Ichi the Killer

Movie • 2001 • Action  

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As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

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mentions of strangling a dog
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Is there flying onstage?
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
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ichi being abused/bullied as a child is talked about, kaneko seems to disregard his son takeshi a lot more than most would like, and sailor who is a prostitute that anjo hires is 17
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there domestic violence?
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gaslighting and unreality are a core theme of the movie
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is someone stalked?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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someone uses heroin a few times, but the needle isn’t ever seen going in
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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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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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal sad?
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no animals are harmed, but some fish do witness a murder. you are free to come to your own conclusions about how the fish feel.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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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 there sharks?
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mentioned in the film and an alligator figure can be seen in a couple of scenes
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Assault
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a woman is violently assaulted within the first 5 minutes, as well as 2 or 3 more women throughout the movie. very disturbing and hard to watch
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Is there pedophilia?
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a prostitute who is hired by anjo for him to rape/abuse is allegedly 17
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone held under water?
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several times
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takeshi is beaten up by his bullies, though it is very Iight all things considered
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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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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the whole film is filled with graphic torture scenes. if this is triggering i wouldn’t recommend this one...
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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man gets hot oil poured on him
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there a hanging?
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at the very end
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There are multiple scenes of people's throats being slit.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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A man cuts his own tongue off nipples are chopped
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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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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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someone's hand skin gets ripped off in the second half of the movie and some fingers get broken in the first half of the film.
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Are there dislocations?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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the corpse of a little girl
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Is an infant abducted?
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Does someone die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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violently & in front of his child
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yes a childs father dies right in front of him, very brutally
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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suzuki is kidnapped and then tortured by kakihara
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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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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Are there mannequins?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there razors?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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58min on the dot basically, Kakihara v* some blood onto the ground while chained up. Kinda comes outta nowhere

1hr 1min 20 seconds Ichi th* up after we go through the door with all the blood. he does seem like he’s gonna for a split second before he does it, like i felt it coming
OhMyPazool
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Is there defecation?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there farting?
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Live Theatre
Is there smoke or haze?
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Is there audience participation?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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kakiharas (one of the main characters) main weapon are very long needles he uses for puncturing and stabbing people, most graphic uses in are suzukis torture scene and inoue/kanos death
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone self harm?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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[spoiler]
at around the middle of the runtime a character reveals he can hypnotize others to manipulate the end result, and so it's never clear which of their memories are real and which aren't
phasersonstoned
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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ichi seems to have a lot of these, mostly while murdering people
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Ichi seems to have them every time after he kills, it's not explicitly stated
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Is there ABA therapy?
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No, but Ichi gets picked upon several times because he's off putting and akward, might be a little bit triggering
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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shakey scenes throughout the movie, specifically during shots through the streets
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The beginning portion of the movie has bright lights/a scene with lots of bright movement.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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most of the story revolves around yakuza, and they arent exactly known for their polite language
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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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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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the word “queer” is used to describe someone, but after all the other awful sh*t that goes on, you don’t really notice
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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It's never outright confirmed by the character, but an important character that dies is repeatedly accused of being in love with his male boss, though it seems less about the gender and more because of the pain his boss inflicts being what he's into. Very easy to read him as bi if not gay, though.
saintxx
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there aphobia?
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Race
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Relationships
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i dont know how old anjo is supposed to be, but one of the prostitutes he frequently has sex with/abuses (sailor) is supposedly 17
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Is religion discussed?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there BDSM?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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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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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Yes
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yes but he lives
JuliaD11220
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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A LOT OF IT
bitroniccc
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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