Does the dog die?
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Movie • 2002 • Drama
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A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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Neither dog deaths are shown. The first one we see the already dead dog’s body with a bbq fork sticking from the neck (it’s not a malicious or cruel reason), & the second is heard (I just mute the tv because the sound is terrible).
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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One of the dogs dies because the family forgot it outside during the invasion.
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The father gets upset and yells at his children briefly during a family dinner scene, but it's more because of stress than malevolence and it passes quickly.
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A father is seen yelling at his young children during the climax of the movie, but this is brief.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Family is stalked for days by aliens after crop circles appear, though they are always just out of sight.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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No one abused alcohol in this movie
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A kid uses an inhaler for asthma, and later gets a shot of adrenaline from his dad when one of his asthma attacks renders him unconscious.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Not particularly abused, but as above, a dog is killed by a character due to it turning violent.
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Dialog mentions a newscast reporting a bird being killed after striking an invisible spacecraft.
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Does a pet die?
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Both dogs die in the timestamps mentioned under if the dog dies.
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A dog attempts to attack a child, but it is not shown
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Are there bugs?
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You can hear crickets and such at night but none are ever seen onscreen.
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Is someone drugged?
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Allen’s poison everyone with gas
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Is someone restrained?
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Technically no, but an alien is blockaded behind a pantry door and can’t get out.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Towards the end of the movie, one of the children's mouths is covered for maybe 2 seconds on screen.
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Bodily Harm
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There is a scene where an alien's fingers are cut off with a knife, and a scene where its skin is burned as if by acid, but there is no blood in these scenes.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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The fingers of the alien are cut off by the protagonist.
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Does a head get squashed?
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A character mentions a bird's being found with its head crushed because it collided with something invisible, but this is not shown onscreen.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Not sure if this technically counts but someone dies from being pinned between a car and a tree, in a way they were crushed between the car and the tree.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Alien's fingers are cut off in a knee jerk reaction after they pop out at a character.
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Is there amputation?
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A couple of an alien's fingers are quickly cut off with a butcher knife.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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A young boy has asthma and has several very severe asthma attacks throughout the movie
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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One of the children in the movie has asthma and is sometimes shown struggling to breathe and using his inhaler. There is one very intense asthma attack scene during the climax towards the end of the movie.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Nothing graphic, there is a car accident where broken bones are implied.
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Are any hands damaged?
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An alien's fingers are sliced with a knife. Happens during the scene where the alien is locked in a pantry.
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Is someone stabbed?
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An animal is stabbed at thr start of the movie.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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A kid has a near-death experience
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Alien dies
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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No, (not sure where else to put this) but the cop does use the “m” word. Trying to get a description of the suspect, she says “I don’t know if I’m looking for a giant or a m*****.”
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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The mum of the children is rammed into a electrical pole and torn in half. The car pinning her to the pole is keeping her alive, but barely.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Alien takes a child.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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The alien walks into full view at a Mexican birthday party. It can be startling and frightening.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Not exactly a shower scene, but we see water spilling from several drinking glasses onto the face of one of the aliens from its perspective.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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There is mention of someone vomiting as a character tells a story, but nothing onscreen
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Is there audio gore?
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The death of the dog (mostly shrieks of pain)
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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We see a puddle of urine onscreen and dialog indicates that one of the dogs urinated on the floor.
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Does someone spit?
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A cop discusses someone spitting but this isn't shown onscreen.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Nothing explicitly saying cops are good, but depicts small-town cop as friendly local neighbor who’s there to help.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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After a child has a severe asthma attack, his father is seen applying some kind medical shot into his leg (like you’d see an epipen being used, not a long needled syringe)
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The father of the family tells a story of how his children were born in a hospital, but it is never shown onscreen.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The aliens are autistic.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Graham, the father, has flashbacks of the night his wife died, and is deeply affected by it.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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well. aliens
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Characters have locked themselves in a basement
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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There’s no anxiety attacks but there is a scene where one of the kids has a severe asthma attack after a fright.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Flashing lights on police cars and ambulances are shown briefly at night.
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Does a baby cry?
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not a baby, but a younger child (6-7ish)
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Is there screaming?
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beginning of the movie, dad hears daughter scream
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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A character states "it's time for an ass whooping" when they think some hooligans are on the roof. In the same scene the character yells "we're gonna beat you ass, b***h
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Ostensibly by aliens
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Childbirth is discussed but never seen.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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The father tell stories about the day his children were born and how they looked and acted as babies, but it isn't shown onscreen.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The term "m*dget" is used during a scene between the police and main character describe the trespasser.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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The main character was previously a priest and, upon seeing a religious message in the events of the invasion, returns to the ministry.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Someone weirdly suggests that the Uncle should have gone to the major leagues because of his old baseball records by saying he could be making stacks of money and “getting his toes licked by beautiful women” …
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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A young boy has asthma
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Social
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Is existentialism debated?
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Heavily. The main character is a former priest who lost his faith over his wife's death. Topics including faith, forgiveness, and finding meaning are explored throughout the movie.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Happy-ish, after great loss.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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There is an accident that causes the death of a character
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Person is shown pinned between car and tree.
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Violence
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