The Ghost and the Darkness
Movie • 1996 • Adventure
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Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
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well, a baboon is used as bait during the last 30 minutes of the film and is shown shrieking/upset before the lion pounces. you don't see it get eaten
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Does a cat die?
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i mean lions are big cats
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Is there excessive gore?
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There is a shot of the first half-eaten victim, but not very long or close up. The second attack sees a brief shot of the lion chomping into a man's torso and skin being pulled. Brief shots of lacerations and claw slashes on bodies after the hospital is attacked.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Blood and gore throughout the film as lions repeatedly attack people.
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Is there audio gore?
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lion snarls and victims screaming during attacks, the more squishy gore is minimal. i would count it if tortured screams unnerve you
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Is there shakey cam?
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stripeyH
about 20 minutes in, a man is dragged from his tent by a lion. the camera shows his perspective being dragged through the tall grass and it's definitely visually disruptive
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Spoilers: the character Angus Starling dies after a lion attacks him and bites his neck. Blood and gore shown.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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stripeyH
Not shaving or self-harm, but a throat is slashed by one of the lions about 34 minutes in. It is only shown briefly, but definitely avoid if you are squeamish about blood
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Is someone eaten?
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Many characters throughout the film are eaten by lions
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Is there gun violence?
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Multiple lions are shot at, and hunting rifles are shown throughout. No people are shot though
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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SPOILER After Beaumont visits the site, three hunters wait in a trap set for the lion. They are briefly trapped in a space that looks kinda like a wooden jail cell, with fire on the ground and the lion roaring in front of them. There's definitely a feeling of dread from being trapped in a small space
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Is someone stalked?
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there are shots of the lions "stalking" their prey in the traditional sense, watching from the tall grass, and humans realizing they are being watched. just in case that bothers you
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Does the black guy die first?
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the first person to be killed onscreen is a Black Kenyan man
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Patterson and Remington drink a lot of alcohol after killing one of the man-eating lions
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Is there a hospital scene?
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yes, there is an old 1890s field hospital at the railroad construction camp
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Patterson's wife is mentioned to be pregnant in the intro, and he meets his newborn son at the end. the birth is not shown
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Are there ghosts?
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The movie is called “The Ghost and the Darkness” but there are no actual ghosts. This is the name the local people gave the man-eating lions.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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This movie is about the Tsavo Man-Eating lions from 1898. There are lots of deaths throughout the film including blood and gore.
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the two main lions are killed by the end, obviously. there is also a lion shot and killed at the camp around 16 minutes in, and its body is shown the next morning, but it is not graphic or excessively bloody
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Is there a dead animal?
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Lions are shot. There is also a severed cow head shown when they are laying the blood trap after the thicket
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