Home Alone
Movie • 1990
ReportEight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
This movie contains 26 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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GreyCaprice
No one says anything to Kevin when they leave, but that is because they don't realize they are leaving without him.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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Yes but unintentionally
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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GreyCaprice
From what we see of them in the film, Kevin's parents could be interpreted as neglectful, and/or emotionally abusive.
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Is someone stalked?
17 supporters
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oreoicecrem
the burglars lowkey stalk the little boy
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GreyCaprice
Kevin gets into a fight with his older brother, and it is implied that his brother sometimes beats him up.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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oreoicecrem
kevin is emotionally abused by his family
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Addiction
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
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mureena
Kevin falls on his brother's pet tarantula's terrarium breaking it. The spider isn't injured. Later Kevin uses the tarantula as a prop against the robbers and they try to kill it.
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Are there spiders?
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oreoicecrem
kevins older brother has a big pet tarantula, he picks it up and puts it on the bad guy's face. you see a close up of the spider landing on his face (from his perspective). i like to close my eyes during that part
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Are there bugs?
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563636
A big spider
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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GreyCaprice
We don't see it, but it is implied that Kevin's brother Buzz sometimes beats him up.
Kevin also mentions that he has a friend who got beaten up for wearing dinosaur pajamas, and that he thinks he would get beaten up at school if he wore a certain sweater.
Kevin also mentions that he has a friend who got beaten up for wearing dinosaur pajamas, and that he thinks he would get beaten up at school if he wore a certain sweater.
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Is someone restrained?
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GreyCaprice
Kevin is briefly hung on a coat hook by the burglars near the end of the film.
Later, the burglars are taken away in handcuffs.
Later, the burglars are taken away in handcuffs.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Anonymous
Not by someone else
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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oreoicecrem
kevin uses hedgeclippers to chop a rope
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Are any hands damaged?
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GreyCaprice
One the robbers burns his hand badly on a doorknob, and we see that it has branded his hand.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
16 supporters
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GreyCaprice
The burglars seem to have the wind knocked out of them several times.
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Is there cannibalism?
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iheartreadingg
at the end a character threatens to “bite off his fingers” and he puts his finger in his mouth but doesnt get the chance to actually do anything!!
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Is someone burned alive?
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oreoicecrem
kevin sets some booby traps and one guy gets his head set on fire as well as burns his hand on a hot doorknob, he lives
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Is there body horror?
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SiRenfield
Lots of injuries though
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Does a head get squashed?
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oreoicecrem
a guy gets an iron dropped on his head and another guy gets his head set on fire. where is another scene where kevin drops paint buckets on their heads, their heads arent properly squashed and they both live
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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CassetteMeower
Judging by how badly the burglars feet were injured from Kevin’s traps they might have gotten one, but they seem to be walking okay.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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oreoicecrem
a guy has a gold tooth which gets knocked out when he hits his head
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Does someone become unconscious?
3 supporters
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GreyCaprice
Two people are knocked unconscious with a shovel.
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Does someone break a bone?
15 supporters
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Anonymous
No explicit broken bones but a lot of the injuries are more severe than are actually shown and there should absolutely be several broken bones. There aren’t any proper bone crunching sounds or any real injuries shown though.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
47 supporters
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porridgegoats
One of the villains is shot with an air gun in his Private Area.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
29 supporters
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oreoicecrem
a guy steps on a nail and it gets proper stuck in his foot, at another point the same guy steps on broken glass xmas ornaments
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Is someone tortured?
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oreoicecrem
basically kevins house is being robbed, so he has to booby trap it. you could say the two burglars were being tortured
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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jdpamv
The burglars fall from staircases after getting struck by some of the traps.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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oreoicecrem
the burglars try to climb across a rope and Kevin cuts it, they smash into the wall but they are fine after
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Is someone stabbed?
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KendraLevi
No stabbing but one character steps on a nail and broken glass barefoot
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Is there excessive gore?
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CassetteMeower
The burglars are injured a lot by Kevin’s traps, but there’s no specific gore.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Anonymous
At one point a kid sorta gets kidnapped (the bad guys are there and they have control of the situation) but it is very short lived (less than three minutes I’m fairly certain) and he does not get injured or taken to a secondary location.
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Does a parent die?
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CassetteMeower
No, but his parents pretty much abandon Kevin unknowingly.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Dorianaz9
not destroyed but burglars step on Kevin's toys. He's not sad about that
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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563636
I mean kinda a kid is shown just after the shower wrapped up in a towel
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Are there mannequins?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Kevin creates the illusion of a party at the house using manequins.
