Dead End

Movie • 2003 • Horror  

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Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
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Does the dog die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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KemmaWolf
There are scenes where the parents aren't acting like their normal selves and they are mean to their kids, mainly verbal. Closer to the end though the father hits his daughter while in a altered state of mind, distressed and drunk, he snaps out of it after he hits her and is remorseful.
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Is there body horror?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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EmmaWard55
A man beats a pregnant woman.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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EmmaWard55
A teenage character smokes a joint.
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Is there addiction?
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EmmaWard55
A man gets drunk and in this state of mind beats a pregnant woman. She's slapped twice and then punched, dropping to the ground unconscious. This apparently sobers up the man.
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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?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Anonymous
Yes. See the comment in "does a pet die" for context.
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rainbowlinoleum
mentioned
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Anonymous
[VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF PET DEATH BELOW]
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The 25-year-old-man playing the teenaged son tells his sister that he and his friend microwaved her hamster.

All in the past tense. Nothing onscreen.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there cannibalism?
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EmmaWard55
Not really, but one character comments on a corpse being burnt.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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EmmaWard55
A character dies of head trauma and we later see the graphic, gory wound.
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Is there a hanging?
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rainbowlinoleum
maybe; character looks up and screams w/ implication that there is a corpse up in the trees
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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EmmaWard55
Yes if you count intentionally falling out of a speeding car.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
It's hard to discern if it's excessive or tame, so if you're really concerned, I'll help you decide.

[VAGUE SPOILERS FOR DESCRIPTION OF ALL DEATHS IN THE MOVIE]

I will not be naming the characters or detailing how they obtained their injuries. It won't ruin the movie either. I promise.

In order of appearance:

- We see one very brief closeup of vague "gore" on an infant. Literally looks like nothing. It's evoking gore more than showing it.

- We see character/s looking down at a body but we aren't shown it. We do see one of them pick up a severed ear that is attached to something else. The body is later described and visually shown in a cartoon drawing (non-graphic, literally stick figure).

- We see a character have their lip tear off. It's not convincing but it is graphic.

- We see the arm of someone who has been burned alive sticking up in the air as character/s look down at it. Nothing else is shown of the body.

- A character is shot by a gun in one of their extremities. We see the medium-sized wound being given first aid.

- The most graphic is a character who has their brain exposed in a severe injury. They happily play with it and they soon die. The way they react is more disturbing than the gore, in my opinion.

- The (dead) body of the previous character is accidentally shot. We briefly see new blood splatter on their face but no new injuries are visible.

- A character walks into barbed wire. It makes light contact with their temple. Small injury, it's very nonchalant.

- We see a character's face become covered with blood by an offscreen body above them. We do not see the body, just the blood raining down from it.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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EmmaWard55
Mentions of infant death. A teenager also dies, but he's a jerk.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Around the 24 minute, the son says “I know you all think I am r*******.”
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Family
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EmmaWard55
Twice characters are abducted in a car and shown panicking in the rear view window. The abduction ends shortly after in both cases.
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Does a parent die?
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EmmaWard55
Multiple parents die on screen.
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Does someone cheat?
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EmmaWard55
Discussions of past adultery.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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smlxo
Around the 46-50 minute mark, mom throws up after eating a whole pie and chips. Happens twice, sound and visual
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Is there audio gore?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone self harm?
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The father grabs a gun and points it to his head but his daughter grabs it from him.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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teethforhair
the mom binge eats and it is visually messy and audtiory. not discussed as an eating disorder in the film, but could be disturbing to some.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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EmmaWard55
A character puts a loaded gun in their mouth but does not pull the trigger. Later a character decides to end their life by jumping out of a speeding car. They survive the initial jump but die of their injuries.
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Someone is pregnant
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Does someone miscarry?
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EmmaWard55
There is a pregnant woman but she survives and her pregnancy continues, with a doctor saying that the 'baby will be fine'.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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The son makes several “gay” jokes to his sister’s boyfriend.
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Is there hate speech?
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EmmaWard55
One character harasses a man about his sexuality, insisting that he's secretly gay. He is not, but the attitudes and reactions from other characters may be uncomfortable for viewers.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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EmmaWard55
Some uses of the word 'crazy' to describe characters suffering intense trauma.
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
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EmmaWard55
A teenage boy masturbates to a pin up girl poster.
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Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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EmmaWard55
Mentions of past crashes, a shot of a ruined car, and two scenes of a character falling asleep at the wheel and waking then swerving on the road.
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Anonymous
[VAGUE SPOILERS FOR DESCRIPTION OF ALL DEATHS IN THE MOVIE]

I will not be naming the characters or detailing how they obtained their injuries. It won't ruin the movie either. I promise.

In order of appearance:

- We see one very brief closeup of vague "gore" on an infant. Literally looks like nothing. It's evoking gore more than showing it.

- We see character/s looking down at a body but we aren't shown it. We do see one of them pick up a severed ear that is attached to something else. The body is later described and visually shown in a cartoon drawing (non-graphic, literally stick figure).

- We see a character have their lip tear off. It's not convincing but it is graphic.

- We see the arm of someone who has been burned alive sticking up in the air as character/s look down at it. Nothing else is shown of the body.

- A character is shot by a gun in one of their extremities. We see the medium-sized wound being given first aid.

- The most graphic is a character who has their brain exposed in a severe injury. They happily play with it and they soon die. The way they react is more disturbing than the gore, in my opinion.

- The (dead) body of the previous character is accidentally shot. We briefly see new blood splatter on their face but no new injuries are visible.

- A character walks into barbed wire. It makes light contact with their temple. Small injury, it's very nonchalant.

- We see a character's face become covered with blood by an offscreen body above them. We do not see the body, just the blood raining down from it.
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Does someone drown?
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EmmaWard55
A character puts a gun in their mouth but does not pull the trigger. They then point it at two other characters and shoot one in the leg. They drop the gun after this.
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