Drop Dead Gorgeous

Movie • 1999 • Comedy  

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In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
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Does the dog die?
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KSNAP
No dog death is shown, but a dog's death is discussed.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Is there audience participation?
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Is there smoke or haze?
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Abandonment
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lawyer82
Discussion of a character's dad leaving because he was a Carney in the circus
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Pageant contestants are killed and/or injured by an unknown person who wants to eliminate the competition.
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Is a child abused?
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McKenzieWilkes
There are multiple moments of teens being hit by their parents/older siblings sort of played as a common thing.

I also don't know where to put this but there is an entire subplot of one of the judges having an "affinity" for young girls aka being a pedophile. No abuse from him is shown but moments from him can make those sensitive to that uncomfortable.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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The main character's mom is a severe alcoholic and smoker
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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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?
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Are animals abused?
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damalojo
A dead animal isn't shown but there's some pretty graphic discussion of pork production, slaughtering pigs, and some blood
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Are rabbits harmed?
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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 alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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When Amber and Rebecca get in a fight they are both held back/restrained. Amber's mom is restrained by police in the second half of the movie after she throws a fit over the swan float
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MarinaLoureiro
Boss slaps the b**** of a woman who works for him.
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Is someone held under water?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there pedophilia?
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urfavratman
nothing happens but one of the recurrent jokes is the creepy judge
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Is someone drugged?
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At one point it's mentioned that the main characters mom is on prescription pain killers but nobody is given drugs without their knowledge
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Bodily Harm
Is someone crushed to death?
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Cryptid_Crow
A contestant lands on top of a ladder while her legs are apart.
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KSNAP
It isn't graphic.
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McKenzieWilkes
A third of the way into the film there is an explosion at a character's home. She runs back to look for her mother and her mother is alive, though she has severe burns on her body and predominantly her hand. As detailed below on the finger/toe mutilation entry her injuries may be considered graphic to those sensitive to burn injuries.
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TFMD
Due to a fire, a character's hand is burned and fused to a beer can; it's somewhat fake-looking but grotesque. It's shown throughout one scene and later in the movie this character has her hand bandaged up.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is someone choked?
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BuzzyMcGee
Amber and Becky fight and attempt to choke one another.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Anonymous
YES. A character's hand fuses with a beer in a fire. The intention of the visual is to shock. It may not be a horror film, but there's a definite element of body horror in that scene specifically.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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BuzzyMcGee
A character loses a hand in an explosion
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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damalojo
A character suffers from severe anorexia and has pronounced shortness of breath. She's shown receiving oxygen briefly
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A light falls on a girl and she's knocked out
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there amputation?
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damalojo
A character loses part of her arm following an injury. The process is not shown on screen.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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It's a running joke for the first part of the movie that one of the judges for the pageant REALLY likes young girls
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Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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McKenzieWilkes
The plot revolves around a pageant where numerous teenagers die or are injured as a result of a competitive mother/daughter duo.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does someone die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
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fraisierdesbois
One of the actors plays a man with a mental disability, for the laughs
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Is the r-slur used?
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Cryptid_Crow
A LOT
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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McKenzieWilkes
There is a bit of a fakeout early in the film after the trailer fire, but it's quickly revealed her mother is okay but just injured.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a family member die?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Is trypophobic content shown?
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There's a burning mannequin head in one shot
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Are there razors?
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Are there clowns?
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In the parade there is a clown! It's past 1 hour but I'm not going to find the exact time since it's brief
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone vomit?
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TFMD
There's a pretty graphic and long scene. After the pageant contestants eat a seafood buffet and then a girl does a tap dance routine, the next contestant vomits when she takes the stage. Then other contestants start to vomit, and it goes on for a couple minutes.
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Is there audio gore?
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fraisierdesbois
Several people vomiting at the same time..
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
The cops are depicted as lazy and incompetent.
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BuzzyMcGee
Gladys competes in the prison pageant after her conviction.
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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Lilyantigone
Potentially? There is a character who is in the hospital for severe anorexia. It is not specified what ward she is being treated in.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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McKenzieWilkes
Amy's mother, while in the hospital gets a shot and makes a comment about how the nurse has stuck her multiple times and that the needles must be dull. The needles themselves aren't shown in prominent ways.
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McKenzieWilkes
There are a few instances in which characters are visited in the hospital. Usually, these are noted with establishing shots of the hospital signs.
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there misophonia?
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Does someone self harm?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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McKenzieWilkes
The previous winner of the pageant is hospitalized with anorexia. She is shown near the beginning of the film when two characters visit her and later during the pageant. The portrayal of her is sympathetic as a character but her physical appearance definitely played for comedy quite often.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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damalojo
It's a mockumentary so it has that handheld camera style. For the most part, it's filmed at a walking pace but has more chaotic moments
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Not sure what's considered "obscene" but there is cussing
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Is there screaming?
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The end credits might effect photosensitive people but I don't think there's any scenes in the actual movie
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Paranoia
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It's a mockumentary and the characters address the cameramen
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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BuzzyMcGee
Two pregnant teens are interviewed periodically throughout the film. A pageant contestant worries she might be pregnant.
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No miscarriage mentions, but I don't know where else to put this. A pregnant teenager is repeatedly interviewed about the pageant. She is always smoking and drinking when addressing the camera.
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Prejudice
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McKenzieWilkes
It's less blatant antisemitism but I can see how it could make one uncomfortable. Mostly the way the Lutheran characters refer to the Jewish people in the town. There's a specific line where a man says, "don't Jew me so much on the price," a very casual and gross antisemitic thing to say to someone. There aren't a ton of moments like this, but a few!
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Is there aphobia?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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KSNAP
A coded lesbian is the first death.
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McKenzieWilkes
Absolutely. There is a character who is neurodivergent that is treated horribly by those around him whenever he's on screen and the r-word is used almost exclusively when referring to him. It's throughout most of the first hour and fifteen minutes of the film.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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Cryptid_Crow
The r word is used profusely, there's also racism
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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BuzzyMcGee
Most of the characters are Lutheran.
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Sex
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MingaLei
Mostly offscreen - 2 teenagers make out in front of the camera, and then later the girl talks about being “late”. No sex scenes though.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Is there BDSM?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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MingaLei
A pedophile leers at the pageant contestants throughout the movie
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Is there bestiality?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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The main character and her mom live in a trailer and then it burns down so they probably were but homelessness is not part of the plot
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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McKenzieWilkes
Near the beginning of the film a character is on a tractor trailer that explodes and dies from that. It's less of a car crash but this feels like the best place to put it! The vehicle itself isn't seen, but the explosion from far away is.

There is another, similar explosion that leads to the death of a character during the parade right after the first pageant. It'll become very obvious that it's coming - once again no gore is seen but a vehicle explodes while someone is on top of it.
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fraisierdesbois
Yes, they do! During an early scene, two women are in a car (one of them is driving) and they almost hit a man. Not sure why people are voting "no"
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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McKenzieWilkes
Absolutely. A main character is in a gun club so guns are shown often on screen in scenes with her. Another character is shot in the head, not on screen but the body with the wound is shown in a small scene but it's from the side and can't be seen well/isn't gory.
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