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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mureena
It's mentioned Kevin's cousin wets the bed if he drinks before sleeping but it's not shown.
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Does someone vomit?
58 supporters
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MichaelOttinger
Younger brother wanted cheese pizza. Mean older brother says he had the last slice but with barf it back up for him. He then pretends to gag and dry heave.
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Is there audio gore?
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wotur
no, I always look away during the stepping-on-nail scene and all you hear is Marv screaming
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
4 supporters
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AliceBell
It was made in 1990s
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
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wotur
throughout the film cops are shown to be incompetent, dismissive or lazy. the villain poses as a cop at the start of the film.
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Is there incarceration?
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GreyCaprice
The burglars get arrested near the end of the film.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
21 supporters
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oreoicecrem
a guy steps on a nail
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
28 supporters
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CassetteMeower
I think Kevin is going to have PTSD as a result of the traumatic experience with the burglars, but no PTSD is seen on screen.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
25 supporters
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wotur
someone does pretend to vomit and makes gagging sounds (see Does Someone Vomit?)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
17 supporters
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porridgegoats
No but Marv wonders if Kevin committed suicide by jumping out of a window (he didn't though).
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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oreoicecrem
kevin has an anxiety attack under his parents bed
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Is there autism specific abuse?
30 supporters
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punkrotte
not really, but the way kevin is mistreated and the things he's mistreated for is very relatable as an autistic (being "picky," having difficulties doing things like packing for a trip, being "annoying" and "difficult" etc.) the way he reacts to his mistreatment is also very relatable
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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SiRenfield
Language might be a bit more crass compared to today’s PG films usually nothing more serious than “damn” or “crap” but a few references to ”shit” and “ass”. Everyone even makes fun of how Joe Pesci of all people doesn’t curse in this movie
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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563636
Its christmas theres lights everywhere
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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acidic_mint
This movie is completely safe for my fellow tokophobes. :)
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Prejudice
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EverettBell1883
One of the Robbers is Jewish but that’s not why he’s a criminal
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Odonore
Barely. His brother's girlfriend is a boy in a wig, but is not mentioned directly in the movie and exists only for a single scene where he looks at a photo of her.
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Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Nobody dies
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
27 supporters
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Anonymous
Uses of words like stupid and dumb, two of the leads are used as comic relief because they are “stupid”. It’s pretty consistent throughout the movie but not much other than that.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Briefly. There are scenes inside a church and Christmas hymns are sung.
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
26 supporters
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GreyCaprice
Kevin finds a playboy magazine and a photo of a girl in his brother's room (nothing is shown, he only comments on thembriefly).
Two of Kevin's relatives discuss if French women shave their armpits, and if there will be nude beaches open during the winter.
Two of Kevin's relatives discuss if French women shave their armpits, and if there will be nude beaches open during the winter.
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Are there nude scenes?
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GreyCaprice
Kevin is shown post-shower a couple times, but only from the torso up.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
12 supporters
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jdpamv
Kevin isn't ridiculed for crying but his emotions aren't respected by his family until the end of the film.
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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MichaelOttinger
Santa: Damn. How can you give Kris Kringle a parking ticket on Christmas Eve? What's next, rabies shots for the Easter Bunny?
Kevin: Santa, hold on. Can I talk to you for a second?
Santa: Yes, but make it quick. Santa's got a little get together he's late for.
Kevin: Okay. I know you're not the real Santa Claus.
Santa: [his beard is pulled down, revealing his real face] What makes you say that? Er, just out of curiosity.
Kevin: I'm old enough to know how it works.
Santa: All right.
Kevin: But I also know that you work for him. And I'd like you to give him a message. [The message is that he wants his family to come back.]
Kevin: Santa, hold on. Can I talk to you for a second?
Santa: Yes, but make it quick. Santa's got a little get together he's late for.
Kevin: Okay. I know you're not the real Santa Claus.
Santa: [his beard is pulled down, revealing his real face] What makes you say that? Er, just out of curiosity.
Kevin: I'm old enough to know how it works.
Santa: All right.
Kevin: But I also know that you work for him. And I'd like you to give him a message. [The message is that he wants his family to come back.]
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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MichaelOttinger
A van driver is pulling out of a driveway. A little boy is walking down the sidewalk. The van almost hits the boy but stops just in time.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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oreoicecrem
Kevin nearly does but he's like millimetres away from the car
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
31 supporters
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wotur
violent but not gory, it's implied rather than showing blood
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Is there gun violence?
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oreoicecrem
Kevin shoots the burglars with a bb gun
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