Does the dog die?
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House of Wax
Movie • 2005 • Drama
ReportA group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
This movie contains 64 potentially triggering events.
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FinalGirl
There is a good non-wax dog that doesn’t die. There are sleeping puppies shown, but these are either genuine wax or killed off-screen prior to the movie’s events.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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memoirsofaghost
Bo (one of the antagonists) describes how his father killed himself and left him and his brothers when they were younger.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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The first 3-4 minutes set the stage for the antagonist. His parents are aggressive and use force to get him into a chair. Blood is shown.
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debbiegrayson
Has far as I recall there is no abuse between people in romantic relationships, but there are abusive parents, and it seems that Bo is abusive to his brother Vincent.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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michael1969
paiges death (played by paris hilton), does feel like its partially for spectacle (in my opinion, at least)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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SYNILLO
People are saying ‘no’ but I say ‘Yes’ because the definition of gaslighting is manipulating, and Bo ( main antagonist) was manipulative and abusive towards Vincent (Second antagonist)
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FinalGirl
The film opens with a child being physically restrained in a chair with yelling occurring. A shot of the child’s wrists bloodied by the restraints is shown.
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Addiction
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sirius
no more than bo pulling out a cigarette here and there but yeah
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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FinalGirl
Alcohol is consumed, but there is no sign that it is being abused by the individuals drinking it.
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Animal
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FinalGirl
Yes, there is a scene where a mass site of animal death is discovered. Most of these animals appear to be deer or rams/sheep in various states of decomposition.
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Is there a dead animal?
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sirius
near the beginning there's a scene of one of the girls falling down a hill, hands landing in a pit of roadkill. it's not too gruesome to me personally but her hands get rlly bloodied.
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Are there bugs?
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FinalGirl
Yes, beetles or roaches of some kind crawl out of a decomposing skull.
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Assault
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kabigon
But a woman gets punched in the face by a man
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Is someone drugged?
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A character is sedated via injection
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Is someone restrained?
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There are quite a few instances of characters being restrained. Once is right at the beginning, the others towards the middle and end.
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FinalGirl
There is no actual sexual assault, but there are creepy moments that could allude to the threat of it.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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FinalGirl
There are slash / stab wounds made by various knives, but nothing is self-inflicted.
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Are any hands damaged?
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There are some arms that are ripped off of long dead wax bodies
There's also a scene where one characters fingertip is cut off by some pliers
There's also a scene where one characters fingertip is cut off by some pliers
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Is there throat mutilation?
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michael1969
someone gets decapitated, if you count that
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Is there decapitation?
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A character's head comes off and he still blinks a few times after
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Is someone crushed to death?
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raspberrysys
Crushed by hot wax? But not like crushed by a hard object
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Is someone burned alive?
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hammy1
While no one is technically alive, we watch as the wax figures melt, seeing their decomposing bodies and bones as they melt. We also see Wade melt too, but him being alive or not at this point is uncertain.
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Is someone buried alive?
25 supporters
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GentlyUsedLamp
people are encased in wax alive tho
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Is there body horror?
47 supporters
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Lmss
There’s not any ACTUAL body horror like weird shapes, tiny holes, twisting, weird protrusions, etc.
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Is there amputation?
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sirius
a decapitation scene and a finger getting snipped off. not 100% realistic but still could be triggering
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Does a head get squashed?
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GentlyUsedLamp
A head gets beat in a bit, lots of blood but no brains or skull shown. Old, wax-encased heads are shot and explode and a someone has a metal rod go through their head (in the front out the back)
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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echoevemorrow
Prepare yourself when Wade starts looking at animals in jars. Done with scissors, super quick, at 48 minutes in.
About 5 minutes later, a close-up of the now sutured tendon cut is shown.
During Paige's chase, she ends up on a grave and a knife is sliced up the back of her heel
About 5 minutes later, a close-up of the now sutured tendon cut is shown.
During Paige's chase, she ends up on a grave and a knife is sliced up the back of her heel
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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memoirsofaghost
Not really. More like whole body trauma that includes the genitals, but not targeting specifically.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Character is sedated to be encased in wax.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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SamhainStranger
While teeth are not damaged, they are exposed when someone’s cheek is cut.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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FinalGirl
The tip of a finger is cut off with a wrench and is shown severed and bleeding profusely.
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Is someone tortured?
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SamhainStranger
Someone is encased in wax while they are paralyzed and helpless to stop it.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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GentlyUsedLamp
eyes are shown to melt out of peoples skulls, but the people themselves are long dead
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Is there excessive gore?
