Does the dog die?
334 supporters
Hocus Pocus
Movie • 1993 • Comedy
ReportAfter 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
This movie contains 48 potentially triggering events.
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Anonymous
No idea what the other poster's on about. No doggy deaths here.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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BeeGhost
At the beginning, Thackery leaves to try to rescue Emily without saying goodbye. After being turned into a cat, he doesn't get to be with his family again.
Though, SPOILERS, when his curse is lifted and Thackery gets to pass on to the afterlife, he does get to say goodbye to everyone. Especially Dani
Though, SPOILERS, when his curse is lifted and Thackery gets to pass on to the afterlife, he does get to say goodbye to everyone. Especially Dani
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Corellon
(spoilers for the beginning of the movie) Thackery is turned into a cat. He runs to his family and makes very authentic affectionate cat noises and rubs against their legs, but they don't recognize him and shoo him away.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Corellon
(see section for child being abandoned by a parent)
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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DorianaGraye
Technically the witches are chasing the main characters through the city as they try to get away
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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cassandrasaurus
Some minor gaslighting from the adults to the children.
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WitchAndroid
The witches suck the life force out of a child at the beginning of the film and attempt to do the same thing to many more which often involves them shoving, pulling, or putting spells on children
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Addiction
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Hannah82101
Not drugs but there is underage tobacco usage
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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cassandrasaurus
Some adults at the Halloween parties seem pretty lit, including the main characters’ parents.
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Animal
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Anonymous
Kind of. Thackery the cat is run over but comes back. When the witches die and his spirit is realised from the cat form, there is a very sad meow from the cat and then cats body is lifeless which I found really upsetting but Thackerys spirit is there he is happy and reunited with his sister. So it is happy.
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Are animals abused?
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RidleyMathers
the cat is thrown
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Is there a dead animal?
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There is a dead cat at the end, not graphic at all tho
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Is an animal sad?
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LunarChanel
While Binx isn't really an "animal" per se...there are indeed times where he's sad throughout the film and laments the fact he was unable to save his sister, Emily.
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Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
A boy who was transformed into an immortal cat is accidentally ran over by a bus. We see the midsection mostly flattened (but with no blood) and the human characters are upset. The body quickly reinflates, and the cat shakes off the incident.
A spell is broken on the cat character, and his soul is freed leaving the cat's body behind.
A spell is broken on the cat character, and his soul is freed leaving the cat's body behind.
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Does a pet die?
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Pantalones
A cat, who is really a cursed human, dies when his curse is lifted. A young girl had considered the cat as a pet and had plans to keep him and feed him tuna.
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Are there spiders?
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Anonymous
A character remarks on a 'pretty spider'. We see her shoving spiders into her mouth and eating them for laughs. No detail of spiders is ever shown.
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Are there bugs?
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ConnorFitz
The character of Sarah does find a spider and then proceeds to eat it shortly after the kids escape the witches.
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Assault
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DoesDaDooDye
A witch slaps at the shoulder/arm/back of another witch. No face-slapping.
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Is someone drugged?
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Anonymous
No, but Max drinks a potion
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Is someone restrained?
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Pantalones
A young girl is tied to a chair with rope.
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AlinaMayim
No, but there are a lot of jokes regarding a character's virginity, and one of the villains (being at least a couple hundred years olds) has a creepy comment about underage boys.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Anonymous
The mouth is covered in stitches. They can’t speak.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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damalojo
The zombie had his mouth sewn shut before he was buried, so when he's reinvigorated, he cuts the threads so he can speak. There's no blood.
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Are any hands damaged?
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DoesDaDooDye
Zombie fingers are severed dry with no permanent damage or harm.
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Are there dislocations?
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DoesDaDooDye
A zombie's head end up backwards, and removed at times.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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damalojo
No, but there is a part where the zombie gasps a lot and struggles to speak for the first time since being reinvigorated.
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Is there decapitation?
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Anonymous
A zombie gets his head knocked off but he doesn't die
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Is there cannibalism?
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ProfessorProcyon
Also worth mentioning that the witches drain children's life forces, but they're strongly implied to also eat the children themselves.
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Is someone choked?
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DoesDaDooDye
Witched are hung, but you only see their feet. A zombie cuts thread from his lips and coughs as though somewhat choking.
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Is someone burned alive?
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ProfessorProcyon
There is a scene where they get burned alive (as another comment mentioned), but they come back to life shortly after.
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Is someone buried alive?
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damalojo
No, but the characters do spend a lot of time in a graveyard and I believe one of them gets into an open grave briefly
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Is there amputation?
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Hannah82101
Billy Butchersons finger get cut off. But he’s a zombie so they kinda just fall off. Not graphic.
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Does a head get squashed?
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damalojo
No, but the zombie's head does fall off and roll away at several points
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Is there a hanging?
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ConnorFitz
The three witches are hanged at the beginning of the film but the only imagery used is their swinging feet. No sound effects or violent images are used.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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DoesDaDooDye
Hanging at the beginning.
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Does someone break a bone?
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ProfessorProcyon
Not overly loud, but there are some cracking noises during the scene where Thackery is turned into a cat.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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hannahcmciver
Zombie loses fingers on a ground drain as it shuts on them
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Is someone tortured?
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ConnorFitz
Two characters are locked in small cages and poked in the backside with a pitchfork and fed candy in an effort to fatten them. It is played for laughs and is very mild.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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DoesDaDooDye
No, but a zombie falls into a grave, and a boy falls from about a foot or two off the ground.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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damalojo
People get hanged, not sure if that would be considered a fall.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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DoesDaDooDye
No, but multiple kids get abducted and lured to a location by a spell.
