The Fundamentals of Caring
Movie • 2016 • Comedy
ReportHaving suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.
This movie contains 16 potentially triggering events.
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Scenes of the carer helping the kid in the bathroom are quite frequent through the movie.
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There is talk of forgiveness of a neglectful parent, but in the end this doesn’t happen
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Main character’s father abandoned him as a toddler due to his illness
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They are followed by another car
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a main character uses many prescription drugs. a cabinet full of bottles is shown st the beginning
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A stuffed cow at some sort of museum for the biggest they ever had
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A character asks another if they’re a pedophile as a joke
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SPOILER- a kid appears to be choking but is faking it
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Main character repeatedly ‘pranks’ his caregiver by pretending to choke
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in a flashback the main character's son is killed by a car rolling down a hill
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in a flashback the main character's son is killed by a car rolling down a hill
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overturezzzmedia
Main character has extreme food aversions
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emospongebob
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It's fine and not graphic or scary. The baby and the parent are fine.
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in a flashback the main character's son is hit by a car rolling down a hill
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in a flashback the main character's son is hit by a car rolling down a hill
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Not gore and very mild, but some blood on a newborn baby directly after childbirth
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