Does the dog die?
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The Whale
Movie • 2022 • Drama
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A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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There is a post on Facebook of a dead dog & they show it for a few seconds.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Yes. But they reconnect
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The daughter leaves silently after Charlie tries and fails to stand up and walk over to her without his walker.
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The separated couple has a fierce debate, but there is no physicality.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Charlie repeatedly defends and forgives his daughter who is insulting and cruel to everyone around her
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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No, though the protagonist is accused of "spying on" his estranged daughter by checking her public Facebook page.
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Are there abusive parents?
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A mother calls her daughter a monster. The mother is shown as being at the whits end when it comes to her rebellious daughter.
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Addiction
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The main character struggles with a food addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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It shows, the mother drinks at Charlie's house.
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one character is spiked with Ambien, two others smoke pot
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Does a pet die?
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Not a pet of the characters, but there is a brief photograph of a dead dog shown on a laptop screen.
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Is there a dead animal?
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we briefly see a picture of a dead dog on a laptop
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Assault
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No, but at one point, the teenage girl threatens to call the police and lie that the missionary was raping her.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Ellie threatens to call the police and say that the missionary raped her.
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Is someone drugged?
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A character is given sleeping pills in their drink without their knowledge, and they pass out for a while
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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Not technically, no. However, the protagonist's teenage daughter threatens to call the cops on a young man and falsely claim that he tried to rape her. She then laughs at his discomfort and says it was a joke, because she enjoys making him uncomfortable.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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one character shaves his face and accidentally cuts himself
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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nearly constant wheezing, and occasional choking and shortness of breath
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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The protagonist chokes on a sub he eats too quickly, about halfway through the movie. His friend has to help him cough the food back out. Additionally, he has breathing problems throughout the movie, frequently wheezing, and later requires an oxygen tank.
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Is someone choked?
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Not by someone else, but the main character does choke on a piece of food for a prolonged period of time.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Not shown but mentioned: characters discuss someone having committed suicide by jumping off of a bridge.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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A character is drugged with sleeping pills and passes out for a while
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Is someone stabbed?
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No, but a character is shown on screen slicing into a countertop with a knife.
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
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no, but a minor jokes about having sex with a pharmacist to get meds and lying about being raped
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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There's a photo of a dead dog on a Facebook post
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Does a major character die?
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It is not graphic but it is very emotional.
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Does someone die?
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a few characters are die or are already dead but nothing gory and not onscreen
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Yes, upon reflection. The protagonist refuses to go to a hospital (even after he learns he's dying from a heart condition), claiming that he can't afford healthcare. It's later revealed that he's saved all of his earnings for his estranged daughter. He was therefore denying himself lifesaving care in order to give his daughter a good life. His friend/off-the-clock caregiver is devastated by this reveal moments before his death.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Written in a poem and said outloud
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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brendan fraser plays the main character who has a plethora of illnesses and disabilities due to his obesity
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Drugs/Alcohol
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No, though there is a heated conversation about the dangers of it, after the protagonist is drugged with sleeping pills by his daughter.
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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Not depicted, but a large portion of the plot focuses on the aftermath of an affair
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Fear
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one that is used for shaving, no alone blade
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Is there a shower scene?
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nothing graphic
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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The beach/the ocean reoccur many times through memories.
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Gross
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Not specifically audio gore but there are explicit sounds of binge eating, vomiting, and overall some pretty gross sounds
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Does someone spit?
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Spitting after vomiting
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( slight spoilers ! )
I don’t have specific time stamps but
near the mid beginning, Charlie ( Brendan Fraser ) is given a meatball sandwich by Liz and he starts to retch & choke. It can be triggering.
Second, near the end of the movie after Charlie has a fight with his wife, he binges and then V during it. It was triggering and somewhat graphic
I don’t have specific time stamps but
near the mid beginning, Charlie ( Brendan Fraser ) is given a meatball sandwich by Liz and he starts to retch & choke. It can be triggering.
Second, near the end of the movie after Charlie has a fight with his wife, he binges and then V during it. It was triggering and somewhat graphic
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Not in the sense that a bisexual character is the one cheating. Charlie's sexuality is never given a label, only that he did end up with a man although he was in a relationship with a woman prior. It's heavily implied that he was unhappy with the woman and that the only reason he stayed with her was because of their child, Ellie.
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Loss
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Medical
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he refuses to go to hospital
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Does someone have cancer?
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No. Someone does use the term though, to say that the emotional damage caused by a cult-like religious group is "like a cancer."
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Mental Health
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Charlie's condition is implied to be caused by a trauma response to losing his partner.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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one character worries about other people seeing their appearance to the point of avoidance
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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There is a pretty graphic binge eating scene towards the end. The main character eats large amounts of food throughout as well.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Charlie's daughter is very aggressive and disrespectful of people's boundaries
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It is talked about a few times but not shown onscreen. However another death can be construed as a suicide as well.
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Not on screen but a character we only see pictures of committed suicide.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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The main character has a binge eating disorder.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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binge eating happens repeatedly
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Is there misophonia?
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lots of chewing
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Noxious
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Is there screaming?
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shouting not screaming
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Someone has voice recordings taken of them without their knowledge
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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The f slur is dropped casually. The d slur is also seen typed on a screen
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Is there hate speech?
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The protagonist is frequently insulted by his daughter, with the f slur and degrading comments about his weight. The daughter also uses the r slur to refer to a written assignment. The protagonist also asks a few people if they find his weight and poor health "disgusting," one of whom says yes.
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Are there fat jokes?
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The fat jokes are narratively used to make the deliverer of the jokes look like a bully rather than jokes for the audience to laugh with, but they are still vicious jokes
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Without seeing to much of the movie it seems like there is portrayal of a obese person who eats to much and lazy/ mostly negative things about this person, which kinda mocks and blames people who Are both obese and overweight
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Does the black guy die first?
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There are no black people in the movie
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Does an LGBT person die?
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One is not seen on screen but it is described and mentions he took his own life because his parents didn’t accept him when he came out. One other LGBT person does die on screen. It is not graphic.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The word “retarded” is used.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Not shown but it is talked about. Relationship between a professor and a student
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Is religion discussed?
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One character is a religious missionary who thinks God sent him to "save" Charlie.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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There’s porn shown on a laptop in the first scene
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Is there sexual content?
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the film opens with a character masturbating to porn
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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The main character has congestive heart failure.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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someone has congestive heart failure, but its only talked about specifically once or twice
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Social
Is existentialism debated?
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by the main character
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Is someone homeless?
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There is a character who talks about running away from his home and not knowing where to go. It is not clearly said that they're homeless but we can guess it.
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Are there fat suits?
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I wouldn't be surprised if this movie was why this trigger was added.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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the whole film is extremely bleak
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Not shown on screen but a character we only hear of and see pictures of died from suicide, jumped of a bridge.
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Is there blood/gore?
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a little bit of blood is shown when a character cuts his face whilst shaving
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