Death Note
Movie • 2017 • Thriller
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A young man comes to possess a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that grants him the power to kill any person simply by writing down their name on the pages. He then decides to use the notebook to kill criminals and change the world, but an enigmatic detective attempts to track him down and end his reign of terror.
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Are there heart attacks?
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Explicitly mentioned on-screen as a form of death when the victim isn’t given a specific death in the Death Note.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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L was raised in an orphanage. I didn’t catch if his parents died, he was abandoned, or taken.
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A pedophile is mentioned and we later see him watching children play on a playground. No explicit abuse is shown.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Light forgives Mia after she pushes him to kill his father. He continues giving her chances.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Nazetel
Manipulation happens often throughout the series.
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silencesilence
One of the reasons why Light uses the Death Note is because his mother was killed.
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Is someone stalked?
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zdy1994
Raye Penber is an FBI agent doing his job of investigating Light. Misa is a straight up stalker.
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Dangerous relationship between teenage boyfriend and girlfriend. Gaslighting, manipulation, eventual attempted and successful murders.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Douggie13
A nonhuman character eats apples and will go into bizarre withdrawal symptoms if he cannot do so. He states that to him, apples are the same as cigarettes and alcohol are to humans.
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zdy1994
Don't think this counts, but at least one, maybe more, character is shown smoking cigarettes.
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SquiddyKat
No. I don't know why the comments are saying the first episode; this is a movie.
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Is there pedophilia?
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silencesilence
The Death Note kills at least one pedophile.
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Is rape mentioned?
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silencesilence
Rape on children is mentioned in this movie.
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Prominent part of the film in the first twenty minutes. Main character is punched unconscious, and the bully later engages with a young woman.
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Is someone drugged?
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glance
Mentioning of a doctor sexually assaulting patients when they were drugged.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone tortured?
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We see who appears to be a military general mid-torture with an unknown victim with the use of electricity.
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Does a head get squashed?
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SquiddyKat
Sorta, but crushed isn't exactly the right word.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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glance
Knife through the throat in the restaurant scene toward the start of the movie. Difficult to see.
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Is there a hanging?
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LizzyUwUMusic
A character’s name is written on the death note and appointed to die of suicide, which results on a hanging.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Crow75
Multiple people die by heart attack. I'm quite sure those qualify as seizure as a trigger warning.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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A handful of FBI agents jump off a skyscraper and fall to their death. We also see a partially squished body after a death by jumping.
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Does someone break a bone?
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SkeleScene
Assumed.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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SquiddyKat
No bones are broken in this movie.
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Is someone burned alive?
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zdy1994
Off screen, only mentioned.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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SquiddyKat
Yes, after taking a heart attack.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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SkeleScene
Not a CHILD, but a teenager/young adult does die.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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-1
The death note specifically is unable to kill anything other than humans
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Does a major character die?
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(Spoiler)
Literally EVERYONE dies
Literally EVERYONE dies
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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glance
Light’s mother died before the events of the film, and this is discussed and the prominent reason he chooses to use the Death Note.
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Does someone cheat?
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SquiddyKat
There is no cheating in this movie, not even implied.
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Does a family member die?
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Offscreen - mentioned a few times in the movie.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Roosterwhale
A young girl is held for ransom
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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SkeleScene
Though, a character is jump-scared.
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Are there clowns?
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SkeleScene
Ryuk doesn't count. Jeez guys.
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Is someone possessed?
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Douggie13
People’s actions are manipulated prior to their deaths at the hands of the Death Note, meaning that they are possessed by the Death Note.
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Is there a shower scene?
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SquiddyKat
There is no shower scenes, I just watched the film.
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Are there ghosts?
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SkeleScene
There are no apparitions of the dead present; however, there are gods of death who really, really like apples.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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cursedhalo
not marking it as a yes if it isn’t v* but the scene of the guy spitting up blood DEFINITELY looked reminiscent to v* for me so i would be extra cautious with that scene - dont wanna rewind to get a timestamp but i’d say its around 18-19 mins and pretty much directly after he gets stabbed by the glass
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Is there audio gore?
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Very squishy blood noises
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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glance
The cops begin to “worship” Kira, supporting the death of violent criminals. They also trash the office of a police officer looking into stopping Kira.
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Is there incarceration?
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glance
Lots of imagery of police chases and a hostage scenario with armed police, however.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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A page from the Death Note is destroyed.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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glance
At the end of the film, Light has been in a coma and we see him in a hospital bed with a nasal tube.
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Mental Health
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mintymingi
Multiple people die by suicide; but the main character mentioned, Misa, only dies in the anime.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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The comment below is talking about the show. It does not happen in the movie.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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mintymingi
L eats a lot of sweets, but it’s not said he has an ED. and he doesn’t have one to begin with.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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tial
Light becomes more and more mentally ill and violent as he is sucked into the madness of the power the notebook gives.
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Is there misophonia?
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Eating (e.g., the apple)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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SquiddyKat
No one says they will kill them-self, as I just watched the movie.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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glance
Reality can be bent by the wielder of the Death Note. Triggering for this trigger.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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SquiddyKat
A character does die from a heart attack, but it isn't from an anxiety attack.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Crow75
Yes, there is. Especially during the 'killing montages' and even during the OP song.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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glance
Light falls into deep water, and we see his silhouette from the bottom. He drowns in the water off the pier but is resuscitated.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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silencesilence
Ryuk is invisible to most people.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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aaccumulative
Some characters are neurodivergent coded, and i am pretty sure someone at some point points out how "weird", "different" and "quirky" they are.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Crow75
I mean, there are no explicit LGBT characters, but there are many who die who are queer-coded.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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-1
In the original, all characters are Japanese or of other Asian descent. In this adaptation, all of them are American and have Americanized named.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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glance
Ryuk claims to be a God of Death. Gods of death are mentioned a few times, and Light becomes a god himself in a way.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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silencesilence
Ryuk looks like a demon.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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glance
One short sexual scene without nudity. A long scene in what appears to be a BDSM sex club, with fetishwear and a flash of nudity,
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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silencesilence
Maybe? Two high school teenagers have consensual sex in this movie. We don't know if it was their first time or not.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a stroke?
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No strokes, but some people do have heart attacks
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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hokeyreligions
No matter which side you support, a lot of characters die, so the ending will always be bittersweet at best.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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SquiddyKat
Minor car crash, near the end. No one is killed or injured.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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marlucy
A man dies in that own way. Around -1:20:00.
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Does a plane crash?
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Roosterwhale
A helicopter explodes
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
69 supporters
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Pennygirl13
YES, in one of the first parts of the movie someone gets decapitated and there is a ton of blood there are a lot of parts in this movie filled with blood
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Is there gun violence?
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SquiddyKat
Towards the end.
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