Safe
Movie • 1995 • Thriller
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Carol, a typical upper middle-class housewife, begins to complain of vague symptoms of illness. She "doesn't feel right," has unexplained headaches, congestion, a dry cough, nosebleeds, vomiting, and trouble breathing. Her family doctor treats her concerns dismissively and suggests a psychiatrist. Eventually, an allergist tells her that she has Environmental Illness.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Two brief scenes with small amounts of blood but no gore. A child reads aloud a homework assignment that describes gang violence but it is not depicted.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Brief mention in the first locker room scene of the 12-Step Program, which is referred to as "another kind of addiction" but addiction itself is not depicted.
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Prescription medicines, used properly.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Carol has coughing fits and struggles to breathe several times throughout the film.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Carol has a seizure after entering a dry cleaning store that is being fumigated.
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In the scene where Carol and her husband hug after apologizing to each other, Carol starts to heave and vomits on the floor.
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An extended scene where Carol undergoes allergy testing shows several needlesticks.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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After Carol's seizure.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Not specifically, but there is quite a bit of talk about restrictive dieting.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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The movie is ambiguous about how much of Carol's symptoms are induced by chemicals and how much are induced by psychological reasons. Several scenes can be interpreted as panic attacks.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The guru at Wrenwood has a belief system that people make themselves ill, which is ableist. Carol's regular doctor declares her "perfectly healthy" when she is having all kinds of health problems.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Just one scene at the very beginning.
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Carol deals with a mysterious "environmental sensitivity"
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Carol gets a bloody nose and there is some blood on her when she has a seizure. Both small amounts.
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Is there gun violence?
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Briefly mentioned as a child reads aloud his homework assignment about gang violence in LA. Not depicted. A character mentions she wants to buy a gun and "blow the heads off" people who made her feel bad. Not depicted.
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