Does the dog die?
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Firestarter
Movie • 1984 • Thriller
ReportAs youths, Andy McGee and his future wife, Vicky, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple's daughter, Charlie, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as "The Shop."
This movie contains 17 potentially triggering events.
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superpchan
At around 54 minutes into the film, two government agents are walking two dogs across a lawn in one scene; nothing happens to them.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Cryptid_Crow
Nobody is stalked. A small girl, and her father, are repeatedly tracked by a governmental agency due to the young girl's power. This is not stalking.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Cryptid_Crow
A character is lied to, but not gaslighted. There is a huge difference.
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Addiction
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quietpoem
Characters are given an experimental hallucinogen at the beginning. Later a character is forced to swallow a pill.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Horses are locked in burning stable near the end of the movie, but are set free before they are harmed.
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Does a cat die?
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quietpoem
No cats die in this 1984 adaptation.
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Are there snakes?
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quietpoem
Andrew uses telepathy to make Hollister believe he's holding a snake.
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Cryptid_Crow
A character is shot with a tranquilizer dart and gasps repeatedly before losing consciousness.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Lots, but all bad guys
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Does someone have a seizure?
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No seizures.
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Does a parent die?
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Fanmouse
The child protagonist is left an orphan at the end.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Mngwa
Yes, Charlie's bear is dumped in the lake and a scene lingers on it
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Fear
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Medical
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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It is said through dialogue that 7 people committed suicide.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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quietpoem
A visibly pregnant woman has a few lines but that's it.
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Relationships
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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quietpoem
Andrew and Charlie are forced to flee their home and are on the run throughout the film, hitchhiking and stealing to survive.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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quietpoem
They don't crash necessarily but cars are pyrokinetically set on fire and blown up.
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Does a plane crash?
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quietpoem
A helicopter explodes in midair and crashes.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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quietpoem
No, but Andrew and Charlie are almost run over by a semi truck.
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