To the Bone
Movie • 2017 • Drama
ReportA young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
This movie contains 33 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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greenseaturtle
Not really, but Ellen's mother moves to Phoenix without her and leaves her with her father and stepfamily.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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JakeErdman
mention of
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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Anonymous
There is smoking tabacco in this film
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Is there addiction?
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ButterButt
Eating disorders are a type of addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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TheoRagnarok
Underaged characters talk waitress into giving them alcohol
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Animal
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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greenseaturtle
A minor character is nasogastrically intubated for her eating disorder.
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JakeErdman
the main character does discussed getting harrassed as a young teen
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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alattelibrarian
Cutting is mentioned once but is not performed by any of the characters.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Theriverbend
Towards the end the main character swallows a chunk of coal and she then starts to cough. This could be triggering for some
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Is there body horror?
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ptsdsafespace
Main character’s body is shown, almost a skeleton. Could be considered body horror.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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greenseaturtle
Ellen faints, but recovers.
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Does someone break a bone?
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JakeErdman
its alluded to that one of the chafacters knees was fractured or something similar but not onscreen
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Does someone fall to their death?
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ParisCauston
she doesn’t die, but she has a dream where she almost did
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
Someone lost an unborn baby(not really a kid but if that triggers you be aware).
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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greenseaturtle
death is mentioned frequently (including the suicide of a young woman), but no one dies during the film.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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ptsdsafespace
Lilly Collin’s, the main actor, actually has struggled with eating disorders. She stated that she had to lose a lot of weight for the movie.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Fear
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Anonymous
Technically no, but there's a character we never see who is mentioned to have died via c*****g. This might be triggering.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Anonymous
People are never shown vomiting but it's implied and mentioned.
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Does someone spit?
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Rayy
One of the characters spits out their food quite a bit, if that counts.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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greenseaturtle
Somewhat. The main character decides that she prefers to be called Eli instead of Ellen, but is still called Ellen occasionally by some characters. They are usually corrected.
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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JakeErdman
no but a girl is intubated and that could be triggering for some
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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gayle
it's an eating disorder clinic. Not a typical hospital
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Is there menstruation?
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malinn
Mentioned 🤗
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Does someone have cancer?
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shauna
One of the characters pretends to at the restaurant to get alcohol underage
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Mental Health
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JakeErdman
they do use the term cutters and describe those with an ED and self harm issues as over achievers.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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LeahB
the term "calorie aspergers" is used frequently throughout the film in reference to people tracking and memorising their calorie intake
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Emmmmmma
It is mentioned that someone commits suicide
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Is there misophonia?
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LeahB
there are lots of eating and mouth sounds that are uncomfortable to listen to, but no more than your average movie
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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JakeErdman
pearl has a major anxiety attack during the first group session in the home and the dinner afterwards. not sure why so many people said no.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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emospongebob
Nothing is actually shown, but it is discussed that a girl committed suicide.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
The main character has anorexia nervosa.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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thegaytaxicab
that is the focus of the movie
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alattelibrarian
This is not shown in the movie, only discussed.
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Noxious
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Is there screaming?
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Anonymous
A girl has a miscarriage and you hear her screaming
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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LionChild
"Suck my skinny balls"
Gets me every time tbh
Gets me every time tbh
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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CommonLoon
Towards the middle of the film, a pregnant patient miscarries.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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greenseaturtle
One character is pregnant and miscarries.
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Are there abortions?
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Lpeterson485
Spoilers
Not through choice, a character loses her baby as a result of her eating disorder
Not through choice, a character loses her baby as a result of her eating disorder
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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LeahB
the main characters step mother is homophobic
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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JakeErdman
r****d is used multiple times and the characters make jokes about having "calorie aspergers", most likely comparing their calorie knowledge to special interests
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Are there fat jokes?
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alattelibrarian
One of the characters with an eating disorder makes fun of Emma Stone for being fat.
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
Step mother of main character speaks ill of main character’s mother for being in a queer relationship
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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EmetophobicDumbass
The main character takes off her shirt before getting on a scale but she still has a bra and leggings on
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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lovefromItaly
Occasional sexual jokes on food
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TheoRagnarok
Character jokes about "someone bad" touching another character. Not outwardly incestuous, but can be perceived that way
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Is there sexual content?
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ParisCauston
nothing happens but they kiss and start laying down but she pushes him off
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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greenseaturtle
Anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder are all depicted.
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Social
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Is existentialism debated?
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LionChild
Briefly. As part of their therapy, the residents at the ED clinic visit an art exhibit, and are asked "why are we here?"
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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leilaquinn2005
I'd say it has a happy ending, it's at least implied
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Anonymous
A character has a misscarriage at one point and you can see blood on her pants
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