Does the dog die?
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The Black Phone
Movie • 2021
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Binn
dog gets left next to bicycle after child is kidnapped
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Abandonment
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
412 supporters
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howdywrites
Kind of. A parent insists one of the child characters is mentally ill rather than psychic and berates her that they're just dreams and nothing else
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Is someone stalked?
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Sid
Only briefly before the kidnappings
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Are there abusive parents?
107 supporters
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AnonymousFriends
YES!! A father beats his children on screen with a belt
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Binn
father in movie belts child violently
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Sid
The father physically and emotionally abuses his children
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Binn
father drinks a lot of alcohol and a side character does cocaine
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howdywrites
Cocaine is used on screen by a minor character
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
208 supporters
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Binn
father is an alcoholic
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Animal
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Is there a dead animal?
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DanyDrogo
Dead frogs about to be dissected- you do not see them die nor do you see anyone start to dissect them.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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zoie
no one is actually restrained, but characters are seen being grabbed and kidnapped
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technopilled
not sure what the other comment is talking about, as it is most definitely implied, and quite heavily so; the kidnapper plays a game with his victims called “naughty boy,” of which his “favorite part” is briefly discussed (though never explicitly clarified or shown). when playing the “naughty boy” game, he’s also half naked, for some reason. he also watches the main character as he sleeps, says he “won’t do anything [the main character] won’t like” in a suggestive tone, and the sexual component is both confirmed and intended by the director and writers. as a csa victim myself, it’s extremely difficult to miss.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Extremely implied
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Is there pedophilia?
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Pantalones
The Grabber is heavily implied to be a pedophile. There is no explicit sex on screen but he makes statements regarding children he kidnapped that suggest he molested them.
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Is someone drugged?
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natalie0215
the grabber sprays stuff in the kids mouth when he kidnaps them, it's referenced later:"you're already down here, what would i need to drug you for?"
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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howdywrites
No, but a lot of the characters can be seen with visible cuts to their face/body
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Does a head get squashed?
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Binn
a man gets an axe to the head towards end
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Binn
a man breaks his ankle towards end
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Is someone buried alive?
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Tdahlgreen
Someone is seen inside of a hole but not buried or covered
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Binn
one of the kidnapped children had blood covering his eyes, cant really see much else than that
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Is there body horror?
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A bit is shown through ghosts
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Is there excessive gore?
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Binn
no excessiveness, but a man gets axe to head and you see it. probably the most gory in movie
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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The grabber gets strangled
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
328 supporters
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Pantalones
A character is strangled with a phone cord
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Does someone become unconscious?
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natalie0215
the grabber punches finney very hard in the head, presumably knocking him out
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Does someone break a bone?
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Pantalones
A character falls in a hole and snaps their leg
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Is someone tortured?
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howdywrites
Not on screen, but it's verbally described. The main character is also borderline starved
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Are any teeth damaged?
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howdywrites
Child characters teeth bleed during a fight
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Is there a hanging?
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fraisierdesbois
There isn't a hanging per se, but someone gets strangled with a phone cord
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
444 supporters
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zoie
many minors are kidnapped and it his heavily implied their kidnapper gets pleasure out of watching them
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Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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Binn
you do not see them die, only their ghosts and the moments they were kidnapped.
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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The main character’s best friend gets murdered
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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It is mentioned that a parent has passed away due to unaliving themself.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Sid
Finney leaves his rocket pen behind in the basement when he escapes
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Does a family member die?
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off screen the main character’s mom is mentioned to have taken her own life
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Pantalones
Several children are kidnapped by a serial killer. They are abducted from the street and thrown into a van.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Binn
not super scary but a little startling. two of the victims appear very suddenly, one appears behind mc bloodied and one floating from the floor dripping with blood.
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Is there a shower scene?
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BleuC
A girl is shown briefly in a bathtub, but there is no nudity and only her head is visible.
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Are there clowns?
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carriewhite
the kidnapper is a magician, paints his face similar to a clown in one scene.
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Are there ghosts?
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Pantalones
Numerous ghosts of murdered children are seen.
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Gross
Does someone spit?
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howdywrites
Not spit perse but there's some blood coming out of mouths during the movie
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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catmeres
no but there is audio of someone peeing
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Is there audio gore?
387 supporters
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howdywrites
Occasionally, mainly towards the end
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
237 supporters
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gayrat
Absolutely yes! The cops take credit for solving the crime despite them not doing a dang thing, lol, and the film never interrogates/questions that.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Qu1nnd1g0
Well it's not a needle it's a spray can with a drug
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
250 supporters
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swoonsing
The killer/kidnapper is clearly "unhinged," but no diagnoses are referenced and none really even come to mind. It's just standard horror movie villainy.
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Is there misophonia?
238 supporters
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fraisierdesbois
Eating sounds
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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howdywrites
Somewhat. Kid panics when he is kidnapped/can't escape
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Not during the movie or on screen, but it is mentioned that the mother of the main characters unalived herself.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
573 supporters
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But the kidnapper starves the victim
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
262 supporters
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Dannythetwo
The alcoholic and violent father appears to suffer from ptsd due to his wife’s suicide.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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sapphicstrodes
lots of scenes take place in a small basement
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Oakydxn_
It’s not said like this, but it was said that a parent killed themself
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
272 supporters
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Sid
During the dream sequences
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Are there flashing lights or images?
353 supporters
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dmackadelic
only emergency vehicle lights. im epileptic and saw this movie with no problem
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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natalie0215
f word is used a few times
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does an LGBT person die?
639 supporters
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Anonymous
Implied that Robin may have been LGBT
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Is there hate speech?
417 supporters
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Sid
Homophobia and a bit of racism
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Are there n-words?
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Cryptid_Crow
A slur for a latine/latinx person is used.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
590 supporters
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Binn
f slur
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fraisierdesbois
The protagonist is called "a girl" by bullies in the school bathroom
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
222 supporters
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thelocalmaniac
It is heavily implied the villain SAs his child victims. Nothing is shown on screen or technically discussed, but there are undeniable implications and the directors have suggested it was intentional.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Yes
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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thelocalmaniac
Villain says a few overly flirtatious things to minor, but nobody is shown in any problematic state of undress.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Social
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Yes
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
536 supporters
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catmeres
it’s bittersweet but satisfying
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
180 supporters
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howdywrites
It was hard to tell but I'm pretty sure the kid runs into the van rather than gets hit
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
546 supporters
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Binn
children get beat up a couple times, bloodied victims appear throughout movie, a man gets hit with an axe to the head
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