Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2025 • Thriller
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"Wake Up Dead Man" is a solid who-done-it told somewhat out of order. I personally wasn't bothered by Daniel Craig's accent as ridiculous as it is. The mystery itself is intriguing. As you watch, you will want to step into Benoit Blanc's shoes and solve it yourself.
A girl get's slapped (the scene is shown twice), at least on person is killed (duh), but the only thing that really stands out is one scene involving bodies dissolving in acid.
Synopsis
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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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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AdAstraAuthor
Character is left with a woman who is made to believe she is the characters illegitimate sister, finds out she actually had the character dumped on her after real father did not acknowledge the parentage of character.
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Abuse
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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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cloudyro
A child is hit in the face a few times
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
A grown woman throws herself at a young Girl and beats her.
That is the closest thing to brutalisation of a woman in this movie.
That is the closest thing to brutalisation of a woman in this movie.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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cloudyro
The child who has been hit in the face forgives the hitter
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Is someone gaslighted?
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
There is no active gaslighting of one character by another, but the killer's actions make another character doubt their perception of reality to the point where they falsely believe to have killed someone.
It is not clear if the killer is even aware of this. It is certainly not intentional.
It is not clear if the killer is even aware of this. It is certainly not intentional.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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to alcohol
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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cloudyro
One of the characters takes a lot of alcohol to cope. It is not shown a lot on screen but it is relevant to that character’s storyline.
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
Alcohol and Cigerettes.
There is also a scene of one charcter getting drugged but noone consumes drugs voluntarily.
There is also a scene of one charcter getting drugged but noone consumes drugs voluntarily.
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Assault
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MovieWatcher10
No, however Mosignoir Wicks regularly confesses his sexual activities to Father Jud as a way to assert his dominance over the new priest in town and to make him feel uncomfortable from the get-go.
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Is there pedophilia?
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asexualguy
there is no sexual content aside from dialogue mentions
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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asexualguy
there is no sexual content aside from dialogue mentions
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Is someone drugged?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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MovieWatcher10
SPOILER*
One character spikes another character's drink with the intent of killing them.
However, the other character finds out in time and manages to switch the drinks.
One character spikes another character's drink with the intent of killing them.
However, the other character finds out in time and manages to switch the drinks.
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Is someone held under water?
37 supporters
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Anonymous
No: they find a scene where it looks like someone was held under liquid, but it isn't water, and (spoiler) they were already dead when it happened
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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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cloudyro
A girl. The same one mentioned earlier.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
27 supporters
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
One of the priests is a bully and beats the other priest to the floor in order to make a point in what previously was a verbal confrontation.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
136 supporters
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jordanowen
no - someone is stabbed in the back with a lot of blood and someone’s remains are shown in a vat of acid, but it mostly just looks like a skeleton
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
121 supporters
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
Not really.
But there is one mention of a character having undergone a medical procedur in the past that makes them unable to get an erection.
But there is one mention of a character having undergone a medical procedur in the past that makes them unable to get an erection.
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Is there body horror?
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Anonymous
No but a dead body's arms are melted off with some sort of corrosive material offscreen
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Is someone buried alive?
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LightJest
Not buried but put into a tomb they can leave at any time.
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Are any hands damaged?
36 supporters
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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cloudyro
Not shown on screen, we just see the aftermath.
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Is someone choked?
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Fira
Two characters are "posed" to portray a choking. No actual choking occurs.
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Is someone stabbed?
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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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Quite a big theme in this film
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Does someone become unconscious?
12 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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theclockworkkid
Several characters. One is knocked out with a punch to the face at almost 1:34 in the film. Another is drugged and falls unconscious.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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BrooksReeves
As the other comment mentioned, they are already dead and it this moment is played for laughs, or at least everyone at the theater I saw it at laughed.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
106 supporters
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Anonymous
No, a kid is attacked in a flashback but she's fine
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
38 supporters
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Purplish
It is a murder mystery afterall
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Does someone die?
25 supporters
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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theclockworkkid
It's a murder mystery so there is at least one death.
Spoilers for how many die:
At least five of them. One is shown to "die" twice.
Spoilers for how many die:
At least five of them. One is shown to "die" twice.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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LightJest
A character commits suicide due to their guilt but no one sacrifices themselves to save another
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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jdpamv
The "lib**rd" variant is used
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
32 supporters
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watermelleon
Supporting Character is in a wheelchair and has an unspecified "chronic illness" however the actress is able-bodied.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
Someone intentionally takes a lethal dose of a sedative. They are explicitely NOT an addict. So overdose might be the wrong term here.
Two people are being killed with a drug, both weren't aware of consuming the drug. Overdose might be the wrong term here as well.
Two people are being killed with a drug, both weren't aware of consuming the drug. Overdose might be the wrong term here as well.
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
31 supporters
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Anonymous
There's mention that somebody's dad had an illegitimate son, presumably then not with the character's mother.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
I'd even say the removal from the situatuon is just semi forcefully.
He kind of pushes him around nonviolently. The other person is canonically stronger and chose to only verbally resist, while being aware they are by no means in danger.
He kind of pushes him around nonviolently. The other person is canonically stronger and chose to only verbally resist, while being aware they are by no means in danger.
