Videodrome

Movie • 1983 • Horror  

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As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
This movie contains 52 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is someone stalked?
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A character is depicted slapping his secretary and/or girlfriend.
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its unclear if people other than max can see the tv show she is on but it might appear that way for someone who is triggered by this topic
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A character is routinely lied to and deliberately misguided about their experiences with a video ad hallucinations.
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no but theres at least one scene with a wip
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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To television
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
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Is someone drugged?
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Not in a traditional way, but the main character is given something to endure hallucinations
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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MerelyMyself
The sex depicted among the main characters is consensual; however, there are videos within the narrative depicting struggling, nude people being restrained and beaten.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Violent pornography is watched and it is implied that some scenes are non consensual
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MerelyMyself
A character has cuts on their neck from a lover. You do not see their neck being cut, but you do see the cuts.
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A man’s hand is graphically transformed into a gun, it’s peak body horror
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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There are at least two scenes of strangulation.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Practical special effects/prosthetics are used, very inline with Cronenberg’s other horror movies
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Is there amputation?
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Yaros3D
Hand is "bitten off" and replaced with hand grenade
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MerelyMyself
A head kind of squashes itself after the person is killed.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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a cord is wrapped around the throat of a man on tv roughly 37 minutes in
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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MerelyMyself
A gun is horrifically merged with a character's hand.
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Quiet_Wyatt
Characters (and we) get glimpses on the Videodrome channel of nonconsensual bondage, gag-tying, whipping, and electrocution, at minimum.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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A man has objects inserted into his stomach in a way that would be potentially triggering for those triggered by stabbing
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BobbieDreamhearse
everyday violence along with surreal Cronenberg gore.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Bianca's dad dies
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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MerelyMyself
In a sense; a character is mind controlled by special waves and a shady organization.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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cinnasaur
Not at all, but around 10 minutes before the end, a character is shot and makes gagging sounds that may be difficult to listen to until the scene changes.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Almost indulgently so in a particular scene near the end lol
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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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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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MerelyMyself
One character graphically pierces another's ears. A character is injected with something.
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Quiet_Wyatt
There is at one point a kind of hostel/shelter for literal TV addicts which feels very mental hospital.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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MerelyMyself
A minor character discusses his brain cancer; other characters are implied to have a similar brain cancer.
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MerelyMyself
A character extinguishes a cigarette on their chest in a sexually masochistic way. The same character has cuts on their neck from a lover.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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the main character who is hallucinating and mentally unstable is very violent
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Cryptid_Crow
Hallucinating.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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the final scene
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MagitekVai
We alternate between the real world and hallucinations, often in the same scene
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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The main character experiences hallucinations and is very anxious about whether they're real or not.
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Is there body dysphoria?
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There is no body dysmorphia, there IS body horror, thats not body dysmorphia.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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MerelyMyself
A ritualistic suicide in order to achieve a new level of reality.
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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In the first couple minutes you can hear a baby cry in the background when Max is waiting for someone to answer the door after he knocks. You do not see the baby.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
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no however if you struggle with paranoia i recommend sitting this one out
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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TFMD
No overt antisemitism, but may be worth mentioning that a character has a humorous picture on his wall of Hitler wearing a ballet tutu decorated with a swastika. You see this in the background a few times.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there aphobia?
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MagitekVai
The film has orientalist depictions of geishas in porn and belly dancers at a restaurant. However, the former is at least depicted as exploitative and sleazy
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
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LZboyfurn
No, but an older woman tells a younger man that he is too old to be her type, disconcerting because his character is in his early 30s
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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burntheworm
someone is so sexually objectified they become an object
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Diana2
Yes a lot lol
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Is there BDSM?
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thesilly
There are scenes depicting play piercing, whipping, and burning
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Sexism
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Sickness
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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QuietWyatt
Call it what you will, but the main character's mind unravels completely
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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homeless background characters featured
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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huviks
It's ambiguous--the main character may have been used and discarded by a series of shadowy organizations, or he may be in video-valhalla
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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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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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Alucarda
In typical Cronenberg fashion, the gory practical effects are showcased in full detail. On example is a scene of the main character has a slit in his stomach, resembling a woman's vagina. He digs his hand into it and pulls out a pistol. The gun then fuses with his hand, showing sharp metal tubes inserting themselves into his hand and wrist.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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MerelyMyself
A number of people are shot to death with a creepy gun.
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