Better Man
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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Robbie's dad leaves and this is a recurring theme throughout the film - Robbie is depicted as a monkey, so in a way, an animal is abandoned. However, no other animals are abandoned.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Robbie father leaves to pursue career in entertainment. Is absent.
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Abuse
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Neglect and absence by a father. Slight meanness to child Robert.
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Not violent abuse but characters have abusive relationships with their parents.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Father is mostly just absent, but he is also a bit mean to child Robert.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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The abuse that is forgiven is absence and neglect. It is not intense.
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Addiction
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Yes, but the character who suffers from addiction does sober up
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Cocaine and various pills frequently pop up, and there’s one scene late in the film where a character is explicitly using heroin in the bathroom
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In a surreal fight scene, Robbie stabs and kills a younger version of himself, who is also depicted as a monkey. Otherwise, no animals die.
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Assault
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Is someone held under water?
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There’s a scene where Robbie is stuck underwater, with a sheet of ice blocking him from getting out. The scene lasts for about two minutes.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Bodily Harm
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Is there body horror?
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In an homage to the Rock DJ video, one of the “phantom” monkeys that haunts Robbie is flayed
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Toward the end of the movie, in another moment of despair Robbie very nearly uses a razor blade to cut his wrist.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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During the underwater scene
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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At one point before one of Robbie’s solo shows, he falls in slow motion down the middle of a spiral stair case into show feathers.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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The main character is a drug addict, and overdoses multiple times throughout the film.
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Is there decapitation?
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When he is fighting all his old selves at Knebworth, he d* one of his old selves.
When he is fighting all his old selves at Knebworth, he d* one of his old selves.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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There are scenes showing the members of Take That performing shows in revealing outfits, possibly when some of the band were minors (their ages aren't mentioned but Robbie later says he became famous at 15).
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Does a kid die?
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In a metaphorical fight scene late in the movie wherein Robbie fights and kills other versions of himself, the scene ends with Robbie stabbing a childhood version of himself in the chest with a dagger, killing him. The metaphorical nature of this scene makes this "kid death" easier to swallow.
In a metaphorical fight scene late in the movie wherein Robbie fights and kills other versions of himself, the scene ends with Robbie stabbing a childhood version of himself in the chest with a dagger, killing him. The metaphorical nature of this scene makes this "kid death" easier to swallow.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Robbie's gran (although the death is not shown).
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Does someone die?
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Robbie's nan dies. Her death isn't shown but her funeral is.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Not fatally, but Robbie overdoses multiple times throughout the film.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Robbie's grandmother dies, and they are shown to have had a very close relationship, but neither of his parents dies.
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Does someone cheat?
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Robbie cheats on his fiancée, although this isn't shown on screen. She finds a fake nail in Robbie's bed during the scene in which they break up.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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liam gallagher
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Is there a shower scene?
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Bath, not shower
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Sorry to be pedantic but the song is land of 1000 dances (just incase anyone is listening out for the wrong song it catches them out!)
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Not strictly speaking, but Robbie mentions that there has been media speculation about his sexuality.
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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At at least one point, Robbie uses an IV drug, but it is not shown graphically.
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Mental Health
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A man struggling with mental illness during a period of substance abuse considers taking his life.
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No attempt is shown but there is a scene where Robbie looks at a razor blade and appears to be strongly considering it.
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At the end of the Knebworth fight scene, Robbie slashes himself with a dagger. He is then shown alone on a frozen lake holding a razor blade. Blood is shown dripping onto the floor. The next scene shows him entering rehab.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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The r-slur
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Robbie often tells himself how ugly he is, how much he hates his body, etc.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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The main character has chronic depression.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Robbie imagines himself in different places sometimes, but it’s not super jarring.
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Noxious
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Is there screaming?
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Multiple scenes where fans scream.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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There is a surreal scene where Robbie remains underwater for a while after crashing a car into a lake. He is shown fighting off fans/paparazzi who are also under the water and when he tries to surface he is trapped under ice.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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All the way through (mostly paparazzi camera flashes but also lots of artistic lighting with flickering/strobing effects)
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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The abortion isn't shown, but Robbie's fiancée is shown going into a clinic with her manager. The couple are then shown grieving (briefly, in a montage scene) and there is a broken crib in their house.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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No homophobic slurs. A boyband visits a gay club for cynical reasons (to tap into a certain market) when they first start touring, but they don't say anything homophobic.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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R-slur
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Is there hate speech?
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The r-slur.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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No one else sees Robbie as a monkey, so I would say technically not. But he is often sexually objectified, and has some erotic scenes where he is a monkey.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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In one scene, Robbie has sex with someone in a bar (both people are clothed) and his face is shown when he ejaculates.
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Are there nude scenes?
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There were two scenes featuring nude women, and one featuring nude men.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Sort of. A male feels like he can't express his feelings properly and resorts to anger.
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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His grandma dies from it, it’s pretty heartbreaking.
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Social
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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No, but abortion comes up in the context of someone being forced to have one rather than choosing to.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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A fantastical battle scene depicts decapitations and bloodshed.
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Does someone drown?
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After crashing his car into water, Robbie is shown swimming / fighting off other people under the water. When he swims to the surface, Robbie is trapped under ice. You don't see him break free but the scene ends without any drowning.
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