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Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
A child's life force is sucked out by three witches. We see her body still sitting in a chair with her head bowed down.
The three witches' goal throughout the movie is to suck the souls out of children so they may live forever.
Somehow this manages not to be incredibly frightening and dark, and the overall tone of the movie is that of a fun comedy.
The three witches' goal throughout the movie is to suck the souls out of children so they may live forever.
Somehow this manages not to be incredibly frightening and dark, and the overall tone of the movie is that of a fun comedy.
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Is a minor sexualized?
96 supporters
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SiRenfield
Admittedly the movie kind of makes a big deal about how the main character (who is a high schooler) is a virgin
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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KathrenHunter
A character drinks a potion meant to drain his life force in order to save his sister. He is attacked by the villains immediately after, and is called foolish for trading his life for hers. He survives the attempt, and the sister thanks him. Both are unharmed.
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Does a major character die?
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Anonymous
Binx dies in the end and gets to go to the afterlife with his sister
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Does someone die?
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Anonymous
Emily, Binx and the Sanderson sisters
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Corellon
Offhand comment played for laughs when a young girl says, "I didn't OD," and she's talking about Halloween candy.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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echoevemorrow
Thackery's sister in the beginning
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Does a parent die?
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Anonymous
300 years have passed… this means Binx lost his parents.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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DorianaGraye
Two young girls are kidnapped at two different points in the movie
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Does someone cheat?
16 supporters
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cassandrasaurus
Sorta, a married man flirts with the villains.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
A character's released soul is seen with the spirit of a dead family member. The two walk into a presumed Heaven together. The scene is framed as a touching moment rather than a scary one.
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Are there jump scares?
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ConnorFitz
When Max is about to light the Black Flame Candle, a black cat jumps on his shoulder with a loud music cue and causes Max to scream.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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DoesDaDooDye
There may be a short scene of witches flying over a lake.
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Are there clowns?
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unown256
Clown cameo at a haloween party near the end of the film
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DoesDaDooDye
A pocketknife is used to cut a zombie's mouth free of lip threads (mouth sewn shut before burial).
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
89 supporters
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WitchAndroid
The two bully characters say they will/are about to multiple times but never actually do
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Does someone spit?
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ConnorFitz
While the witches brew their potion, part of the ritual involves biting off a piece of their own tongue and spitting it into the brew. This happens once at the beginning of the film, and once toward the start of the 3rd Act.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
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Trying2Help
One brief mention of cops “risking lives everyday to protect people”, but it’s a small part a speech and leads into a joke
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Is there incarceration?
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DoesDaDooDye
No, but two teens are caged in small cages.
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
31 supporters
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Corellon
Played for laughs when a bully wants to go exclusively by the nickname, "Ice," and not everyone takes him seriously.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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DoesDaDooDye
No, but most of an important potion gets dumped from a cauldron.
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Medical
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there misophonia?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
The witches and child scream randomly a lot.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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DoesDaDooDye
Witches want to look younger and don't like how they look.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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damalojo
The three witches get locked in a kiln that is then turned on.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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DoesDaDooDye
No, but one person says, "Go to hell."
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
14 supporters
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DoesDaDooDye
On a TV, an excited baby is seen running in a rolling chair, accompanied by funny music.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
37 supporters
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BeeGhost
Max says to Ice that he should learn to breathe through his nose.
Using "mouth breathing" as an insult to imply stupidity is not only inaccurate, but also ableist to those who struggle to breathe through their nose.
Using "mouth breathing" as an insult to imply stupidity is not only inaccurate, but also ableist to those who struggle to breathe through their nose.
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Are there fat jokes?
49 supporters
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cassandrasaurus
In addition to Winnie, the larger bully character is called “oinker” by his buddy for eating too much Halloween candy.
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Is there aphobia?
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SiRenfield
The male lead is constantly made fun of for being a virgin
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Anonymous
Mentions of the afterlife and hell
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Are there demons or Hell?
1 supporters
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Anonymous
The Sanderson sisters talk about hell
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
12 supporters
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SiRenfield
No but they talk about it constantly and make fun of a high school boy for being one
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Yes
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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RamenDestroyer
The word "virgin" is used many times, but there's nothing actually sexual.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Yes
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Social
Are there fat suits?
25 supporters
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DoesDaDooDye
No actor wore a fat suit.
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Is someone homeless?
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DoesDaDooDye
A boy was turned into a cat, his family didn't recognize him and shooed him away, so he was left to wander for 300 years, mostly in and around the witches' house. He was brought to a modern house by the main characters and told he could "live with us now".
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
49 supporters
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damalojo
I would say it's a happy ending but it's a little bittersweet.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
12 supporters
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DoesDaDooDye
Both. Not a lot. Car and bus, but at different parts.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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damalojo
One of the main characters, a cat, gets run over by a car. The cat is immortal so he's fine, but there is a minute when you don't know that.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
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Anonymous
Three women are hanged. We only see their feet dangling as barrels are pushed out from under them.
A character is a resurrected corpse who must cut his mouth open to speak because it was sewn shut before his death, and his fingers are accidently severed when a manhole cover squashes his hand. No blood. Played for laughs.
A character is a resurrected corpse who must cut his mouth open to speak because it was sewn shut before his death, and his fingers are accidently severed when a manhole cover squashes his hand. No blood. Played for laughs.
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