member of a child's family has recently died.
1 comment | Add comment
Is a child's toy destroyed?
0 supporters
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2
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19
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BlueRhapsody
No, but a sentimental item is stolen from a child character.
2 comments | Add comment
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20
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0
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23
Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
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0
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25
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NC98
They hear noises at night in the forest they're camping in. One of the main characters jokes about it being ghosts to scare one of the other ones in the group. Eventually they conclude it must be coyotes.
It's never brought up again.
It's never brought up again.
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Are there jump scares?
68 supporters
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19
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8
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NC98
Gordie gets chased by Chopper - a dog
Gordie & Vern run from an oncoming train, eventually Gordie tackles him & Vern from the track
Gordie & Vern run from an oncoming train, eventually Gordie tackles him & Vern from the track
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Yes
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23
Are there natural bodies of water?
2 supporters
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12
No
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1
Main characters go swimming in a body of water.
1 comment | Add comment
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25
Yes
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22
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Yes
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1
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notyr3mx
Used in a scene where Ace & his friends are carving names into their skin
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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No
9
Gross
Does someone vomit?
113 supporters
Yes
98
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0
20
cronus.ampora
when Gordie starts talking abt the Blueberry pie eating contest there's a flashback where it's a long very emetophobia-triggering 3 minute scene where a bunch of people throw up blueberry pie on each other
7 comments | Add comment
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
0 supporters
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0
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16
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LJConrad
No but there are two insults/ references to characters having soiled themselves.
1 comment | Add comment
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8
Yes
0
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9
Yes
0
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8
Does someone spit?
11 supporters
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35
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0
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LJConrad
In one scene all the children are spitting water and one of them spits it in other's face.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
6 supporters
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No
13
1
Insertnamehere
This film is set in the 50’s
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Law Enforcement
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14
Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
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9
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No_Brain_Cells
Mentioned briefly by the narrator
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
48 supporters
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1
No
9
1
jdpamv
"Morphodite" (meaning "hermaphrodite") is used as an insult.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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8
Yes
0
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9
Yes
0
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10
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
24 supporters
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No
8
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Ieatrocks
I don’t think there are any lgbt people in the whole movie
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
1 supporters
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0
No
7
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No_Brain_Cells
No, but a sentimental item is taken from a main character and is never returned
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Medical
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No
24
Are needles/syringes used?
1 supporters
Yes
1
No
25
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Sid
No but a razorblade is used to give a tattoo
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
1 supporters
Yes
0
No
26
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atthehuskinbee
No mental institution scene is shown. However, Teddy is mocked for having his dad in a "loony bin".
1 comment | Add comment
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Yes
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8
Yes
0
No
22
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
9
No
2
3
YourLocalINTJ
Someone’s father is discussed having a mental illness and even called “loonie”, and the son shows several signs too
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
20
4
NC98
There is however a scene where one of the Cobras is giving another member an arm carving "tattoo" with a small sharp object.
The person who's arm is getting carved is consenting to it.
It can be triggering but it isn't self harm.
The person who's arm is getting carved is consenting to it.
It can be triggering but it isn't self harm.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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10
Is a mentally ill person violent?
34 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
4
NC98
Teddy's father is implied to have PTSD from his time in the army & has been confirmed to be violent towards his son. It's only mentioned, never shown.
2 comments | Add comment
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4
Yes
0
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10
Yes
0
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22
Yes
2
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11
5
One character stands on the tracks of an oncoming train (intending to jump out of the way last second) but his friends thought he was trying to kill himself
2 comments | Add comment
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0
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9
Yes
3
No
8
Yes
0
No
13
Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
27
No
0
2
LJConrad
A child had a nightmare and several times two of the children cry due to trauma.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
Yes
0
No
14
1
sampharos
character says "i'm gonna die" while standing in front of a train but later alleges he was going to move
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
1
No
18
Yes
0
No
20
Does someone have an eating disorder?
41 supporters
Yes
1
No
19
3
LJConrad
No but the main character tells a story in which a character deliberately makes himself sick.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
23
10
NC98
No but there is the scene where Teddy's attempting a train-dodge, Chris angrily pulls him off the track & berates him that he's trying to get himself killed.
They get into an arguement later.
It is not brought up after that.
They get into an arguement later.
It is not brought up after that.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
32 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
3
Sid
It seems like Teddy’s dad might have PTSD from the war - he is in a mental hospital and is “prone to rages”, having a history of seriously abusing Teddy
1 comment | Add comment
Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
8 supporters
Yes
0
No
7
0
YourLocalINTJ
Someone is held underwater but we don’t see it from their perspective
1 comment | Add comment
Are there sudden loud noises?
