The Brutalist
Movie • 2025 • History
ReportWhen visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee Europe to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.
This movie contains 27 potentially triggering events.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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there's mention of it happening in the past
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Heroin use throughout the film, graphic and shown numerous times.
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characters inject heroin throughout the movie
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there is discussion about a character drinking a bottle a night. there are also plenty of scenes in bars/clubs where people drink and get high. not a focus or main conflict of the film though.
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[MAJOR SPOILERS]
Just because I found it upsetting I'm writing what happens in much more detail for those who might need it. In the third act when László and Van Buren go to Italy they attend a party in the marble mines. László drunkenly dances with a woman and kisses her before seeing himself away, too drunk to even stand up straight. Van Buren follows him and calls out to him before finding him vomiting and alone in a secluded area. Van Buren insults him before unbuckling his pants and raping László. This scene goes on for a while while the character is slowly and graphically raped in a shot that doesn't cut away. After 45 - 60 seconds Van Buren ends and continues to insult László before the scene ends.
I'll also say there's an earlier part in the film where László's wife Erzsébet gives him a hand job and he continually says no and cries during it. I don't think the film is framing this as a sexual assault, but I took it that way, and could be triggering to some.
Just because I found it upsetting I'm writing what happens in much more detail for those who might need it. In the third act when László and Van Buren go to Italy they attend a party in the marble mines. László drunkenly dances with a woman and kisses her before seeing himself away, too drunk to even stand up straight. Van Buren follows him and calls out to him before finding him vomiting and alone in a secluded area. Van Buren insults him before unbuckling his pants and raping László. This scene goes on for a while while the character is slowly and graphically raped in a shot that doesn't cut away. After 45 - 60 seconds Van Buren ends and continues to insult László before the scene ends.
I'll also say there's an earlier part in the film where László's wife Erzsébet gives him a hand job and he continually says no and cries during it. I don't think the film is framing this as a sexual assault, but I took it that way, and could be triggering to some.
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if you want to skip this part, it’s during the second act (after intermission) when a man follows another man out of a club and into an alley
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a man shaves in the mornings with a straight razor
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Does someone break a bone?
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Laszlo has a broken/crooked nose
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Is there a shower scene?
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yes, men shower together in a dormitory. they each have a curtain, but someone is looking for his friend in the showers so opens each shower curtain looking for him.
there are also scenes where someone is taking a bath.
there are also scenes where someone is taking a bath.
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Laszlo shaves
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Gross
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a bit before the 3 hour mark adrien brody's character v*s (just audio, it's a darkly lit scene so I didn't see any visual). happens after his character leaves a party & another character finds him in a cave
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Is there a hospital scene?
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yes, someone is shown in a hospital bed in the hallway with a loved one (drug related) but they are ok
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it's sort of unclear if there is a suicide or not
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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aftermath of sexual assault
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Usage of the word negro to describe a black man, the tone in which it is said is insulting
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It is a very important part of the film as it centers on a Jewish immigrant who faces numerous micro- and macro-aggressions from particularly the rich, affluent people who employ him.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Maybe? It’s implied that Harry Lee might have raped Zsofia
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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several sex scenes ranging in length + what is shown
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Is someone homeless?
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someone lives at a homeless shelter for some time
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Vehicular
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