Rebel Without a Cause

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After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
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Does the dog die?
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there is a reference to a character shooting puppies but the act is not shown
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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 a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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A character is slapped by their father. Another character is completely neglected by both parents.
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a teenage girl's father slaps her in the face for showing him affection
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Addiction
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PlatoCrawford
A character starts the film out drunk.
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Is there addiction?
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A chicken is hung by its feet, then released. It is alive and fine afterwards, but it looks disturbing if you aren't expecting to see it.
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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Never depicted on screen, but the killing of puppies is mentioned
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Does a dragon die?
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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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 there a hanging?
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there are switchblades present and shown often, and characters fight with them.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there amputation?
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Is someone tortured?
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A man's car falls off a cliff and crashes.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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A child dies at a young age
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
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a few somewhat sudden gunshot sounds, but no major jumpscares.
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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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Is someone possessed?
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Large-scale Violence
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Medical
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mental Health
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someone dies after a game of chicken goes too far, but it is not a deliberate s**cide. i wouldn't expect it to be triggering, but be careful anyway.

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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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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there misophonia?
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PlatoCrawford
I would argue that a character has one near the end of the film, but that may be up to interpretation.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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During the planetarium scene, there is a part with a bright and strongly flickering/flashing blue light which is the primary light source of the scene. I'm not sure if it's strong enough to set off any photosensitive issues or not, but it's there.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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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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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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PlatoCrawford
Since the wiki seems to misunderstand the film: Plato is canonically gay; although censorship kept it from being stated outright this was a known fact by both the cast and crew and is heavily implied throughout. He is killed near the end of the film.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Some people have read that in a character's interactions with her father.
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Sickness
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Social
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Does a plane crash?
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Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
Fatal, non-graphic car crash.
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Violence
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saturn
several gunfight scenes, including one with police, and characters are injured/killed from gun-related injuries
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Does someone drown?
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there is visible blood on a character's shirt in a few scenes, post-fight. no gore.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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