43 supporters
Yes
6
No
5
1
sampharos
gun shots
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
14
Is there screaming?
16 supporters
Yes
9
No
1
0
sampharos
quite a lot
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
11
No
2
Yes
0
No
21
Paranoia
Yes
7
No
0
Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
10
1
LJConrad
No. It briefly looks like an actor is staring directly in to camera at the end but he is looking at a computer screen.
1 comment | Add comment
Pregnancy
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No
12
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
18
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
19
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
47 supporters
Yes
34
No
0
4
NC98
Ace calls Chris the F-slur.
3 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
Yes
33
No
1
4
BlueRhapsody
The slur reta** is used several times.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
1
No
18
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NC98
There is a mention of Jewish & girls of other religions than Catholism being "easier" to get into bed made by Ace.
I don't know if that's antisemitism as I'm not Jewish.
I don't know if that's antisemitism as I'm not Jewish.
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No
12
Yes
10
No
12
5
BlueRhapsody
A pair of cisgender boys are called "girls" as an insult.
1 comment | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
35 supporters
Yes
4
No
25
1
RedEyeJedi
No, there aren’t any characters in the film or the novella that were LGBTQ, nor is it ever implied.
3 comments | Add comment
Are there fat jokes?
53 supporters
Yes
36
No
1
4
NC98
Several to Vern Tessio.
Also several in Gordie's campfire story about the story's protagonist David Hogan.
Also several in Gordie's campfire story about the story's protagonist David Hogan.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
9
Is a minority is misrepresented?
25 supporters
Yes
1
No
10
1
jdpamv
The portrayal of low-income parents and teens as abusive and gang members could be seen as stereotypical. The film also conflates addiction with abuse.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
22
Is there hate speech?
31 supporters
Yes
32
No
0
2
NC98
Ace Merill says the F-slur to Chris in the final confrontation.
2 comments | Add comment
Race
Yes
0
No
9
Relationships
Yes
0
No
12
Religious
Yes
1
No
6
Yes
0
No
6
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
52 supporters
Yes
0
No
9
4
Minor spoiler! There's a scene where the boys get leeches from swimming in a lake and strip to their underwear to remove them but it's not sexual
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
0
No
8
Is someone sexually objectified?
46 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
Sid
There’s a conversation about a cartoon character having nice tits
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
4
NC98
Chris retaliates to Ace - leader of the Cobras - that he should go home & f--- his mother some more.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
3
No
18
4
atthehuskinbee
Sexual content is talked about, but not shown.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
19 supporters
Yes
0
No
15
7
QuintusHazard
Teddy, Chris and Gordie each cry through the course of the movie - despite the boys usually making fun of each other, they are comforting and supportive whenever one of them is crying.
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
8
Does someone have a chronic illness?
1 supporters
Yes
2
No
10
3
Sid
Teddy is rejected from the army for having poor eyesight and a disfigured ear
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Social
Are there fat suits?
0 supporters
Yes
1
No
7
1
jdpamv
Hogan was played in a fat suit
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
6
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
0
No
7
Does it have a sad ending?
63 supporters
Yes
20
No
7
4
rie
I would say it’s a little bittersweet
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
10 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
1
LJConrad
A car plays chicken with an oncoming truck. Also several scenes of trains honking.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a car crash?
20 supporters
Yes
3
No
19
3
atthehuskinbee
There's no car wreck on screen, but Gordie's brother is mentioned to have died in a jeep accident.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Is someone hit by a car?
20 supporters
Yes
2
No
18
7
NC98
- There are mentions of Gordie's older brother Denny dying in a car crash before the movie;
- The kid's body they're looking for is heavily implied to have died by getting hit by a train;
- Teddy almost gets hit by a train, Chris pulls him off the track;
- Vern & Gordie almost get hit by a train, Gordie tackles Vern over the ledge of the tracks to the floor.
- The kid's body they're looking for is heavily implied to have died by getting hit by a train;
- Teddy almost gets hit by a train, Chris pulls him off the track;
- Vern & Gordie almost get hit by a train, Gordie tackles Vern over the ledge of the tracks to the floor.
1 comment | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
24 supporters
Yes
0
No
21
1
BlueRhapsody
The main characters playfully push each other under the water, no one is seriously injured.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
Yes
26
No
1
1
LJConrad
A character's fingers are bloodied after removing a leech. Another character has a tattoo cut into his arm. Dried blood on a corpse.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
Is there gun violence?
28 supporters
Yes
29
No
1
4
indigostars
No one is actually shot by the gun, but they are threatened
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