Does the dog die?
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Good Boy
Movie • 2025 • Horror
ReportDDD Official Review
Most movies put dogs in peril to advance the plot of the human characters. “Good Boy” tells the story of Indy, a dog, whose human is constantly in peril but doesn’t know it. It’s up to Indy to save the day.
The canine star of the movie, whose real name is “Indy” could teach acting and we humans could learn a thing or two. He is 100% the star of the show. The fact that human faces are rarely shown enhances the effect that we’re seeing through Indy’s eyes. We’re in a dog’s world.
The film is relatively short at 74 minutes but is chock full of scares. While Indy does get into some pretty gnarly scrapes he always comes out ok. Having said that, there is one dog skeleton. There is a recurring theme of a sickness that causes blood to be coughed up (and worse). There are many taxidermy animals, several lightning storms with flashing lights and 11 jump-scares.
Interviews with the film's creators describe how they built the production around Indy. Great care and patience was given to make sure Indy was comfortable at all times.
Synopsis
Do you ever wonder why your dog stares at empty corners, barks for no reason, or refuses to go into the basement? Good Boy is the story of a dog who sees everything that goes bump in the night. No talking pets, just terrifying scares.
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There's one vote yes and two no, which is it. This site really needs to work on getting rid of trolls
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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Edra
The dog of the previous homeowner, a golden retriever named Bandit, is abandoned and dies of neglect after their owner passes away in the house. The family never found him and considered him missing and his remains are shown in the basement
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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carousel
[major spoiler]
technically yes, technically no. Todd dies in his sleep after leaving Indy outside, but Indy makes it back inside and Todd's ghost is able to say sorry and tell him he's a good boy
technically yes, technically no. Todd dies in his sleep after leaving Indy outside, but Indy makes it back inside and Todd's ghost is able to say sorry and tell him he's a good boy
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Abuse
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Thylacid3
No kids. Just a video featuring very wholesome moments with the dog as a puppy at the start
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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skillwithaquill24
No. Jenri is reviewing the wrong movie in all their comments. They’re referring to the Norwegian film “Good Boy” (2022). Disregard their commentary on this film (2025).
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Is there domestic violence?
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skillwithaquill24
No. Jenri is reviewing the wrong movie in all their comments. They’re referring to the Norwegian film “Good Boy” (2022). Disregard their commentary on this film (2025).
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Is someone stalked?
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skillwithaquill24
A shadowy human-shaped figure haunts Todd’s house and property, with only Indy able to see it. It sneaks around and watches both Indy and Todd when they aren’t looking.
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Are there abusive parents?
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skillwithaquill24
No. Jenri is reviewing the wrong movie in all their comments. They’re referring to the Norwegian film “Good Boy” (2022). Disregard their commentary on this film (2025).
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Addiction
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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While not very graphic abuse, there are serveral points in the film where Indy’s owner is much less then kind to them, including a scene where Indy is left chained up outside during a storm.
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Does a cat die?
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MrsWood
There are no cats in this film.
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LexMagnus
There is a dead animal, but it dies offscreen. We see the skeleton, but not how it happened. The implication is made that it starved to death trapped in a basement.
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Does a pet die?
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skillwithaquill24
We are told in dialogue that Todd’s grandfather’s dog Bandit died before the events of the film. A ghostly version of Bandit appears in several scenes and we eventually see his skeleton at the end.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Trishdd1
The director used his own pet dog and took three years to film. He loves his pet.
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Is there a dead animal?
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OcalaVixenBella
For people clicking yes on this it would be nice to have a description.
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Is an animal sad?
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Indy the dog definitely whimpers and is very visually expressive of fear and curiosity. As mentioned, the dog is the director’s dog and while filming nothing was happening to scare the dog ever.
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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skillwithaquill24
No. Jenri is reviewing the wrong movie in all their comments. They’re referring to the Norwegian film “Good Boy” (2022). Disregard their commentary on this film (2025).
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Is someone restrained?
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skillwithaquill24
A dog is chained to a doghouse outside in the rain. He whimpers and is distressed by the tether.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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carousel
there are many shots of closeups of dogs' eyes, but we never see any get damaged
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Is there excessive gore?
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SaiorLuigi
There are scenes containing blood, including someone coughing up blood, but not much further. An animal's skeleton is shown, but appears prop-like and is "clean" (no blood or anything else besides bone).
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Is someone tortured?
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carousel
not tortured, just haunted by a demon
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Is there body horror?
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carousel
Indy sees Todd's arm after he comes back from the hospital and his wound looks like it moves for a moment, but other than that there isn't really body horror beyond the horror of terminal illness
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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WindowBrain
Indy bites his owner’s hand, but the wound isn’t clearly shown.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
40 supporters
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Thylacid3
The main dog's owner has an illness which makes him cough blood ALONGSIDE with struggling to breathe
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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skillwithaquill24
SPOILERS
Todd dies in his sleep of cancer after spending many days coughing blood and struggling to breathe. It’s heavily implied he asphyxiated in his sleep.
