Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2025 • Mystery
ReportDDD Official Review
"Wake Up Dead Man" is a solid who-done-it told somewhat out of order. I personally wasn't bothered by Daniel Craig's accent as ridiculous as it is. The mystery itself is intriguing. As you watch, you will want to step into Benoit Blanc's shoes and solve it yourself.A girl get's slapped (the scene is shown twice), at least on person is killed (duh), but the only thing that really stands out is one scene involving bodies dissolving in acid.
Synopsis
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Character is left with a woman who is made to believe she is the characters illegitimate sister, finds out she actually had the character dumped on her after real father did not acknowledge the parentage of character.
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Abuse
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A child is hit in the face a few times
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
139 supporters
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A grown woman throws herself at a young Girl and beats her.
That is the closest thing to brutalisation of a woman in this movie.
That is the closest thing to brutalisation of a woman in this movie.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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The child who has been hit in the face forgives the hitter
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Is someone gaslighted?
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There is no active gaslighting of one character by another, but the killer's actions make another character doubt their perception of reality to the point where they falsely believe to have killed someone.
It is not clear if the killer is even aware of this. It is certainly not intentional.
It is not clear if the killer is even aware of this. It is certainly not intentional.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
33 supporters
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to alcohol
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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One of the characters takes a lot of alcohol to cope. It is not shown a lot on screen but it is relevant to that character’s storyline.
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Alcohol and Cigerettes.
There is also a scene of one charcter getting drugged but noone consumes drugs voluntarily.
There is also a scene of one charcter getting drugged but noone consumes drugs voluntarily.
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Assault
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No, however Mosignoir Wicks regularly confesses his sexual activities to Father Jud as a way to assert his dominance over the new priest in town and to make him feel uncomfortable from the get-go.
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Is there pedophilia?
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there is no sexual content aside from dialogue mentions
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Is someone drugged?
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SPOILER*
One character spikes another character's drink with the intent of killing them.
However, the other character finds out in time and manages to switch the drinks.
One character spikes another character's drink with the intent of killing them.
However, the other character finds out in time and manages to switch the drinks.
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Is someone held under water?
37 supporters
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No: they find a scene where it looks like someone was held under liquid, but it isn't water, and (spoiler) they were already dead when it happened
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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One of the priests is a bully and beats the other priest to the floor in order to make a point in what previously was a verbal confrontation.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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there is no sexual content aside from dialogue mentions
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Wicks' power play "confessions" to Jud would probably be considered sexual harassment, but not assault
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A Girl punched in the face by a woman repeatedly in one scene.
A woman's hand gets angrily slapped away by a man when she points at him.
A woman's hand gets angrily slapped away by a man when she points at him.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
142 supporters
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no - someone is stabbed in the back with a lot of blood and someone’s remains are shown in a vat of acid, but it mostly just looks like a skeleton
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Is there body horror?
107 supporters
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No but a dead body's arms are melted off with some sort of corrosive material offscreen
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Is someone buried alive?
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Not buried but put into a tomb they can leave at any time.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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A character (SPOILER) swallows a jewel and dies immediately after. Probably not the reason of death but it could seem like it is, since it's a big jewel
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Are any hands damaged?
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Not shown on screen, we just see the aftermath.
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Is someone choked?
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Two characters are "posed" to portray a choking. No actual choking occurs.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Quite a big theme in this film
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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As the other comment mentioned, they are already dead and it this moment is played for laughs, or at least everyone at the theater I saw it at laughed.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Several characters. One is knocked out with a punch to the face at almost 1:34 in the film. Another is drugged and falls unconscious.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Not really.
But there is one mention of a character having undergone a medical procedur in the past that makes them unable to get an erection.
But there is one mention of a character having undergone a medical procedur in the past that makes them unable to get an erection.
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Children
Does a kid die?
111 supporters
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No, a kid is attacked in a flashback but she's fine
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
26 supporters
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It's a murder mystery so there is at least one death.
Spoilers for how many die:
At least five of them. One is shown to "die" twice.
Spoilers for how many die:
At least five of them. One is shown to "die" twice.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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A character commits suicide due to their guilt but no one sacrifices themselves to save another
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Does a major character die?
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It is a murder mystery afterall
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
42 supporters
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The "lib**rd" variant is used
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
33 supporters
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Supporting Character is in a wheelchair and has an unspecified "chronic illness" however the actress is able-bodied.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
27 supporters
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Someone intentionally takes a lethal dose of a sedative. They are explicitely NOT an addict. So overdose might be the wrong term here.
Two people are being killed with a drug, both weren't aware of consuming the drug. Overdose might be the wrong term here as well.
Two people are being killed with a drug, both weren't aware of consuming the drug. Overdose might be the wrong term here as well.
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Family
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Does a family member die?
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Monsignor's grandfather and mother die, before the events of the film but Monsignor's grandfather's death is shown in a flashback twice.
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Does someone cheat?
30 supporters
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I would say no -- There is an illegitimate child, but the father wasn't in another relationship when fathering the child.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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I'd even say the removal from the situatuon is just semi forcefully.
He kind of pushes him around nonviolently. The other person is canonically stronger and chose to only verbally resist, while being aware they are by no means in danger.
