Does the dog die?
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A Christmas Story
Movie • 1983 • Comedy
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It’s the official does the dog die
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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The movie depicts a lot of older parenting techniques that have fallen out of favor for being considered abusive. It doesn't necessarily glorify them though.
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Audio of a woman beating her son. Played for laughs, but upsetting.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abusive in ways that were common in the 1940s, such as putting a bar of soap in a child's mouth for misbehaving, and telling a child "I'll give you something to cry about".
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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not really- a bully hides on the route home and chases kids a bit, but that’s all
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Addiction
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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No, however, at one point in the movie a dog’s ear gets stuck in a door. The dog doesn’t suffer further injuries and is fine
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No, however a dead duck is served as food with the head still on, and then decapitated, which some viewers may find disturbing.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but i couldn't find anything relating to animal violence on-set after spending a while looking it up.
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Is there a dead animal?
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the head of a duck, part of a meal
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Is an animal sad?
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A man slams the door behind him when being chased by dogs, and one of the dogs briefly has their ear caught in the door. The man goes back to free the dog.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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there are no rabbits.
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Does a dragon die?
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unfortunately, there are no dragons in A Christmas Story.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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Yes. Someone is held against their will
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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a bully is also beaten up in the film.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Not in the traditional way but a child has a bandage on his tongue
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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There are jokes about BB guns being able to shoot your eye out. The protagonist believes he actually did shoot his eye out with a BB gun at one point, however, the BB only hit his glasses. There’s also a fantasy scene in which the protagonist goes blind
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Is there a hanging?
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The main character ponders what form of torture is coming to him after cursing (only mentioned) and hanging is mentioned
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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a character is excessively bundled up, and though his voice is muffled, he can breathe just fine.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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no, though a kid’s mouth is covered with a scarf briefly and he can’t move it. his voice is muffled/unintelligible for a bit but is able to breathe fine, it’s just part of a silly scene and i don’t think it would bother most people.
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Is someone choked?
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A bully is beaten up. It’s hard to tell if he’s choked or not, but I’d say no.
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Is there decapitation?
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The duck is already dead.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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It’s implied that the father falls down the basement stairs. You don’t see anything, you just hear it. He then blames it on tripping on a roller skate on the stairs.
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Is someone tortured?
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The main character ponders what form of torture is coming to him after cursing (only mentioned)
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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There is a fantasy scene in which the main child imagines having gone blind, wears sunglasses, and holds a white cane. The actor is not blind.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Fear
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Are there clowns?
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There are definitely clowns, not sure how so many people said no!! Multiple clowns at the Christmas parade, one comes pretty close and looks into the camera.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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There is absolutely NO vomit in this movie. The scene mentioned in the other comment happens after Ralphie beats up his bully. Since he’s crying and upset from the fight, his mother has him put his head in the sink so she can splash cold water on his face. She also puts a wash cloth on the back of Ralphie’s neck to cool him down. He absolutely does not get sick!
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there copaganda?
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There’s a fantasy sequence in which the main character (acting as a cowboy-era sheriff) shoots some burglars and cops pull a boy’s tongue off of a frozen pole, but it’s not really copaganda
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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The father’s favorite lamp is broken/destroyed, but it’s not an artifact.
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Medical
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Is electro-therapy used?
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No, however, a fuse is seen blowing with sparks
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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The child is a picky eater and though the parents don't like it and pressure him to eat, it's with the "kids are starving in other countries" kind of nonsense, and the mother cajoles him into eating in a humorous way that leaves him laughing and utterly delighted.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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maybe mildly- a child willingly crawls into a small area and doesn’t seem uncomfortable, and the camera doesn’t focus on the confined space really.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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There are quite a few crying fits/meltdowns.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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There are vivid daydreams, not flashbacks.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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There’s a scene where the kids are going to see Santa Claus in a department store and the employees playing Santa and the elfs are clearly fed up, there are a lot of kids screaming because they’re scared of Santa, the whole scene is anxiety inducing and the kids are clearly distressed.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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There’s a kid next to Ralphie in the line to Santa who seems to embody stereotypical traits of autism. He’s used as a comedic device and doesn’t appear anywhere else.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Briefly when the children meet Santa Claus
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Does a baby cry?
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Children scream multiple times, however
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Is there screaming?
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The kids in the movie scream A LOT. If you're sensitive to this, you'll probably want to steer clear.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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The bully watches the boys in order to sneak up and scare them.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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he does look right into the camera… at least once. thinking of the scene after he shoots his glasses where he’s at the bathroom sink and successfully conned his mom into caring for him with his fake crying. he looks at the camera/audience and smiles and raises his eyebrows.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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There are some jokes about Ralphie's aunt thinking he's a girl based on the gifts she gives him. Not misgendering, but reinforcing old-fashioned gender norms.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Ralphie is mocked for wearing a pink rabbit costume meant for a girl
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Is there hate speech?
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There is no hate SPEECH but there is a very racist depiction of some Asian men singing Christmas carols.
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Does the black guy die first?
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One of the only deaths is when Ralph shoots a burglar with his BB gun. That’s the first death and the man is black
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Are there fat jokes?
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Whoops not an outright fat joke, a kid bundled up in several layers of clothing falls at one point, screams about not being to get up because of the layers, and eventually needs help which may possibly be viewed as a fat joke
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Chinese carolers struggle to pronounce the "L" sounds in the song "Deck the Halls" ("Fa-ra-ra") in an excruciatingly long scene.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Possibly, when the bully is being beaten up Ralphie yells gibberish that sounds like the word a few times.
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Relationships
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Religious
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Is religion discussed?
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Very briefly in the beginning
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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The father of the protagonist gets a sexual lamp made to look like a leg as a prize but it’s nothing too serious
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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No but there’s a lamp that looks like a sexy woman’s leg in fishnets and pumps.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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A bully mocked ralphie for crying
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Sickness
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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A clown wears one.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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The ending is happy
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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The parents are shown getting out the presents to put under the Christmas tree when the children go to bed.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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The car doesn't break down it had a flat tire
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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The bully bleeds after karma gets him (Ralphie beats him up)
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Is there gun violence?
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played for laughs/imagined
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