The Usual Suspects

Movie • 1995 • Crime  

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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
This movie contains 38 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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A dog is seen on the boat that gets blown up.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Is religion discussed?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Are there mannequins?
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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
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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No but mid-film the main characters are shown photos of themselves taken from someone following them.
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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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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Whole movie revolves around a drug deal. Many of the characters also smoke.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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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)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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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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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
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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bricker
Its hard to see what's going on and its fairly brief but it is violent and easily could be triggering.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Very blurry and quick when Verbal told the story about Keyser
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Are there dislocations?
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Child has their throat slit. It’s very quick and the footage is blurry
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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One of the Hungarian Henchman is burned alive on the boat but doesn't die.
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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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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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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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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Discolizards
Someone is briefly described to fall to their death but it is never shown or elaborated on
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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You don’t see him get stabbed but you see the knife in his back after he falls foward
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Mild gore, can see it on a window after people are shot
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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petezaparti
A child has his throat slit and two others are shot in a flashback, however the flashback is low quality and not graphic. There's a mention of other children being killed.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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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
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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pedanther
Significant sequences near the beginning and end of the movie revolve around a boat docked at a marina. Another scene is set at a beach with waves crashing.
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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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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ValentinaVi
A character spits a lot while talking during a conversation.
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
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No 9/11 depictions, but you can see the old New York skyline since the movie was released 1995
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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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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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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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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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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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 D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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pedanther
Much of the film is related in flashback, but it's generally clear which parts of the story are flashback and which are present reality.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
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pedanther
Yes, including a scene where a character in the story is startled by a sudden loud noise that momentarily sounds like a gunshot (but is actually a door slamming).
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Is there shakey cam?
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Roosterwhale
There are multiple scenes where the shot is unsteady, some scenes more than others. Most of the very shakey shots happen near the end, where the characters are on a boat.
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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Over 100 f-bombs and other assorted cusses
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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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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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
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petezaparti
The f slur is used once
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pedanther
In particular, there is repeated ableist language directed at or referring to the disabled character Verbal Kint.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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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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Is there aphobia?
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HorrorAficionado
The portrayal of Keyser's lawyer is pretty stereotypical.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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petezaparti
The word cr*pple is used frequently to describe a character with cerebral palsy
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Race
Is there blackface?
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pedanther
Not blackface, but there is a white actor playing a character with an Asian name by wearing makeup significantly darker than his usual skin tone and adopting what's apparently meant to be an Indian or Pakistani accent.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
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No actual demons or Hell, but they are referenced/mentioned
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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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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Is there sexual content?
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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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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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Is someone homeless?
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Is existentialism debated?
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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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Because the film is about a group of people behaving in unpleasant ways, this isn't a straightforward question the way it would be for a story with a single heroic and sympathetic protagonist. Some of the characters are happy with how things turn out, some are dissatisfied, some don't get to have an opinion because they're dead. Whether it's all worth it in the end is something individual viewers will have different opinions about.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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denialol
Blood splatter from shootings, typical action movie fare.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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