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When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
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Does the dog die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there body horror?
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Abuse
Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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fraisierdesbois
It's mentioned that one of the characters became an alcoholic after his wife died
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A few scenes in which characters drink but nothing major.
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Animal
Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Does a pet die?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Are animals abused?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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No, a character repeatedly collapses but this is attributed to fainting.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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darkwingedove
A character faints in what seems to be a fit induced by some kind of psychosis on multiple occasions
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Does someone break a bone?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does someone cheat?
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An older man leaves his wife for a younger woman.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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No but it is mentioned during a rant.
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But the film starts with suicidal ideation by one of the main characters
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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LJConrad
No, but a mentally ill person does shout angrily a lot.
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LJConrad
The inciting incident is a character stating they will commit suicide live on air.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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A character repeatedly faints after giving rants.
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LJConrad
So much yelling.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Does a baby cry?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there abortions?
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Not on screen but a character mentions their pregnant daughter several times.
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Prejudice
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vlixxord
Diana was thinking of doing a homosexual soap opera called "The Dykes."
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Are there fat jokes?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Once, said by a Black person.
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Is there hate speech?
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g*psy is said in a derogatory way also some weird rant about how “the arabs control the country”
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Does the black guy die first?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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One full (but very quick) sex scene, no frontal nudity seen. A couple of other pre-sex scenes.
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KristenC
They are naked but you don't see any genitals or breasts.
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
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LJConrad
A character is murdered.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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LJConrad
Only in the final scene of the film but it is lingered on/repeatedly shown.
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Does someone drown?
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LJConrad
A couple of times from terrorists and then a character is shot to death at the end.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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