Apt Pupil
Movie • 1998 • Drama
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One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Nude scenes with teen boys & Holocaust victims
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Does a non-human character die?
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A pigeon is bludgeoned to death
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Someone is killed using blunt force to the head
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Abandonment
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Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
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A man is desperate for alcohol & puts himself in danger for it
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Animal
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It shows a cat about to be harmed but the cat gets away
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Does a cat die?
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The old N**i tries to place a cat in a lit oven, but the cat escapes. At the end, a "missing cat" poster is shown briefly, implying that he may have killed it later.
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Does a pet die?
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**Spoiler**
A man tries to put a cat in the oven. The cat escapes.
A boy kills a pigeon deliberately.
A man tries to put a cat in the oven. The cat escapes.
A boy kills a pigeon deliberately.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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An injured bird is killed.
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Assault
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Someone is threatened to be accused of sexual assault, but there is no actual SA
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Is there pedophilia?
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I cannot reveal details without spoiling, so I will be intentionally vague. The ending may trigger someone who has survived CSA, has fears of false accusations of pedophilia against them, or has fears of their trauma not being believed by others.
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Is rape mentioned?
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A character threatens to accuse another character of rape.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
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There is some gore (mostly blood) but not excessive
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Is someone tortured?
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Is someone burned alive?
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An attempt is made on a cat. It escapes but is burned a bit
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Seizure-esque imagery but not a seizure
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
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It should be noted that this film is produced and directed by a known pedophile in Hollywood (Bryan Singer). Some of his victims were victimized during the production, on set. There is also a gym shower scene with nude teenaged actors.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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An adult is harmed and held captive
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Gross
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Early on in the film when Kurt recalls the gas chambers, he mentions people v*ing.
About 1h 18m a man is standing coughing up blood, which could be triggering.
About 1h 18m a man is standing coughing up blood, which could be triggering.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Kurt recalls people in the gas chambers soiling themselves. Nothing is shown.
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Does someone spit?
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As a character is dying there is spit dripping from their mouth
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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A character commits suicide
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Does an LGBT person die?
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A VERY gay-coded character dies
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Lots of N**i imagery & ideology, as well as disturbing portrayals & stories of people being killed in the Holocaust
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Nothing shown, but it is discussed
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Ehhhh— characters have bad endings but they’re generally unlikeable & unsympathetic. Not the type you’d be sad for
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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Not on camera but a story is told about shooting people.
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