The Maze Runner

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Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
This movie contains 28 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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theficus
There are no dogs in the film
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Unanswered Triggers
Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is someone choked?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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I suppose so. Two characters are fighting in a small ring surrounded by the rest of the group, the "bully" pushes the other character to the ground
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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not full on stalked, but the group of teens are watched through computer screens, and they don't find out until the end of the movie
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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taxicat
kids are miserable basically
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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theficus
There are scenes with drinking, but it’s recreational.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
94 supporters
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theficus
Only engineered biomechanical spider-like creatures.
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Are animals abused?
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EllieGroves
If you count the engineered slug spider things but it’s more like a machine than a living creature
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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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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theficus
The “griever” creatures that inhabit the maze are spider-like.
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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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LJConrad
We hear flies buzzing around decomposing corpses. There are giant scorpion monsters.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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in one scene, you can see a teen boy, Gally, stuck in a big tube full of liquid, banging on the glass and screaming. you only see it for a few seconds though. he makes it out alive.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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LJConrad
A character is strangled by another and gasps for air.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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msegirls
grievers get crushed to death by walls of maze
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Is someone burned alive?
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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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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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hopevrx
A character is pulled up a walk using ivy, you can’t see where the ivy is tied and his limp body looks like a body hanged
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Ellie_red
There's a flashback scene teenage kids struggling inside containers filled with water, it's over quickly. It's implied people are experimented on
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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LJConrad
A child is hurled over an abyss.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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not with a knife, but a boy does get stabbed in the chest with a giant wooden spear
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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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ZarahInkeri
Several
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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XanderX
''Grievers'' are mechanical spiders and there are some that die.
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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sumk3
at the beginning thomas doesn’t know where he is or why, implying that he was kidnapped and put in the elevator
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Does a parent die?
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Anonymous
There are no parents at all.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Wildstorm13
Quite a few Jumpscares at times, but they are not frequent.

Total Jump Scare Count: 9 (9 Minor)

(Minor) (0:46) (Thomas suddenly wakes up and gasps)

(Minor) (1:45) (After a brief silence, the roof suddenly opens up)

(Minor) (3:34) (As Thomas peeps through the gap, someone suddenly appears into his view)

(Minor) (40:00) (Thomas suddenly gets startled by Minho as he grabs him)

(Minor) (45:15) (Theresa suddenly wakes up and gasps)

(Minor) (49:40) (The Monster robot's arm suddenly comes to life as Minho looks on)

(Minor) (1:00:42) (Accompanied by a sound effect, one of the campmates attack Thomas)

(Minor) (1:18:39) (The robotic monster roars whilst everyone is sheltering)

(Minor) (1:18:59) (The Robot arm suddenly punches through the roof)
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Are there razors?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
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playplay22
No, but it is mentioned, as in "plong" themselves
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Does someone vomit?
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Anonymous
opening 30 seconds and at around 25:20
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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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LJConrad
A character spits out alcohol. In the very first shot a character spits/vomits water. When a character attacks another, saliva drips out of his mouth. Later he spits out something possibly blood before being driven into the maze.
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Is there audio gore?
28 supporters
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LJConrad
Squishing sounds when monsters are crushed
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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+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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3
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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4
0
Newt, a main character, was described as severely depressed in the book, although you cant really tell in the movie.
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LJConrad
Not exactly but a character does stab themselves with a needle that contains poison
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Yes
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LJConrad
Early on a character is stung and tries to kill another character. This is repeated at the end.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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not really, but at the beginning, thomas (the main character) is very anxious and begins stressing out
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vincentdorian
As Thomas runs into the Maze, the walls are closing in on him, and he barely makes it out without being squashed.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Ellie_red
Someone puts a gun to their head, then camera switches away so you don't see anything but hear a gunshot. You see them lying on the floor. There is no blood or anything graphic
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Does a baby cry?
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LJConrad
When characters are chased by monsters, the camera shakes around.
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Is there screaming?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Ellie_red
There are fast flashing images in the opening scene, right at the start. Also flashing/disoriented images at 28 minutes in, and 1h:21m
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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6
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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20
Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Yes
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PizzaRollsaregood
He doesn’t die first, but he does if fact die
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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15
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Yes
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HonestlyJon
the two people who voted yes on this might be projecting a headcanon. there are no canon queer characters in the film franchise
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Are there n-words?
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Is there aphobia?
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3
Race
Is there blackface?
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3
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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6
Are there nude scenes?
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6
Is there bestiality?
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3
Is there BDSM?
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3
Does someone lose their virginity?
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4
Are there incestuous relationships?
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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
Is someone homeless?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Yes
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sumk3
somewhat sad, but it mostly leaves room for the second movie so things can be assumed
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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1
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sumk3
it’s not very violent gore, just the occasional fight scene or like blood but not a lot
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Does someone drown?
10 supporters
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1
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Ellie_red
No, but there's a very short scene of people in containers filled with water, and it looks like they're struggling/trying to get out (1h:21m)
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5
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LJConrad
A video is shown of people being shot and then a main character is shot dead.
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