Todd dies in his sleep of cancer after spending many days coughing blood and struggling to breathe. It’s heavily implied he asphyxiated in his sleep.
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Are any hands damaged?
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skillwithaquill24
Indy mistakenly bites Todd after confusing his hand for the shadowy figure’s. He doesn’t seem to be badly injured afterward and we never see a wound.
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Is someone choked?
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MarcelaRemy
It appears that Indy may be choked by a shadowy figure outside though we do not directly see it, it is blurred through a window
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Does someone become unconscious?
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skillwithaquill24
Todd falls to the ground unconscious.
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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HaydenRoberts
During the events of the movie, we do not witness any non-human character die. That being said, a non-human character, namely a dog named Bandit, dies prior to the events of the film and appears as a ghost in certain spots and his skeleton can be seen near the climax of the film.
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Does a major character die?
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SPOILERS
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Todd dies of cancer while sleeping in bed. His sister Vera arrives the next day to find him and take custody of Indy.
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Todd dies of cancer while sleeping in bed. His sister Vera arrives the next day to find him and take custody of Indy.
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Disability
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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retromotel
i feel like abled people shouldn't answer this one cause clearly they can't answer accurately. the answer is yes. terminal illness is a disability.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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profmegasaurus
SPOILER
It is maybe implied at the end of the film when they show Todd in bed. There are empty pill bottles around him, and it's unclear if he died from an overdose or his illness.
It is maybe implied at the end of the film when they show Todd in bed. There are empty pill bottles around him, and it's unclear if he died from an overdose or his illness.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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skillwithaquill24
Discussion of Todd’s grandfather who died before the events of the film. Todd comments that most of his family died young while walking through the family cemetery.
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Does a family member die?
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the_beas_knees
References to Todd's grandfather dying, typically when characters are acknowledging Todd moving into his grandfather's house.
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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skillwithaquill24
Indy has nightmares and visions of his owner Todd being possessed by the shadowy figure that haunts their home.
SPOILERS
This ends with the figure merging with Todd’s spirit and disappearing after telling Indy that he must stay behind.
SPOILERS
This ends with the figure merging with Todd’s spirit and disappearing after telling Indy that he must stay behind.
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Is there a shower scene?
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skillwithaquill24
Indy gets a bath in a tub with the shower running.
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Are there ghosts?
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skillwithaquill24
A shadowy human-shaped figure haunts Todd’s house. It’s unclear whether it’s a ghost or a demon, but it behaves in traditionally creepy ways. Only Indy can see it.
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the_beas_knees
I vaguely remember a scene of Todd shaving his face, but I could be wrong. Was very brief, if I'm remembering correctly.
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Are there mannequins?
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the_beas_knees
Taxidermy, but not a traditional Mannequin.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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DDD Paid Staff
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skillwithaquill24
A man retches and violently spurts blood out of his mouth into a tub. He’s spent the entire film coughing up blood or bleeding from the nose due to an illness, so it’s difficult to say whether or not he was actually vomiting blood. The retching may be enough to trigger. Be prepared once Indy is put in the bathtub.
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Is there audio gore?
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carousel
some squelchy noises with the demon scrambling around, but he leaves muck everywhere so that's why
not a lot of gruesome audio besides the wheezing and coughing of Indy's owner Todd
not a lot of gruesome audio besides the wheezing and coughing of Indy's owner Todd
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
33 supporters
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DDD Paid Staff
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skillwithaquill24
Indy urinates on the floor in fear during one climactic scene. (This is not the real dog urinating, but the visual is there for the fiction of the film.)
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Does someone spit?
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psyvius
Spitting blood multiple times
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Live Theatre
Is there smoke or haze?
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SaiorLuigi
There is smoke seen coming from a small electric generator. Surroundings are usually dark and hard to see to feel mysterious/suspenseful.
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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carousel
there is a moment where Indy sees that Todd has a bandage on his arm, which is clearly from an IV as he was likely going thru chemo therapy, and it lingers on it long enough that you may get adjacent discomfort by seeing the injury especially because it briefly looks like it pulses weird, but there are absolutely no needles shown in the movie
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Is there a hospital scene?
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DDD Paid Staff
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skillwithaquill24
The montage at the beginning has scenes of Todd getting cancer treatment at a hospital. Later in the film, he gets an MRI at a hospital too.
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Does someone have cancer?
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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skillwithaquill24
Yes, it’s a major plot in the film. The beginning montage shows Todd in a hospital receiving cancer treatment. Once he starts coughing blood and wheezing, it’s clear his cancer has returned.
Later, a doctor unsympathetically tells Todd that “it’s too late” for further treatment and his cancer is now terminal.
