They Look Like People

Movie • 2016 • Drama  

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Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
This movie contains 22 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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There are no animals
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Abandonment
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There are no children in the movie
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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WilliamWhales
Few scenes of character following people with his gaze, but not going further then that.
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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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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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PeachyBaby
Implied alcoholism but never explicitly stated beyond Wyatt saying he's 10 weeks not having alcohol.
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WilliamWhales
There are many scenes of characters drinking big quantities of alcohol, one of the characters heavily relays on it.
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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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westfailia
No, but Christian joking suggests his basement is for the sexual abuse of animals.
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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 snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Lilly
Frequent instances of bug buzzing noises.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Kellygator
R*pe is mentioned a couple times in the movie as a joke (ex: “This is my basement where I kill people but r*pe animals” /sarcasm). There is no mention of a r*pe that actually happened nor is there a r*pe or attempted r*pe onscreen.


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he11sent
Christian is consensually tied up and gagged
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One character does make a joke at the very beginning about his basement being perfect for "killing people and raping animals"
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Bodily Harm
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Kellygator
A guy shaves his buddy’s back for him
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Is there throat mutilation?
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he11sent
a character is gagged with a sock in his mouth but is still capable of breathing
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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 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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Does someone asphyxiate?
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WilliamWhales
At the end of the movie when character has a bag over his head, he spits out a sock and some teeth.
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A character is taken to the hospital after they slip on ice and hit their head. You don’t see the fall happen, but she does mention not remembering falling.
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Kellygator
A character who slips on ice and hits her head (offscreen) is later shown wearing a neck brace, but no bones are broken or discussed in the movie. Someone does get punched in the face and gets a nosebleed, but there’s no close-up or audio of bones breaking
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Kellygator
Someone tries to shoot their own hand within nail gun, but they don’t actually do it. No fingers or toes are harmed in this movie
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Is someone tortured?
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No torture but someone is tied up in a basement towards the end with a bag over their head
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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WilliamWhales
There is one scene where girl's eyes roll back into her head and become miss-shaped, don't know whether it can be considered mutilation.
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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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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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Does a non-human character 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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WilliamWhales
No, there are scenes at the end of the movie that look like kidnapping, but are consensual.
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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WilliamWhales
One of the characters mentions that his fiancee cheated on him.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Allusions to a main character possibly losing his wife and child, but it is left ambiguous.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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PeachyBaby
No possessions. It is shown to be Wyatt's mind as he experiences schizo-affective symptoms. No ghosts or ghouls here!
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Kellygator
There is one scene where two men have a brief conversation standing near a lake
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Are there razors?
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he11sent
brief scene where Wyatt helps his friend shave his back.
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spacemancharisma
Yes, no explicit nudity
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
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he11sent
Christian makes a joke about it
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Does someone vomit?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone spit?
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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+
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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spacemancharisma
No, but I don’t know where else to put this- this movie is based entirely around the question of if a man is delusional or not and how that is harmful for him. Without spoiling, just know that it can be extremely distressing for ppl who deal with psychosis. Please proceed with caution.
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rabidhousewife
Wyatt, his friend Christian, and Christian's co-worker/girlfriend Mara all wait in the hospital while Mara's friend gets treated for an injury she acquired after a fall. There are no graphic scenes inside the hospital, only shots of the trio waiting in the hallway and joking around out of boredom.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Kellygator
It’s heavily implied that one of the main characters is schizophrenic
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WilliamWhales
No, but there is one scene where character is about to nail his hand to a table. And another one where he puts nail-gun against his mouth.
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spacemancharisma
Throughout the film, the viewer is unsure if Wyatt is delusional or not, but his beliefs do cause him to become threatening on occasion, if not actually hurting anyone.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Past attempt mentioned, although we don't go into detail. A character puts a nail gun in his mouth, doesn't pull the trigger, and then immediately tries to put the nail through his hand. Could be interpreted as a suicide attempt.
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Somewhat. The main character suffers from something akin to a schizoaffective or psychotic disorder, and he begins to believe that the humans around him are turning into monsters. It's made clear to the audience that what he's experiencing isn't reality, but it still may be upsetting. This is the crux of the film.
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Is there misophonia?
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Anonymous
Additionally, some high pitched whirring and static at times.
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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PeachyBaby
Not the words specifically but Christian does say he tried to kill himself.
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rabidhousewife
The protagonist's hallucinations and visions could, at times, be described as anxiety attacks. He becomes very nervous and goes outside or down to the basement throughout different parts of the film. However, most of the time, the anxiety is looming over him in more subtle ways.
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Kellygator
A character is tied to a chair, gagged with tape over their mouth, and a paper bag placed over their head.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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he11sent
Christian does mention wanting to kill himself ‘last year’ when talking about seeking out therapy, but nothing in detail or shown
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Kellygator
I believe there is one distinct scene with a flash of light but not a strobe effect
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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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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It never gets discussed, but one of the main characters has a flashback discussion with his wife talking about how he needs a good job if he's going to be a dad. They never talk about where the wife is or anything though.
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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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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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there n-words?
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Is there aphobia?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Mentions of demons, and allusions to hell and other ancient biblical imagery.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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he11sent
There is a joke about the basement being for raping animals (signifying it’s creepiness)
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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No one is mocked for crying, but a bunch of times throughout the movie a man is called a pussy or told not to be a pussy or tells himself “don’t be a bitch”
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
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The main character is heavily implied to be 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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Does it have a sad ending?
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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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leh
Some brief moments showing blood or viscera, when a character hallucinates. In one scene, a woman's hands are shown resting in a pool of blood on a tabletop. In another, there's a bloodied, fleshy cloth on a floor.
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Does someone drown?
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he11sent
A nail gun is modified to work as a gun/weapon but it is not actually used
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