Serenity
Movie • 2005 • Sci-Fi
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One of the characters is abused in the beginning of the movie. She is around 16/17.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone stalked?
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One of the key conflicts of the film centers around an antagonistic government agent tracking down one of the protagonists.
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A cage of chickens gets bumped into at the beginning of a hovercar chase.
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Rape is mentioned in the beginning of the film by word, and is implied throughout the rest of the film
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Is rape mentioned?
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Near the beginning the word is mentioned in context of a warning of what the big bad does to their enemies. Is also shown off screen and you can hear the person screen.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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In a scene where a character who previously was subjected to years of mental conditioning is triggered by a subliminal transmission to start a bar fight, one of her comrades and fellow crewmates steps in an attempt to pacify her by placing her in a body-hold. She instinctively grabs hold of his "private area" and wrenches hard to coerce him to let go. It's a quick action, and it's played off as a joke at the crewmate's expense in a later scene.
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Is there body horror?
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The reavers are pretty much body horror personified.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Cannibalism is implied and discussed several times but never seen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A character is hit in the throat and struggles to breathe as a result
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Does someone break a bone?
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A protagonist ends a brutal hand-to-hand fight with an antagonist by incapacitating them, breaking their back so they can't move. The injury is temporary and the antagonist in question lives and is mobile by the end of the film.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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While not a seizure per se, one of the protagonists collapses on the floor violently when she senses nearby Reavers during a heist.
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Is someone tortured?
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A character is being tortured in the beginning scene of the movie but nothing past that.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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A child speaks with her mother, who gets killed by a Reaver. It's implied the child dies shortly after offscreen.
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Fear
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Although The Reaves appear to be possessed, there is a scientific explanation ascribed to their behavior.
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Are there ghosts?
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A character with supernatural abilities says she "Hears their(dead people's) voices, and they are saying nothing"
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Are there jump scares?
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Most of them are used as jarring transitions from dream sequences experienced by a character who has become unstable due to mental conditioning.
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Gross
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There is a brief moment where a protagonist vomits.
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Does someone spit?
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Main character spits blood in after an end fight scene
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Are needles/syringes used?
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There's a very disturbing scene where a needle is forcefully jabbed into River's forehead during the beginning flashback.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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A main character is shown in an institution-like setting at the beginning of the film.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The opening scene takes place in a research laboratory used for behavioral modification. The titular ship where the protagonists make their home also features a small med lab that is briefly used for simple medical tasks like injections.
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It is mentioned that The Reavers ritualistically mutilate themselves, and brief examples are shown near the end of the film
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Yes, but context matters: one of the featured protagonists has experienced traumatic events prior to the start of the film in which she was submitted to behavioral experiments in an effort to turn her into a living weapon. She is ultimately saved by her brother, but the resulting PTSD has made her relatively emotionally aloof and "weird" to the other crewmates of the Serenity (not unlike behaviors that could be attributed to those diagnosed on the autism spectrum). In addition, because of the mental conditioning she previously received, certain key phrases or subliminal messaging could trigger her to act violently with dispassionate efficiency, but the film makes it clear the character is not in control when this occurs. That said, this causes many of the crew to be wary of her, in the event she "snaps" again.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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A main character is afflicted by numerous attacks throughout the film
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A character mentions wanting to be killed by a gun.
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Does the black guy die first?
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A black character is the first named character to die onscreen.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The words moron, dumbass and idiot are thrown around.
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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There is a mention of sex throughout the film, and two characters are kissing in an implied manner at the end of the film.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Three main characters die, and a funeral is held for them, but the story is resolved ideally
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Vehicular
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There is a chase scene involving two hovercraft
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Does a plane crash?
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Multiple space ships crash, both in space and on land.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Lots of explosions, none are nuclear or reminiscent of historical nuclear events.
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