The Strangers

Movie • 2008 • Horror  

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After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
This movie contains 29 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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georgiarose
there are no dogs in this film
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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georgiarose
no, but the relationship between the two main characters is uncomfortable, with the woman appearing very sensitive/jumpy when the man makes any sudden movements or loud noises, and he forcefully restrains her at one point by pinning her down
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Hard2imagine
Maybe not for spectacle, but for the whole movie she is subjected to terror and then stabbed many times in the end.
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Anonymous
James repeatedly ignores Kristen when she says that she’s being watched/threatened/taunted, and instead tells her that she’s just wrong.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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RoboPigeon
No children are abused but two are presumably traumatized.
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Addiction
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PinU
No drugs but characters do drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
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Is there addiction?
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RoboPigeon
Characters smoke cigarettes
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twitchywitchygirl
there is some drinking, but not much
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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No animals in the movie. You hear birds chirping in the morning, that's it.
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Are animals abused?
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CharlotteT
Just a deer head mounted on the wall
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Hard2imagine
There is none.

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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
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PinU
The killers attack with knives and axes. There is also a scene where the main character accidentally cuts herself when holding a knife.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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georgiarose
someone is wheezing a lot towards the end of the movie, sounds like she's having some trouble breathing
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Grimsveil
Kristen gets knocked into a wall by one of the killers and is half-unconscious/ dazed
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stinkyrhi
women hurts her ankle while running outside
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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PinU
Characters are tied up and stabbed to death.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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georgiarose
no obvious eye mutilation, but someone is shot in the face by a shotgun
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Is someone stabbed?
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Hard2imagine
Despite being a home invasion/slasher film most of the violence is primarily implied and the scenes where wounds are shown are unpleasant, but short.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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georgiarose
not traditional kidnapping, but they are restrained and moved around their own house
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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PinU
Various loud noises such as bangs and screams. A masked man is seen unexpectedly at the backdoor resulting in a jumpscare. The main character is hiding in a closet when a masked woman appears in front of the door resulting in a jumpscare. In another scene, the main character is hiding in a barn using an old radio when one of the masked murderers comes out of nowhere and smashes the radio with an axe. Loud noises occur when a masked woman crashes a truck into the victims’ car.
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PinU
There is a scene consisting of the main character taking a bath, but there is not violence or terror in that scene. The character simply sits in the bathtub and reminisces about her day.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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PinU
There are no clowns but the two female killers wear masks that have over-exaggerated makeup that vaguely resemble clown masks.
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Pennygirl13
*slight spoiler* after she sees that her husband shot their friend she coughs it looks and sounds like she's about to throw up but she doesn't
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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stinkyrhi
Lots of stabbing sounds, cracking and just overall audio gore
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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mauraleigha
A main character does inadvertently cut herself from a knife from holding it too tightly, but it isn't intentional
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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RoboPigeon
There is a scene where a character is in a closet.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
37 supporters
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RoboPigeon
It increases toward the end of the film.
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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CharlotteT
There’s a scene with flashlights in a dark area that keep flickering back and forth in front of the camera
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there aphobia?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Anonymous
There are no black characters at all.
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
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Grimsveil
*Spoilers*
No, but one of the kids on bikes at the end is handing out pamphlets for a church and asks one of the killers if they're a sinner.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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PinU
Characters kiss and begin to have s*x but are interrupted by a knock at the door.
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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Yes
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PinU
Both main characters die and their bodies are discovered by two young boys.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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PinU
A masked woman crashes a truck into the victims’ car to prevent them from escaping.
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
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PinU
Characters are stabbed. A man is shot in the face with a shotgun and we see his wounded corpse.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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