Does the dog die?
9,241 supporters
The Babadook
Movie • 2014 • Drama
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annikavankoevering
FOR ANYONE WHO DOESNT WANT TO WATCH THE DEATH OF THE DOG. Dont watch from 1:09:20-1:11:20.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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Abuse
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
88 supporters
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The kid forgives his mom after she verbally and physically abuses him while possessed.
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Is someone gaslighted?
412 supporters
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echoevemorrow
The mother repeatedly attempts to convince her son that all of the strange goings on is all in his head.
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Is someone stalked?
271 supporters
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elsilverstein
The family is stalked by the Babadook.
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Are there abusive parents?
108 supporters
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CMster
Amelia is verbally abusive toward Samuel
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clarkekent
The main child is verbally abused and threatened by his mother. She also forgets to feed him and at one point masturbates with him close by though he’s asleep it’s still uncomfortable.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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Spreiring
Abuse of prescription drugs throughout
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
208 supporters
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Ollie2
No animals were harmed in real life, during the making of this movie, so there should be zero ‘YES’ votes.
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RoseTheHat
Yes. The mom, Amelia kills her dog.
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Are animals abused?
1,530 supporters
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BumbleBree
The main character (presumed possessed) chases and picks up her pet dog and snaps its neck
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Is there a dead animal?
617 supporters
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RoseTheHat
Yes. The dog dies and you can see his body buried in the yard at the end.
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Does a cat die?
1,207 supporters
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Ollie2
No cats show up in this movie. This should be 100% NO votes.
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Are there spiders?
444 supporters
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Anonymous
Didn't notice any spiders (I'm arachnophobic), just a lot of cockroaches.
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Are there bugs?
281 supporters
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tawd
There's a scene where bugs infiltrate her kitchen through a crack in the wall. Her son also collects bugs preserved in glass.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
178 supporters
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Anonymous
At around 1:15:00 the mom is tied down on the ground with ropes
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uru63
in regards to the other comment: not even remotely akin to sexual assault. the child is not in any way sexualized by either the woman or the camera
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Is someone drugged?
144 supporters
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Afion
The mum gives her son tranquilizers
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
502 supporters
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Anonymous
There is no self harm type cutting in the movie. However, in one scene there is a moving flip up book with a drawing of the main character cutting her own throat with a big knife and blood spills out. The actual character carries the same knife at certain parts of the movie but she does not cut herself or anyone else with it.
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Does a head get squashed?
573 supporters
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ToasterGnome
No but a head gets cut in half
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Is someone stabbed?
11 supporters
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The son stabs the mom in self-defense
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Is there body horror?
216 supporters
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DominickCaton
Yes. The Babadook wedges his body through Amelia’s spine, of which, we hear her flesh, see pupils dilating, etc.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
328 supporters
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ricetotherescue
Due to strangulation.
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Does someone break a bone?
262 supporters
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Jesi May
A child's nose is broken in two places at the hands of another child. They require surgery to repair it, but it is otherwise non-life-threatening.
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Is someone tortured?
761 supporters
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Anonymous
At one point the mother was literally tied down. Also, pretty much this entire thing is torture from the Babadook.
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Are any teeth damaged?
476 supporters
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Anonymous
At one point, the mother pulls out one of her teeth.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
109 supporters
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BiliousBecca
Mother gets tripped and stumbles down the stairs. Not fully falling
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Does someone have a seizure?
176 supporters
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RoseTheHat
At one point, the son, Samuel has a convulsion in the car.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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Jesi May
Amelia hallucatinates a bloody, dead Samuel on the couch beside her while she's holding a kitchen knife. She snaps out of it pretty quickly but it's an upsetting visual.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
124 supporters
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Ollie2
This category is not for animals. It is for non-humans, like Johnny-5 in Short Circuit, Wall-E, or the funny fire hydrant grip machine from Iron Man. Based on the category criteria, there should be 100% NO votes. There are no non-human characters in this movie, with the exception of the monster, and it is arguable if it even exists or if it is just in the characters’ heads.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
326 supporters
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Rachel Smith
The dad is dead since before the film started, and the main character hallucinates about him several times, including a scene where his head gets sliced in two.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
239 supporters
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echoevemorrow
Technically a book belonging to a child is destroyed.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
785 supporters
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RoseTheHat
There’s a scene where the mom is lying in bed and the son jumps into bed with her. It’s startling. Another scene, the mom is lying in bed and The Babadook is crawling on the ceiling.
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Is there a shower scene?
159 supporters
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elsilverstein
There’s an unsettling bathtub scene with the mother and the son. Everyone is dressed and nothing is overtly sexual.
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Are there clowns?
202 supporters
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amycochran134
At a children’s birthday party, they hire a mime/clown. Only on screen a few seconds and is kind to the children.
