Daniel Isn't Real

Movie • 2019 • Horror  

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A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope.
This movie contains 37 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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There are no animals in the movie.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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zaidelles
Not intentionally or outright abusive, but Luke's mother is extremely mentally ill which is shown to result in a violent suicide attempt that almost ends in Luke being killed/badly injured. She is also implied to be a neglectful parent as a result.
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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zaidelles
No, though there are some shirtless scenes.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Cocaine
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Is there addiction?
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A character drinks to the point of passing out
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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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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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After Luke takes the curtain off the doll house, he goes to a desk which has a preserved tarantula. It is not focused on but it is clearly in the frame for about 5-10 seconds. If you close your eyes until you hear footsteps you'll be good.
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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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zaidelles
Yes, Luke's mother is restrained by several orderlies when she tries to call for help.
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A possessing entity uses an unwilling character's body to have sex.
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blaiddydbeni
this is tough to answer, as its not in the typical sense. a character is possessed and the possessor has sex with someone in his body while the character begs the possessor to stop. i would consider the answer to be yes, but some people may disagree.
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Bodily Harm
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teddywleo
again, lukes mum cuts her arms pretty graphically about 20 minutes into the movie

also daniel puts a knife up to lukes throat and grazes it slightly! not a proper cut tho
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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A man's face is pressed to a scalding steam pipe
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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BIG SPOILERS!!!!!!
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When Daniel takes over Luke's body for the first time on screen, Daniel does something that Like wishes to stop and when he tries to put his hand on Daniel/his own body there is a quick cut showing it severed his hand..
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A character appears to force another character's mouth open, unhinging their jaw. They don't actually break any bones, but the scene is likely to be triggering.
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Mild spoilers:

Luke has a seizure after going to a rave with flashing lights. He falls from standing and when costumed party goers look over to help he has a short but startling visual hallucination.
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RoboPigeon
A character appears to force another character's mouth open, dislocating their jaw and presumably damaging the teeth in the process. They remain intact, but the scene would likely be triggering.
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A character walks over broken glass but the damage does not appear in any detail
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Is someone tortured?
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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 eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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zaidelles
No, but - SPOILERS - a mother almost dies at the beginning of a forced overdose after her child slips her medication. The aftermath and her struggling could potentially be triggering to anyone who's lost a parent in a reminiscent way.
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MrsPennywise
They boy has a cat puppet named Wilbur in the first scene and then it isn’t seen again.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Buttonsy
It's not technically stated to be a ghost, but there is a dead character.
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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One character vomits after someone poisons them, another vomits after drinking too much.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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A character spits after vomiting.
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Is there audio gore?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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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 have a mental illness?
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teddywleo
luke’s mum attempts suicide / SHs at about the 20 minute mark. quite full on, over at 24 mins!
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Yes, this is a main theme of the movie.
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zaidelles
Heavily depends on your definition. Luke is possessed by a demonic entity, but the way it plays out is very reminiscent of typical media depictions of DID with a harmful/violent alter. It could remind someone of such misrepresentation or of negative experiences with their alters etcetera.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Is there misophonia?
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YussLeFay
not sure if anxiety, more like psicotic attack
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zaidelles
Not in those words, but Luke forces his mother to hold a pair of scissors to his neck and says "Let go or kill me" in order to force her to put them down.
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A character destroys mirrors because they can't stand looking at their own face
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Debbie
At 8:38 mins in and again at 12:40, and again at 1:18:00 approximately, goes on on and off for a few mins
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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Buttonsy
Some use of moderately ableist language.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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msegirls
The black man is not the first character to die
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Is there hate speech?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexism
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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