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Does a family member die?
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theclockworkkid
Monsignor's grandfather and mother die, before the events of the film but Monsignor's grandfather's death is shown in a flashback twice.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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During the flashing scene when they’re thrashing in the woods.
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Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
Someone is coming back from the dead but is only shown corporeal, not ghostlike
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Is someone possessed?
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Purplish
Someone is shown in what is described as a “demonic rage” however she is not possessed
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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sparkyblue5
There is a gag (due to bad smell) as a couple characters are heading downstairs to a basement, but safe, no v.
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Is there audio gore?
68 supporters
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Fira
Stabbing. A corpse is examined and touched.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
45 supporters
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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
Just because a cop is a decent person doesn't automatically make it copaganda.
The cop in this movie is mostly portrayed in a neutral manner and her main concern is to do her job. No utmost heroic actions come from her.
The cop in this movie is mostly portrayed in a neutral manner and her main concern is to do her job. No utmost heroic actions come from her.
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
70 supporters
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Anonymous
No, transphobia is mentioned and there is anti-trans language used in a long ramble about right wing talking points ('the trans thing' 'the pronouns thing') by someone who is right wing, but it's a scene meant to laugh at them.
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Live Theatre
Is there smoke or haze?
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Brik
The forest is quite misty
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Anonymous
No. A very expensive and possibly sentimental statue/jewelry box is destroyed, but the only person who might care doesn't find out.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
28 supporters
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rebeccamlan
No character in the movie has cancer, but the main character uses the word cancer multiple times as a metaphor and receives a call from a woman who talks about her mother who has a brain tumor and is in hospice
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Are there heart attacks?
23 supporters
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Purplish
No however there are a few deaths that appear to be heart attacks before being explained.
SPOILER:
- one by choking
- one by brain aneurysm
- one by poisoning
SPOILER:
- one by choking
- one by brain aneurysm
- one by poisoning
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Is there a hospital scene?
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LightJest
No but there is a morgue scene
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Mental Health
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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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Loonz
a character ingests poison off screen and passes away on screen !!!!! spoiler !!!!!
it’s towards the end of the film, when jud, benoit, and martha are talking in the church. the character passes away on screen after they revealing the entire story
it’s towards the end of the film, when jud, benoit, and martha are talking in the church. the character passes away on screen after they revealing the entire story
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pedanther
Stipulating that the word "attempt" means that it didn't result in the person actually dying, then the answer is no.
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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?
32 supporters
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Anonymous
It's a mystery movie; you have to reconsider what you know constantly. There's lots of plots and deceptions, pretty on par with the other two films'.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
29 supporters
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LightJest
A character is put into a coffin
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Are there anxiety attacks?
28 supporters
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mxrebo
no but i would say when josh brolin’s chatacter leaves the confessional, he’s very visibly shaken and distraught by something - likely have had, or about to have a panic attack
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Anonymous
A character blacks out and wakes up next to a dead body, but they were punched. Nonetheless, there's an implication they blacked out and killed them.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Brik
Yes lots of screaming and tears frequently
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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sageandrust
Very strong flashing from 1:34:00 to about 1:35:35. The priest slips in mud, runs into the forest and a fist knocks him out. The flashing starts immediately after you see the fist and is over when the dialogue starts up again.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
51 supporters
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masculinitea
In the lead up to the penultimate confession/evidence reveal scene, Blanc interrupts the officer in the church by playing loud organ music suddenly. There's no tense lead up however.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Witchley
some cussing but nothing crazy
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
14 supporters
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Anonymous
I can't remember a fourth wall break.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
22 supporters
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Anonymous
No babies, a brief toddler in a flashback
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
66 supporters
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Anonymous
I wanna say it’s implied, we see a gay couple angrily leaving the church
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
52 supporters
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Anonymous
There is a disabled character who is manipulated multiple times into searching for a "cure" or "fix". Someone thinks a miracle has happened when they stand up from their wheelchair, but they're just an ambulatory user. The misunderstanding is played off as a quick laugh point (at the misunderstander, not the disabled person)
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Is there hate speech?
43 supporters
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jdpamv
The r-slur (the "lib**rd" version). Other discrimination is brought up in a condemnatory manner.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
15 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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cloudyro
It is the MAIN theme of the movie.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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LightJest
No, but there is a devil themed pub and some devil imagery.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
67 supporters
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LightJest
No nudity but we do see a nearly naked corpse
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Is there sexual content?
0 supporters
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lillianm
There is description of masturbation
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Is someone sexually objectified?
0 supporters
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Anonymous
A flashback character is called the "harlot whore" who slept around and wears scanty clothing, but that's it. The camera doesn't sexualize her, nor does anyone else
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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1
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Is someone terminally ill?
30 supporters
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12
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LightJest
Not a character we see but a character talks about their terminally ill mother
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
18 supporters
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22
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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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zXSledgehammerGirlXz
A major side character gave up their musical instrument due to a chronic illness. She is in a wheelchair and her illness (or her hope to get healed) is her main motivator.
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
78 supporters
Yes
24
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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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cloudyro
Blood and a decomposed corpse are shown
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