The Exorcist
Movie • 1973 • Horror
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Is there BDSM?
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spencerinjection
Minor spoiler
No BDSM but the demon does sexually torture the child it is possessing in one scene and force her to sexually torture her mother. None of this is consensual BDSM obviously, but if someone is triggered by BDSM, this scene will be triggering.
No BDSM but the demon does sexually torture the child it is possessing in one scene and force her to sexually torture her mother. None of this is consensual BDSM obviously, but if someone is triggered by BDSM, this scene will be triggering.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Dr.Teatime
Regan has an absentee father who doesn't show up in the movie.
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Abuse
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SparkieKong
Regan does beat the snot out of her mom, but it's just the demon and not really her.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Aulynduel
A mother tells her daughter’s doctor that something unexplained happened and he told her that it wasn’t the problem, that it was a hallucination.
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SparkieKong
Yes and no. She's possessed and to keep her from hurting herself or others, she's tied to a bed. It's not abuse per se... as her family is trying to protect her, but some might feel it to be.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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calvinball81
A secondary character is shown drunk and verbally abusive in several scenes.
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Animal
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Buzzhive17
Around the time stamp 00:09:55, there are two dogs fighting each other, but they're only on screen for a little while and the rest is just intense growling
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone restrained?
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the main character is restrained to her bed while she's possessed to detain the demon
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SparkieKong
Technically the demon Regan's possessed by assaulted her with a crucifix.
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deniallol
See the section on genital trauma.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there body horror?
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Dr.Teatime
Regan turns her head in a full circle.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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TheDreammweaver
The demon stabs Regan (looks like Regan stabs herself) in the genitals with a crucifix.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Leota
No, but physically altered eyes (ex. rolling in the back of the head, bloodshot)
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Does someone fall to their death?
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sereqnity
At the end of the exorcism, the demon enters Father Karras and while possessed he jumps out the window, rolls down a large flight of stairs and falls to his death
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Is there excessive gore?
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i don't know what would be considered excessive, but some parts are pretty upsetting and/or disgusting
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Regan is shown with more cuts on her face as the movie progresses, but she’s never seen cutting them.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Raygender
A child experiences convulsions for much of the film due to demonic possession. She is initially theorized to have a seizure disorder.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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TheDreammweaver
In a lot of scenes with the demon wheezing can be heard.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Anonymous
No, but a girl literally spins her head in a complete circle.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Dr.Teatime
The demon possessing Regan says a lot of vulgar things, telling others to fuck her and such.
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Does a kid die?
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Raygender
No, but the plot centers around a child in mortal danger.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Anonymous
It happens at the end of the film. A major character kills themselves to save Regan, the possessed child.
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Does a major character die?
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One of the major characters dies at the end
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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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sereqnity
The priest's mother dies
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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AdhesiveMadMan
It's called "The Exorcist" for a reason.
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Are there jumpscares?
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Quad
At least twice in the movie there are “subliminal images” of a demon that pop up for a millisecond or though. Debatable whether they’re jumpscares, but I say they are. Made me jump. There may be more jumpscares though, I didn’t finish the movie.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Leota
There is a bath scene though (not sexualized)
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Are there ghosts?
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Cryptid_Crow
A demon- no ghosts.
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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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Regan spits at a docter towards the very beginning.
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Does someone vomit?
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sereqnity
The girl projectile vomits on the priest when she first meets him. She also vomits during the exorcism
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Regan wets herself during the party scene after telling a man he’s going to die.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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sgeorge2
There is a prolonged scene of Regan undergoing a procedure that requires a needle to be inserted into her throat while she is conscious and clearly distressed, and this is supposed to be suspenseful to the viewer as we wonder if she will have another possession attack.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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spaghettiregretti
Father Karras' mother is put into a mental institution early in the movie, there is only one short scene here
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Is there a hospital scene?
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AdhesiveMadMan
A young girl is put through two medical procedures: Carotid angiography, and pneumoencepholography. The former was performed by actual medical staff and the procedure was carried out in real-time.
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Mental Health
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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sereqnity
While possessed she hurts herself with a crucifix multiple times
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Raygender
A character is incredibly violent due to possession, but this is initially attributed to a mental or neurological illness by family and doctors.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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NotAgainAllison
NO BUT SHE DOES HAVE AN NJ TUBE SO THAT COULD TRIGGER SOME PEOPLE
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Anonymous
There is mention of the possessed girl possibly having a “split personality”, and the demonic possession is sometimes referred to as “her personalities”
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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TheDreammweaver
No body dysmorphia, that’s a self image disorder. There is body horror but 0 body dysmorphia.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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I consider some of the hospital scenes a little claustrophobic
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sgeorge2
At the end of the film a man jumps from a window and dies
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Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
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The demon says a lot of unpleasant things through a child's mouth
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Is there shakey cam?
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TobiWobi
There are multiple “earthquakes” during the exoricsm
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Does a baby cry?
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BrookletHill
In an early scene where Father Damien goes to his mothers apartment, you can faintly hear a baby crying in the background
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Quad
At least twice in the movie “subliminal images” of a demon pop up on the screen for a millisecond or so. Just one flash each.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Is there hate speech?
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sereqnity
Reagan says many offensive things while possessed
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Leota
Regan says the F-slur while possessed
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Is someone sexually objectified?
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TobiWobi
The demon calls Regan a sow and proceeds to do sexual things to her own body
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Is there sexual content?
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Foul language/sexual remarks made by the demon possessing Regan…
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Are there nude scenes?
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Metta
no nudity on screen. there is one bathtub scene but we don't see the characters body below the shoulders
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reeah
The demon shoves the mom's face into Reagan's bloody pubic area while having Reagan scream "lick it"
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Cryptid_Crow
The eldest priest takes nitroglycerin tablets for a heart condition.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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The priest mother gets put into an hospital for dementia
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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BrookletHill
Father Damien talks to a homeless man near the beginning of the movie.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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TheDreammweaver
Yes and no. Regan isn’t possessed anymore but the priests who saved her died.
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Vehicular
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Violence
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