Does the dog die?
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The People Under the Stairs
Movie • 1991 • Comedy
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When young Poindexter "Fool" Williams breaks into the creepy, immense old home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he uncovers a disturbing scenario underneath the stairs.
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Skip 1:03:00 - 1:04:35 to avoid the dog death. Electrocution is between 00:34:40 - 00:34:50.
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Both implied and on screen. It is a central theme of the movie
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there abusive parents?
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the main antagonists routinely beat their daughter, and (spoilers) they keep multiple boys the kidnapped to be their sons in the basement
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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no, but the dog is trained to kill and attacks multiple characters throughout the film
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Are there bugs?
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You can hear and see flies. There's a literal pile of them on the windowsill.
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Are animals abused?
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An attack dog is electrocuted
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Does a pet die?
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The evil couples dog dies. When fool and prince (the dog) are fighting is the scene
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Is an animal sad?
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A dog is stabbed and doesnt die immediately
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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The main character presses his fingers into a main antagonist's eyes in a fight about 2/3 of the way towards the end
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Is someone tortured?
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The daughter, Alice, is held down in a bathtub full of scalding water by her mother
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Is there body horror?
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body horror does not mean gore. there's some gore but not body horror. maybe the people in the basement? but they do not transform or anything on screen
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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A dog eats a man's hand
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Is there amputation?
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Off screen but we see the result.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Towards the end of the film one character starts strangling another until they are interrupted
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Is someone choked?
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near the end of the movie when Fool and the parents are fighting someone gets choked twice
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Is someone stabbed?
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The only one stabbed is the couple's dog
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Yes, after they've already died
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Not explicitly on screen but heavily implied that Alice is being sexualized by 'daddy'
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Does a kid die?
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The character Roach dies in the film, but it is unclear what age he is meant to be, possibly anywhere from his teens to his twenties (the actor who played him was in his late twenties at the time)
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Is an infant abducted?
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The children/people in the basement are abducted as infants (we can assume) not seen on screen
The children/people in the basement are abducted as infants (we can assume) not seen on screen
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Are there ghosts?
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No, however there is a scene in which a character briefly makes it seem like a (recently killed) character is coming back from the dead
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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There is a small yard pond. It's made to look pretty natural but it's definitely man-made
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Is there a shower scene?
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there is a scene in a bathtub, but everyone is clothed and it is not sexual at all
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Does someone vomit?
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Yes, in the beginning in the background around the 5mn47 mark, a woman vomits as Fool is passing her in the hallway of a building.
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Is there audio gore?
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Shouting, cries... I don't know why people are voting "no"
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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People are confined and trapped, but not in an actual prison setting.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Not therapy at all but characters do get electrocuted
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Does someone have cancer?
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The protagonists mother has cancer. She retlcieces treatment offscreen
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Mental Health
Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Breathing sounds
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There are many scenes where the main characters are in the crawlspaces between the walls. Other claustrophobic locations include a closet, a furnace, and a chimney
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Flashlights through slats cause bright flashing lights throughout the movie
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Paranoia
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Is there hate speech?
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One complete use of a racial slur, and a second incomplete slur, directed at (a) black character(s) by white characters.
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Does the black guy die first?
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A white man dies first, but a Black man does die second. We also see him get butchered, and his corpse a few times.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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In the full version there is a complete and incomplete use of the slur.
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Relationships
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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There is mention of hell, burning in hell, etc. But there are no demons or spirits shown.
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Sex
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The two main antagonists are brother and sister. They have an implied sexual relationship.
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Is there sexual content?
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all implied, nothing explicit on screen. Father does wear a gimp suit when hunting Fool, but it doesn't seem to be in a sexual way?
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Fool walks through a group of people who comment on how he's soon to be out on the street like they are
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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A black character is shot and killed and it is meant to be evocative of racist shootings
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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There is an explosion but not nuclear.
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