Upstream Color

Movie • 2013 • Drama  

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A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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Does the dog die?
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RealAndrewLeo
Please don’t make stuff up on this site. There’s no dog in the film.
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is there bestiality?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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taciturasa
Piglets are mistreated, which is emotionally connected to human characters.
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Is there domestic violence?
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taciturasa
Ambiguous - not specifically gaslighting, but the confusion of identity leads to scenes where characters cannot figure out who was who, and could be read as a form of gaslighting.
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Is someone stalked?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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JOrmsby
The way the pigs are handled throughout the film will be tough for pig lovers. However, it does have a nice ending.
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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roundwoodsmonster
Several piglets are put in a sack and drowned.
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roundwoodsmonster
Piglets are killed and there are several shots of their bodies as they start to decompose.
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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taciturasa
There are worm creatures, which are seen somewhat graphically under the surface of a character's skin, as well as in a visceral moment, being taken out.
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Are there snakes?
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Assault
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Sheepherder5
The violation and control seen in the movie gets really close to resembling sexual assault trauma. It can cause some really uncomfortable feelings. But there is no sexual assault in this movie.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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taciturasa
A scene near the beginning involving the forced taking of a drug could be read as torture.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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juneegbert
a woman tears insects out of her arms and legs with a knife
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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taciturasa
Piglets are drowned, but this is emotionally connected to human relationships.
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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taciturasa
The main character is kidnapped and stays so for most of the first half of the movie.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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taciturasa
Similar - someone is hypnotized.
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Are there clowns?
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roundwoodsmonster
There is a scene in which two characters huddle together in a bathtub. Both are fully clothed and the water is not running.
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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mdot
Someone did have cancer, she is told she can't have children and that she was operated on for some kind of ovarian cyst or something
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone self harm?
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roundwoodsmonster
A character cuts herself with a knife in an attempt to remove worms from under her skin.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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mdot
There is a scene where someone gorges on food from the fridge, but nothing else.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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taciturasa
The main characters at one point hide in a bathtub. Additionally, although mostly stable, there are a few shots that are blurry or closely shot, with some shaking occasionally.
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taciturasa
The main characters have occasional moments of emotional turmoil that could easily be read as anxiety attacks.
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Is there shakey cam?
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taciturasa
Although mostly stable, there are a few shots that are blurry or closely shot, with some shaking occasionally.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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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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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there fat jokes?
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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 usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
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taciturasa
Despite the visceral nature of the movie, the ending still reads as remarkably hopeful, peaceful, and relieving.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
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
Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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taciturasa
Animals drown.
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roundwoodsmonster
In one scene, a character shoots another with a handgun.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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