Life as a House

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When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abuse
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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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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
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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 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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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
There is a character who agrees to do a sexual activity for drugs. And he is upset with himself afterwards. So not exactly assault but still kind of iffy.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
A character choose to asphyxiate himself to get high
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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 a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
Not for suicide though. A character chooses to asphyxiate himself to get high.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
A character passes out a couple times, but no seizures
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Beth9
Although someone does break two fingers.
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
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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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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
Not exactly fart or spit, but there is talk about a character's smelly poops
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Is there audio gore?
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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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 self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The nurse is feeding him around 20 minutes in and there are chewing noises
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Although a character does mention that her ex husband is skinnier than he used to be.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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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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Does the black guy die first?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
"queer" gets used as an insult
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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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 plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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Near the start the dad jumps into the ocean but it’s not clear if he’s ok or not - he is fine.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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