The Power of the Dog
Movie • 2021
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A pair of brothers who own a large ranch in Montana are pitted against each other when one of them gets married.
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Yes. Although it doesn’t appear to be widely talked about, grooming, sexualization of a teenager, and psychological abuse are evident in the entire film.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Throughout
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Not hard drugs, but many characters smoke cigarettes throughout.
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Rose is an alcoholic.
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Really disliked the scene in which a horse is scared out of its mind by having a cloth repeatedly thrown/smacked in the face. The horse nearly falls trying to get away from the actor. Acting or not: there is no animal friendly way to create reactions like this. I can’t believe these things still happen to defenceless animals that have no idea it’s “just acting”. There should’ve been a better alternative with all the CGI that is available. Bad move on the producer’s part here…
EDIT: I’ve been working with horses all my life and I know the difference between “learned tricks” and natural behaviour. I know what I’m talking about that’s why the scene upsets me so much. This horse was scared far beyond what should be allowed within animal welfare guidelines.
EDIT: I’ve been working with horses all my life and I know the difference between “learned tricks” and natural behaviour. I know what I’m talking about that’s why the scene upsets me so much. This horse was scared far beyond what should be allowed within animal welfare guidelines.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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A horse is slapped in the face repeatedly
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Are rabbits harmed?
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A rabbit is dissected, and then later another is "put out of its misery" after breaking its leg.
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Are there snakes?
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No snake pictured but a snake is mentioned by Rose to her son when he surprises her with an animal in the bedroom.
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A rabbit is killed off screen for dissection. Can’t remember the exact time, but the dead rabbit is seen soon after the maid leaves the kitchen with a carrot because she wants to see it and feed it to him, not knowing it’s dead.
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Does a horse die?
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No. But there is horse abuse. The real kind sadly, not acting.
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Thankfully people didn't have pet cats during this time, just working animals
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Is there a dead animal?
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At around 20:42 there's a dead cow with its insides on the ground and its head on the table. At around1:29:58 there's a dead cow on the road shown from many angles.
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There's a close-up of a bug on a horse.
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Not really, but one could assume that a rabbit that was dissected was going to be a pet before said dissection happens.
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Phil grooms Abs sexualizes Peter, a teenager, throughout the film and culminated in the final scene together.
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Bodily Harm
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There is a scene of a dissected rabbit on a table.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Non-human. A bull is castrated on screen.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Phil is said to have convulsions at the end of the film.
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Is someone tortured?
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Phil psychologically tortured rose and Phil throughout.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Phil cuts the webbing between his fingers.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Not a human, but a rabbit breaks its leg and is quickly "put out of its misery" off camera.
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Phil has a bloody wound on his hand, shown during the scene with the wooden poles.
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Family
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Not on screen, but a parent dies from suicide prior to the events of the film.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Phil destroys peter’s paper flower in the restaurant scene
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Is there a shower scene?
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It's not a shower, but somebody is seen bathing in a river.
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Time stamp is ~ 1:09.30 starts coughing, and .37 she coughs something up.
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You can hear a rabbit's neck being snapped, though this is not shown.
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Does someone spit?
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She coughs some fluid up and then spits after.
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Large-scale Violence
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It does not happen within the film, but a character's earlier suicide is referenced
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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A character drinks untill they're unwell (headaches and vomiting) due to the bullying of another character. Which could be seen as a form of self harm.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Peter isn’t said to be autistic but it’s possible. He is bullied for traits that could be autistic
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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No but rose does ask Peter is he is eating as he is thin and doesn’t fill out the trousers, which could be triggering for some people
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Is there misophonia?
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The boy runs his fingers across the teeth of his comb. His mother says it gives her shivers, like when chalk scraped across the blackboard when she was in school.
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Rose has anxiety/attack when asked to play the piano in front of the governor
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Paranoia
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Rose is watched by Phil while she's in the alley.
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Refers to his brother as ‘fatso’ and otherwise degrading comments.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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The f slur is said once or twice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A few derogatory remarks alluding to diminished mental capacity
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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There's a solo masturbation scene, though we mainly see the character's lead-up to the act.
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Spoiler
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on paper it's sad, but I'd say in context of *why* the ending happens the way it does, it's...complicated
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Violence
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Mostly on animals
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