The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Movie • 2011 • Crime  

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This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
This movie contains 63 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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It wasn’t “only a cat”. If you don’t like cats please keep it to yourself. This site is about animals being abused and killed. Not just dogs. A sweet, pretty cat that the lead befriends is horribly murdered, and it’s mutilated body shown up close.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal sad?
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not particularly, however there is one relatively loud gunshot that is rather sudden and surprising
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Is there BDSM?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there aphobia?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Abandonment
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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there is a flashback scene to a known abuser attempting to use a belt to kill someone. the scene is brief and the victim does escape, but the discussion and visual may be triggering for some viewers
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Ollie2
Girls at a bar appear to take ecstasy bit pills aren’t shown to confirm.
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Is there addiction?
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ararblack
casual smoking (cigarettes) and someone mentions no longer smoking
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Ollie2
Not shown, but the oral descriptions of previous murder cases include the details of a cow’s throat being slit and having its blood poured onto a human victim, a parakeet being stuffed into another victim’s body, and a burnt pigeon (briefly shown in a decades-old, black and white photo) to another victim’s neck.
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Are animals abused?
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Comrade_ALF
Since some people like myself can handle dead/quickly-dying animals fine, but are conversely EXTREMELY triggered by abuse/slow suffering/torture, I wouldn't categorize this as abuse.

Its grotesque, but you don't see/hear the cat suffer, and you don't see/hear it die, and the reaction from the protagonists is appropriate and relatable.
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ararblack
Explicit depiction of the mutilated body of a cat
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Crossbowkoala
Around 1 hr and 29min he'll leave his computer and open the door and yell "FU**". At this point you should immediately look away, there is a very graphic and realistic looking dead cat.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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gertyorkes
Martin alludes to him and Harriet having to “touch” their father. Harriet was raped at 14 years old by her father.
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FL
while no one is restrained underwater, an unconscious character is implied to have been pushed into water to be killed
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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DoctorOctagonapus
Main character is raped on camera. She later blackmails and tortures her attacker as revenge.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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KnightWhoSaysNi
Multiple times, it's extremely graphic and upsetting.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Taidehaamu
The main character is hanged with a plastic bag over his head during which he struggles to breath for several minutes before being rescued.
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FL
decapitation is not shown on screen, however there is discussion of it in previous murder cases which may be triggering to some viewers
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Is there cannibalism?
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no character is crushed to death on screen, however there is a mention of a previous murder cases where the victim was crushed and a visual is displayed on screen for a few seconds. there are also two scenes where a character is injured and pinned in a car crash, though neither die as a result
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Is someone choked?
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there are three visuals of attempted asphyxiation shown on screen. one character is grappled from behind and choked until unconscious, which is shown in a series of brief clips. one is an extended scene where a character is hung (though later is rescued), and the last is a brief flashback clip where a character is choked with a belt (though escapes off screen)
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ararblack
quick mention only
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Annikkristiina
A brief mention of crushing the victim’s head
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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DoctorOctagonapus
Character does not die but hangs for several minutes with a plastic bag over his head
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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KnightWhoSaysNi
In addition, there is a scene where injuries from anal rape are seen.
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TBN1994
Lisbeth is choked from behind till unconscious and regains consciousness minutes later tied up.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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ararblack
someone's jaw is smashed
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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ararblack
explicit sexual assault (three times), bodily harm and forced tattoing
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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I don't believe any characters are stabbed on screen, however there are mentions of previous murder cases whose victims were stabbed, and visuals are displayed on screen for a few seconds
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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bananareen
Some of the serial killer victims are under age 18
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gertyorkes
Not onscreen, but CSA is mentioned.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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FL
no protagonists die but it is implied that the antagonist is killed (though details are not shown on screen)
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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the plot centers around an old murder within a family, so familial reactions to that death are a large part of the film
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Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Rg123
It is discussed that many women are abducted and held against their will.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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damalojo
Not exactly, although there is a moment when a bullet is fired very close to someone's head and it's surprising
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Is there a shower scene?
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FL
the main setting is an island so natural bodies of water are present in many scenes
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there razors?
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Mulu
Lisbeth wears a razorblade on chain as a necklace.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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nunyabiz
After she performs oral sex on a disgusting guy she makes herself v in a toilet.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Rg123
A man spits into his hand to use it as lubricant.
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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DoctorOctagonapus
Two scenes with a tattoo gun being used, one unconsensual. One scene of stitches applied to a head wound
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Annikkristiina
No, but being in a mental institution in the past is mentioned
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there misophonia?
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fraisierdesbois
Drinking sounds
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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GEORGEbullmclean
there is a scene where the main character has a bag placed over their head
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KnightWhoSaysNi
No, but there's a scene where a character self induces vomiting, which may be triggering.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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FL
there is gagged screaming during an on screen rape
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Rg123
Very briefly in the opening credits.
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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ararblack
a girl seen as "not in control of her mental faculties" has her life controlled by a third party (money and others)
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Taidehaamu
One of the suspects in the murder case is a member of the Swedish Nazi party. Other members of the family also identify as Nazis.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
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gertyorkes
Daniel Craig is 17 years older than Rooney Mara.
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Religious
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FL
during the investigation there is some discussion of bible verses, which are narrated. there are also family members who are nazis and antisemitism is discussed as a possible motivation for murder
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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FL
while not depicted on screen in any way, there is brief biblical reference to bestiality in conjunction with an old murder case
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Rg123
*SPOILER* A girl confesses she was raped by her father and brother, but the rape is not shown on screen.
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ararblack
somewhat explicit and gratuitous depiction of sexual assault three times
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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ValentinaVi
Everything is resolved but leaves some bitterness behind so it's subjective.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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FL
there are two car crashes that are shown on screen and discussed throughout the film
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Does a plane crash?
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ararblack
there's a car accident where the driver is injured

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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Awful_ninja
There is mention of drowning and is determined as the cause of death of a minor character
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Is there blood/gore?
52 supporters
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Anonymous
Lots of black and white photographs of mutilated women, a mutilated cat, etc.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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philosophy3008
A character gets shot in the head and it grazes him. He is shot while running in the forest like he’s being hunted.
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