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0
There are knifes. They are used in a threatening way.
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Is someone possessed?
164 supporters
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RoseTheHat
Some say that the mom is possessed by The Babadook towards the end of the film, but in reality, she is just suffering from mental illness.
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Are there ghosts?
107 supporters
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mlwrt96
not exactly, but in emotionally distressed states the protagonist repeatedly hallucinates her dead husband very vividly.
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Gross
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Is there farting?
90 supporters
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YES
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
134 supporters
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KatoMiller
Samuel wets himself when his possessed mother kicks in the door.
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Does someone vomit?
1,196 supporters
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sheeriocheerio
after the babadook leaves the mothers body, she vomits. this is toward the end of the movie, but its shown onscreen
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Is there on-screen pooping?
32 supporters
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The child does urinate out of fear
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Is there audio gore?
387 supporters
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2
She pulls out one of her teeth, and the noises are very uncomfortable.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Yes
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
386 supporters
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Babsidi
There are scenes in the dementia ward of a nursing facility.
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Is there a hospital scene?
197 supporters
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Greenspace01
No, but there are scenes in a nursing home, residential aged care, with lots of frail aged people.
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Mental Health
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Is there autism specific abuse?
573 supporters
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DogkinTrash
The main character's child is apparently neurodivergent, and there are scenes where she shames him for "not being normal". In other scenes, she is mentally abusive towards the child but it is unrelated to his behavior or neurodivergency.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
434 supporters
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omerdog
More Panic than anxiety maybe.
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Is autism misrepresented?
32 supporters
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DelilahV
While not explicitly stated in the film, Samuel displays numerous autistic traits and is seen as autistic by lots of viewers and fans of the series. This could be upsetting to some because he's also described as having "severe behavioral problems" and is neglected due to his symptoms.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Anonymous
There is a scene in which a moving flip up book shows a picture of the main character cutting her own throat and blood spills out. The picture is drawn so it's a bit childish but very creepy and jarring. The character herself does not actually commit suicide (though she may have threatened to do it, I don't remember).
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
263 supporters
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2spirit
The mother has flashback
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
238 supporters
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Afion
There is a scene where the mum is hiding under the covers when the Babadook's nearby, which might be claustrophobic for some people
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RoseTheHat
The book shows the mom slitting her throat, but she never does it. She does however, rip out one of her teeth.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
272 supporters
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Anonymous
Near the end, it is in the Babadook's point of view, and there is a very shaky, nasueating camera view. Not for long, though.
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Is there screaming?
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JasonAndersennn
Lots. Some in fear, some by the autistic child during meltdowns.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
354 supporters
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avernos
there are a few points where the electricity flickers on and off, creating a flashing light effect, but there is no actual strobing.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
108 supporters
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1
The mother character speaks in a verbally abusive and obscene way to her child late in the movie. Without spoiling too much, this is linked to the plot, and indicates how dire the situation has become.
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Does a baby cry?
120 supporters
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nervousnellie
Not a baby per se, but the main character's child cries, screams, and throws fits/meltdowns at great length throughout the movie, which someone who is triggered by those types of sounds may find disturbing.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Yes
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Is there childbirth?
276 supporters
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Afion
However it's referenced that the mum's partner dies when they are both in a car crash on the way to hospital to give birth to their son
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Prejudice
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Does an LGBT person die?
640 supporters
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Anonymous
Babadook survives.
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Yes
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Is there hate speech?
417 supporters
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47
No
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glitterpop95
A neurodivergent child is verbally abused.
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Yes
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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7
Is there sexual content?
719 supporters
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71
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6
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bookcat2002
A woman is shown to be masturbating, but there is no nudity.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
737 supporters
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59
Yes
0
No
8
Is there BDSM?
69 supporters
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3
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JasonAndersennn
A person is tied up, but it’s for defense. It’s not sexual.
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Yes
0
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Sexism
Yes
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Sickness
Yes
0
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16
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
130 supporters
Yes
10
No
2
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Afion
The mum works on a dementia ward, but there's only a brief interaction with a patient with dementia
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Yes
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6
Does someone have a chronic illness?
119 supporters
Yes
10
No
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2
Afion
The neighbour has Parkinson's
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Social
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9
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Spoiler
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
180 supporters
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3
No
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Anonymous
Someone almost got hit by a car
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Yes
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No
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Does a car crash?
189 supporters
Yes
101
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0
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mayfrogs
The father dies in a car crash before the events of the movie, and flashbacks are shown. There's also a scene about 54 minutes in where the mother crashes into another driver, but nobody is hurt.
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Violence
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63
Is there blood/gore?
546 supporters
Yes
75
No
0
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RoseTheHat
Yes there is gore. The mom pulls out one of her teeth which is a bloody scene. The son also stabs the mom.
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Yes
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