He kind of pushes him around nonviolently. The other person is canonically stronger and chose to only verbally resist, while being aware they are by no means in danger.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
96 supporters
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In the lead up to the penultimate confession/evidence reveal scene, Blanc interrupts the officer in the church by playing loud organ music suddenly. There's no tense lead up, but the noise is loud and sudden and will cause someone to startle
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Is someone possessed?
22 supporters
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Someone is shown in what is described as a “demonic rage” however she is not possessed
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Are there ghosts?
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Someone is coming back from the dead but is only shown corporeal, not ghostlike
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
171 supporters
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There is a gag (due to bad smell) as a couple characters are heading downstairs to a basement, but safe, no v.
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Is there audio gore?
71 supporters
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They made the corpse sound super moist for some reason.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
51 supporters
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Just because a cop is a decent person doesn't automatically make it copaganda.
The cop in this movie is mostly portrayed in a neutral manner and her main concern is to do her job. No utmost heroic actions come from her.
The cop in this movie is mostly portrayed in a neutral manner and her main concern is to do her job. No utmost heroic actions come from her.
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Is there incarceration?
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no, but there is a large threat of it, and there is a scene where a character almost turns themself in
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
74 supporters
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No, transphobia is mentioned and there is anti-trans language used in a long ramble about right wing talking points ('the trans thing' 'the pronouns thing') by someone who is right wing, but it's a scene meant to laugh at them.
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Live Theatre
Is there smoke or haze?
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The forest is quite misty
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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No. A very expensive and possibly sentimental statue/jewelry box is destroyed, but the only person who might care doesn't find out.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
27 supporters
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No character in the movie has cancer, but the main character uses the word cancer multiple times as a metaphor and receives a call from a woman who talks about her mother who has a brain tumor and is in hospice
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Are there heart attacks?
23 supporters
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No however there are a few deaths that appear to be heart attacks before being explained.
SPOILER:
- one by choking
- one by brain aneurysm
- one by poisoning
SPOILER:
- one by choking
- one by brain aneurysm
- one by poisoning
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Is there a hospital scene?
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No but there is a morgue scene
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Mental Health
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a character ingests poison off screen and passes away on screen !!!!! spoiler !!!!!
it’s towards the end of the film, when jud, benoit, and martha are talking in the church. the character passes away on screen after they revealing the entire story
it’s towards the end of the film, when jud, benoit, and martha are talking in the church. the character passes away on screen after they revealing the entire story
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attempt is off screen, but they pass away on screen
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
36 supporters
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It's a mystery movie; you have to reconsider what you know constantly. There's lots of plots and deceptions, pretty on par with the other two films'.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
31 supporters
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Somone is consensually being put in a small space but isn’t really being shown there nor is panicking
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Are there anxiety attacks?
29 supporters
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no but i would say when josh brolin’s chatacter leaves the confessional, he’s very visibly shaken and distraught by something - likely have had, or about to have a panic attack
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No. The instance discussed in the comments is not dissociation - the character was physically knocked unconscious and wakes up beside what he believes is evidence he killed someone, but it's obvious to the audience that nothing happened and he finds out fairly quickly. No actual dissociation or lost time is experienced.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Yes lots of screaming and tears frequently
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
62 supporters
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Very strong flashing from 1:34:00 to about 1:35:35. The priest slips in mud, runs into the forest and a fist knocks him out. The flashing starts immediately after you see the fist and is over when the dialogue starts up again.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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some cussing but nothing crazy
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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In the lead up to the penultimate confession/evidence reveal scene, Blanc interrupts the officer in the church by playing loud organ music suddenly. There's no tense lead up however.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
15 supporters
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The first part does feel kind of like it's being narrated to the audience
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
1 supporters
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No babies, a brief toddler in a flashback
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
64 supporters
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I wanna say it’s implied, we see a gay couple angrily leaving the church
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
52 supporters
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There is a disabled character who is manipulated multiple times into searching for a "cure" or "fix". Someone thinks a miracle has happened when they stand up from their wheelchair, but they're just an ambulatory user. The misunderstanding is played off as a quick laugh point (at the misunderstander, not the disabled person)
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Is there hate speech?
40 supporters
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The r-slur (the "lib**rd" version). Other discrimination is brought up in a condemnatory manner.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
16 supporters
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It is the MAIN theme of the movie.
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Are there demons or Hell?
1 supporters
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No, but there is a devil themed pub and some devil imagery.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
84 supporters
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No
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There is description of masturbation
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Are there nude scenes?
69 supporters
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No nudity but we do see a nearly naked corpse
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Is someone sexually objectified?
55 supporters
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A flashback character is called the "harlot whore" who slept around and wears scanty clothing, but that's it. The camera doesn't sexualize her, nor does anyone else
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is someone terminally ill?
29 supporters
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Not a character we see but a character talks about their terminally ill mother
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
17 supporters
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A major side character gave up their musical instrument due to a chronic illness. She is in a wheelchair and her illness (or her hope to get healed) is her main motivator.
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Social
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Yes
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Yes
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Is someone homeless?
4 supporters
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A character is told they are being thrown out of the house. He's an adult, a bad person and we don't see this happening, nor it seems like a problem to the character
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Yes
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
80 supporters
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Blood and a decomposed corpse are shown
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