Ann Lee
Movie • 2025
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An epic fable about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, who was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ and went on to build one of the largest utopian societies in American history. Lee–one of the rare female religious heads at the time– and her followers worshipped through exuberant song and dance.
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A woman has her skirts torn off by a group of men and one of them gropes her.
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A man confesses that he became aroused from seeing his (child) sister bathing. Nothing shown on screen, just mentioned.
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A girl’s hands are whipped
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Someone is punched in the eye. Their eye is bleeding profusely and later shown white, likely implying blindness/partial vision loss. Another character is seen with a swollen eye after they are beaten.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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It’s difficult to say yes or no based on the description of this category, but I’m going to do my best to describe it. A woman is beaten and sexually assaulted. This is graphic and disturbing. I am unsure about the “for spectacle” part though. On the one hand, it is plot relevant and accurate. But some might find the portrayal of it excessive, depending on personal opinion.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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There is a birth scene where the woman is experiencing complications. There is a brief but graphic shot of her genital area and there is a lot of blood.
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Not in the traditional sense, but characters sometimes do things that are likely to result in injury. For example, a man walks relentlessly and ends up with blisters on his feet.
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Before sex, a man hits a woman’s behind with a small whip to her visible discomfort. He later tries to blackmail her into having sex with him by threatening to expose that she is illiterate, but she refuses.
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A man confesses to being aroused from seeing his young sister bathing. This is only mentioned and nothing is shown.
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Is there sexual content?
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Towards the beginning, Ann and Abraham are seen having sex. The focus of these scenes is to show Ann’s discomfort. William gets out of bed and is nude from behind, and there is a man seen naked from the side in bed with him. Sex implied. A man and a woman have sex, fully clothed. A man demands that a woman has sex with him. When she refuses, he tells another woman to perform oral sex on him and she obliges. The act is not shown on screen. Because the Shakers movement was founded on the idea that abstaining from sex could bring someone closer to God, there are a lot of related discussions throughout.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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There is a scene where a woman prepares a needle near a man’s feet. It’s implied that she’s popping blisters, but this is off screen and done with his consent.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Ann, Abraham, and William are all seen naked from behind at some point. Ann’s breast is shown in closeup, but it is to show that she is struggling to feed her baby and is not sexual. There is also some brief nudity when Ann is giving birth, not sexual. A woman’s skirt is torn off by a group of men. You can see her clearly, but it is dark and from a bit of a distance.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Sudden lightning flashes during voyage to America, ongoing throughout scene until the following day.
Some of Ann’s visions include rapidly appearing images and quick flashes of light.
Some of Ann’s visions include rapidly appearing images and quick flashes of light.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Just the one scene where a woman uses a needle to pop a man’s blister. The actual act is off screen and it’s just implied by his reaction and the sight of the needle. This is also done with his consent.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Disturbing scene where a woman is held by a group of men and has her skirts torn off. One of the men roughly gropes her and they verbally mock her.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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This is difficult to answer because it’s largely subjective. The Shakers are a religious movement, and there is an argument that can be made that at least some of them were being manipulated. But it really depends on opinions of the movement.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Yes, but not for being LGBTQ+
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Does a parent die?
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It’s mentioned that Ann’s mother and Nancy’s mother have died but these deaths aren’t shown on screen.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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It’s not named as such, and I don’t know if it’s PTSD or generalized trauma. But it is pretty clear I think that Ann’s four difficult births and the subsequent deaths of her children have traumatized her.
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Abraham hits Ann’s behind with a small whip or belt (?) before having sex with her. Could be disturbing because, although she doesn’t say anything, she seems uncomfortable. Nothing else.
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Is there childbirth?
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Very graphic
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Not a belt I think, but a man hits a woman’s behind with a small whip. Two men are flogged.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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A girl’s hands are whipped
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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On a ship, a group of people sleep in close quarters, but this doesn’t appear to be a source of anxiety for any of them
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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There is a young couple who are briefly seen having sex. Given their youth, the era, and their religious beliefs, there’s a fair chance it’s at least one of their first times. However, I don’t remember anything being explicitly stated about this.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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I believe it’s just the first scene. Mary narrates the story in a voiceover, but in the very first scene she appears to be looking into the camera and addressing the audience directly. Should be safe after that.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A fair portion of the movie takes place on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Not quite the same I don’t think, but a house is burned down
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