Later, a doctor unsympathetically tells Todd that “it’s too late” for further treatment and his cancer is now terminal.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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MitchyDaily
It isn't clear if the person died from their sickness or a suicidal overdose
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DDD Paid Staff
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skillwithaquill24
A man sleepwalking (or possibly possessed depending on your interpretation) bashes his head against a door enough times to make himself bleed. He only stops once Indy nudges his hand.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
33 supporters
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skillwithaquill24
Several sequences that seem like reality has become supernatural turn out to be Indy’s nightmares and visions.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
29 supporters
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skillwithaquill24
Indy investigates a dark, cramped hollow log. He also crawls under a hutch where he barely fits to sniff out a mystery.
A cave-like opening in the basement is very narrow and cramped.
A cave-like opening in the basement is very narrow and cramped.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
13 supporters
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GentlyUsedLamp
Todd suffers from depression and pulls away from his sister, who calls him throughout the film to express her concern
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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skillwithaquill24
Todd shoves Indy away in a fit of frustration because of his illness.
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
63 supporters
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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MazTheDork
In some scenes the only light is coming from a CRT TV and it flickers a lot. Especially uncomfortable if watched in a dark room like a cinema.
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Is there shakey cam?
63 supporters
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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Zombie
some shots have a shaky camera, although most dont
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Are there underwater scenes?
14 supporters
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Nekrotikk
It looks like the basement might flood at one point but nothing actually under water.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
18 supporters
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SaiorLuigi
A major thematic point of the film is someone being watched, unable to see who's watching them.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
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Well, I would not specifically label the thing in the movie a demon. I could see how someone could interpret it that way. Regardless, in my opinion the answer is no.
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
83 supporters
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skillwithaquill24
No. Any “yes” votes are intentionally misleading.
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skillwithaquill24
No. Any “yes” votes are intentionally misleading.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
1 supporters
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skillwithaquill24
No. Jenri is reviewing the wrong movie in all their comments. They’re referring to the Norwegian film “Good Boy” (2022). Disregard their commentary on this film (2025).
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Yes
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
18 supporters
Yes
20
No
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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SaiorLuigi
Serious/chronic illness is a key plot point of the film.
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Is someone terminally ill?
1 supporters
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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carousel
Indy's owner has aggressive cancer, and
[spoiler]
he passes away at the end.
[spoiler]
he passes away at the end.
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
80 supporters
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DDD Paid Staff
You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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Anonymous
The ending is bittersweet. :( Not overly happy, not overly sad
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Are there end credit scenes?
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skillwithaquill24
There’s a short documentary after the credits (at least in theaters) with behind-the-scenes footage, discussion of how they made the film, and how they crafted Indy’s “performance”.
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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DDD Paid Staff
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skillwithaquill24
Indy is never wounded or bleeding in any way. He does get snared by a fox trap, but the wire only restrains and scares him for a few seconds before Todd frees him.
The film opens with a dazed, ill man bleeding from the mouth/nose as it drips onto his phone. His sister arrives shortly after to help him.
Indy stares at a bandage on Todd’s arm where an IV port must have been. Blood seeps beneath the bandage a little.
A man coughs blood frequently and retches blood into a tub once. He accidentally spits blood onto Indy but quickly cleans it up.
A man sleepwalking (or possibly possessed depending on your interpretation) bashes his head into a door multiple times. His forehead/nose bleeds and leaves a bloody stain on the door.
Indy finds a bloody bandana that belonged to a dog who died before the events of the film. This sequence is revealed to have been a nightmare/vision.
The skeletal remains of a dog who died before the events of the film are onscreen multiple times near the end.
A shadowy, human-shaped figure stalks Todd and Indy. Only Indy can see it. When it’s onscreen up close, it resembles a man covered in charred burns and decay.
Indy bites Todd’s hand after mistaking him for the shadowy figure. Todd yells, but we never see a wound and his hand appears okay afterward.
Overall mild violence/gore for the genre.
The film opens with a dazed, ill man bleeding from the mouth/nose as it drips onto his phone. His sister arrives shortly after to help him.
Indy stares at a bandage on Todd’s arm where an IV port must have been. Blood seeps beneath the bandage a little.
A man coughs blood frequently and retches blood into a tub once. He accidentally spits blood onto Indy but quickly cleans it up.
A man sleepwalking (or possibly possessed depending on your interpretation) bashes his head into a door multiple times. His forehead/nose bleeds and leaves a bloody stain on the door.
Indy finds a bloody bandana that belonged to a dog who died before the events of the film. This sequence is revealed to have been a nightmare/vision.
The skeletal remains of a dog who died before the events of the film are onscreen multiple times near the end.
A shadowy, human-shaped figure stalks Todd and Indy. Only Indy can see it. When it’s onscreen up close, it resembles a man covered in charred burns and decay.
Indy bites Todd’s hand after mistaking him for the shadowy figure. Todd yells, but we never see a wound and his hand appears okay afterward.
Overall mild violence/gore for the genre.
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