Half Nelson

Movie • 2006 • Drama  

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Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
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Does the dog die?
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Almost, she punches him in the mouth though to make him stop
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is an animal sad?
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A stray cat is shooed away.
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Is there bestiality?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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There is a scene where the protagonist dances with his 13 year old student. He starts it off in a cute and innocent way, and then pulls her close to him in a "grinding" position. It's implied by the movie that she felt uncomfortable and left because of him, getting a ride home from a drug dealer she also didn't feel safe with. The protagonist's actions aren't explicitly condemned by anyone.
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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ZoyaShrew
His cat dies, from unknown or natural causes. He calls the cat to eat, and finds the car passed away.
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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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 snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
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Dan (Ryan Gosling) turns up at wasted at Isabel's house (Monique Gabriela Curnen), his colleague/lover. She lets him in and he proceeds to sexually assault her. He forces kisses whilst holding her as she struggles, he then pins her to the couch and rips her top off. She eventually breaks free by hitting him, splitting his lip, and manages to get away. He makes a "comical" apology to her through the bathroom door where she is hiding then leaves. She is never heard from again and there are zero consequences for this sexual assault beyond the split lip.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
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Medical
Does someone have cancer?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mental Health
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novaaa
Dan (Ryan Gosling) wears rubber bands on his wrist which is an implication that he has or used to have urges to self harm. There are no self harm scenes in the movie, however.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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KristenC
This whole movie is shot on handheld, so almost every shot is a little unsteady. Nothing over the top motion sickness shakey, though.
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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Violence
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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