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debbiegrayson
There is a decent amount of gore, but not Saw levels of gore. They did go with a more realistic approach to the gore. I usually have to close my eyes tree times throughout the movie.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Cryptid_Crow
The wax babies mentioned in the other comment do not have the bodies of babies inside of them. They are a hollow sculpt of two characters. Thankfully.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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All of the characters are around 18 years old. There is a scene where 2 characters are trying to get intimate in a tent, but the characters seem to be of legal age.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Not shown, but the villain's mother is dead
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Does a parent die?
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GentlyUsedLamp
There is talk of dead parents, but no known parents die on screen. (spoiler) A possibly pregnant woman dies on screen
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Is someone kidnapped?
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hammy1
Carly gets captured by Bo, and is taken down under the gas station and strapped in a chair.
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Does someone cheat?
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raspberrysys
But people talk about being unfaithful
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Fear
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Towards the start when they enter the house, holes in the wax can be seen. Periodically, when the wax is focused on, there are small holes.
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Are there mannequins?
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memoirsofaghost
One scene. Partial mannequin. In a pile of roadkill.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Callmecakke
Around 1:28:00 the guy is taking arrows from his body and then he throws up
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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raspberrysys
Jokes about defecation though
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Does someone spit?
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FinalGirl
Yes, there is spitting.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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debbiegrayson
Cop's are shown at the very end of the movie, but they didn't not save the day. In my opinion they're mostly only there to give the audience the last bit of lore for the movie.
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Is there incarceration?
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Not current, but one character was incarnated for theft
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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FinalGirl
Yes, someone is given an injection with a needle.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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GentlyUsedLamp
there is hospital-type equipment in a house and a scene of an ambulance ride
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Does someone have cancer?
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FinalGirl
No, but an already-deceased character is said to have passed due to a cyst in their brain.
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Mental Health
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sirius
while there are scars on bo's wrists that could be interpreted as self harm if you dont watch the first 3 minutes (child abuse scene!) but it isnt actually self harm. the scars may remind people of such but it isnt dw
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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gtovis
It is not outwardly said but Vincent may be mentally ill, he is called a freak and does not speak or interact with people. He is violent and kills people.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
38 supporters
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GentlyUsedLamp
There are ableist themes and dialogue, but not autism specific. One of the villains seems to be mute, and is implied to be disabled but it's not clear if they are supposed to be autistic
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Suicide is mentioned
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
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Cryptid_Crow
There is no body dysmorphia. A character does use a prosthetic, but that does not mean they experience dysmorphia.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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heipos
Pretty sure being encased in wax causes major claustrophobia
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FinalGirl
A story is told in which a man kills himself via bullet to the head. No flashback imagery is shown of this event.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
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CatGrant
I believe Bo shows signs or certain things happen for me to believe he does, but I'm not sure.
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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FinalGirl
Yes. There are scenes from an observer or hand-held camera’s perspective that are shakey/disorienting.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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hearrrtshaped
it's ambiguous but a character dies who thinks she is pregnant
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
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harleyyy
No slurs, but a character is called gay as an insult
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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FinalGirl
A physically-disfigured character is called a “freak” on multiple occasions.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
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debbiegrayson
The girls dress one of the boys in what I assume is their clothes as a joke. He's wearing blue bell bottom jeans, a yellow jacket, and sunglasses with rinstones.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Cryptid_Crow
****SPOILERS**** Although a Black character does die, they do not die first.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
41 supporters
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Anonymous
Strip teases, men ogling and sexual remarks are made.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
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sirius
multiple scenes where two of the protags are being sexual. no parts are shown but its a bit excessive imo
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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One character is a disfigured male, only seen briefly.
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
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debbiegrayson
There is a homeless man at the beginning of the movie, he's only in one scene. He asks for change, but Nick kicks his change cup, and tells him to get a job.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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sirius
!!SPOILERS!!
if you're siding with the antags while u watch, it could be seen as sad as they do get killed at the end. interpret that as u will
if you're siding with the antags while u watch, it could be seen as sad as they do get killed at the end. interpret that as u will
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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GentlyUsedLamp
there's a scene where a car is driven erratically by someone fleeing for their life, the car ends up stuck but not crashed
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Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
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GentlyUsedLamp
people who might be already dead sink into melting wax
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Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
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AlexBurns87
this entire movie is very disturbing:
[SPOILER ALERTS !!] the killer has a bad home life, people ARE the wax statues, a dude gets his achilles heel cut (this made me cringe so bad), a girl gets a steel pipe through her head.. that isn't as bad as it sounds but still isn't easy to watch by any means
[SPOILER ALERTS !!] the killer has a bad home life, people ARE the wax statues, a dude gets his achilles heel cut (this made me cringe so bad), a girl gets a steel pipe through her head.. that isn't as bad as it sounds but still isn't easy to watch by any means
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