Does the dog die?
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Oldboy
Movie • 2003 • Action
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With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
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There is a scene where a man commits suicide by pushing himself off a building while holding his little dog, but when he lands it is VERY obvious that they used a stuffed dog toy to create the "dead dog." It's so apparent it that it makes it watchable as it doesn't even convincingly look like a dead dog.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Character is getting arrested on his daughter’s birthday and is kidnapped and isn’t able to see her for 15 years. Traditional deadbeat dad turned into accidentally fully deadbeat dad.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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In the first minutes of the film, the protagonist is kidnapped and held captive for 15 years, without his family or friends knowing anything.
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Abuse
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kind of? a father is tricked into having sex with his daughter, though neither of them know
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no, but physical violence / sexual assault between a man and a woman who get together
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Are there abusive parents?
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It is difficult to say. I guess no, but technically yes? If stereotypical depictions of familial abuse/abusive parents are something you are sensitive to, then you should probably be fine, but tread with caution regardless, as this movie could still be upsetting in ways if you are sensitive to it in any form. Sorry for the vagueness.
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sort of. the victim of torture tortures and harms other people, becoming a "monster" himself, in his own words.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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woman is tied up with her tits out
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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"Addiction recovery" is not discussed as a subject matter There are no confrontations, intervention scenes, or hospitalizations.
Themes and visuals do match the aesthetic of suffering from addictions. NO SPOILERS (check other trigger warnings for clarification)
- clammy skin, damaged mouths, large gauge IV needles, bruising, scars
- paranoia, isolation, aggression, violence, domestic abuse, unplanned sexual encounters
- acting on impulse, intense regret over actions
Themes and visuals do match the aesthetic of suffering from addictions. NO SPOILERS (check other trigger warnings for clarification)
- clammy skin, damaged mouths, large gauge IV needles, bruising, scars
- paranoia, isolation, aggression, violence, domestic abuse, unplanned sexual encounters
- acting on impulse, intense regret over actions
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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It's portrayed in a kind of comedic way, but at the beginning it is shown that the lead character is an alcoholic. He is at the police station because he got into a brawl while drunk and subsequently misses his kid's birthday.
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A character is gassed and drugged against his will.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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a man takes his dog with him for his act of suicide, also killing the dog. the main character eats an octopus alive at the sushi restaurant.
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Squid eaten alive by main character
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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4 Octopus where eaten alive on set to get the scene where he eats the octopus alive
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Is there a dead animal?
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The sushi restaurant scene starts with less intense visuals of chef cutting into raw fish before the footage of eating live octopus.
No visuals of any corpse in decay.
No visuals of any corpse in decay.
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Is an animal sad?
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An real octopus is eaten alive on camera. Hard to imagine it was happy
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Are there spiders?
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There are no spiders in this entire movie. Just ants and one giant ant in a subway car.
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Are there bugs?
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Within the first 10 minutes he hallucinates an ant crawling under and breaking free from his skin. Then we are shown ants covering his face and crawling into to his mouth. This lasts a good few seconds, though his movement blurs the ants somewhat.
Wish I'd have known this going in.
Wish I'd have known this going in.
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Does a pet die?
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It dies with its owner, though, which might lessen the blow.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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There’s a voyeuristic scene between teenagers and there is a very young woman in love with a much older man, but they never say exactly how young the woman is.
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Is someone restrained?
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Detailed SPOILER for traumatic series of scenes
The female sex interest is tied up lying down with rope in her home and humiliated by the main character removing some of her clothes while stradling her to write on her stomach.
He leaves her tied up and when he returns discovers her washed and retied into a spread standing position with a large number of men overcrowding her apartment.
After the two escape from her home he takes her to a love hotel and they have a long nude scene where she has her first painful sexual acts.
After the nude scene is the scene where she is visible withdrawn and upset while in the passenger seat of the car he is driving, and it culminates with her breaking down and crying alone while he continues driving.
The female sex interest is tied up lying down with rope in her home and humiliated by the main character removing some of her clothes while stradling her to write on her stomach.
He leaves her tied up and when he returns discovers her washed and retied into a spread standing position with a large number of men overcrowding her apartment.
After the two escape from her home he takes her to a love hotel and they have a long nude scene where she has her first painful sexual acts.
After the nude scene is the scene where she is visible withdrawn and upset while in the passenger seat of the car he is driving, and it culminates with her breaking down and crying alone while he continues driving.
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Not slapped, but a woman is assaulted more than once and restrained.
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A character attempts to and there is a struggle but he is ultimately pushed off. Later in the film, characters briefly mention ways they have assaulted a character they tied up. During sex scenes, information is hidden from characters that would otherwise have changed if they would consent.
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Graphic scenes of sexual assault throughout
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Is rape mentioned?
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There is a brief unsuccessful rape attempt, and off-screen SA (sexual assault) occurs.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
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A lot of gore all throughout the movie - torture scenes, teeth pulled out, stabbing, graphic self injury etc. Most are VERY lingering, uncomfortably long scenes and let you stew in it for one long take instead of cutting away.
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Is someone tortured?
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The beginning of the film is mostly torture. Dae Su is kidnapped and kept captive in a room for 15 years without human contact and administered drugs to have horrible hallucinations. The antagonist is playing a mental game with him the entire film. There is a scene where Dae Su uses a hammer to pry out a person's teeth to get info.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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a man squeezes another man's genitals during torture. the young woman also mentions that sex is very painful, which may also be triggering
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Tongue (self)-mutilation, actually
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Are any teeth damaged?
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40 minutes in to the film, the main character immobilizes another character with duct tape and removes his teeth with a hammer.
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Is there cannibalism?
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The main character mentions cannibalism, but it never happens
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Is there amputation?
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A hand is amputated off screen, and near the end a tongue is amputated on screen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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One person chokes another
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Are any hands damaged?
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The main character receives a package with a severed hand. He also punches a wall until his hands are bloody.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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One of the sex scenes involves teenagers. The girl's breasts are show, the whole thing lasts a while and it is pretty uncomfortable.
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Does a kid die?
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a young girl dies
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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Frequently and brutally.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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An attempt is made but not accepted
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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f******d is a few times
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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The main characters wife is killed early on after their child has been born
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Does someone cheat?
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Not on screen but the Main character is said to be a womanizer before the events of the film
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Fear
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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"Trainspotting" type of hallucinations that will trigger trypophobia despite there only being one hole "made".
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Not specifically razors but people are injured with other sharp objects etc frequently.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Around minute 36 outside a restaurant the protagonist throws up
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Is someone eaten?
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No, but an octopus is eaten alive
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Is there defecation?
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There is a toilet scene where the female sex interest is partially undressed to defecate before the scene shifts to her being attacked and brandishing a large kitchen knife in self defense.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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There is a montage of real world events at the start of the film and a clip of 9/11 is shown.
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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Characters are kept/imprisoned against their will but not by the police
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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Needle dug into arm for stick-and-poke tattoo
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Is electro-therapy used?
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No electro-therapy.
There is "brainwashing" with the main character unable to decline being subjected to hypno-therapy.
There is "brainwashing" with the main character unable to decline being subjected to hypno-therapy.
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Is there menstruation?
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mentioned briefly
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Mental Health
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2 falls from great height, and wrist scars from a suicide attempt by cutting can be seen.
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While imprisoned, Dae-su is seen twice laying on the floor with blood staining the carpet under his wrists.
Later we see a man holding a dog on the edge of a roof top (in a later scene, it's made clear the man jumps, though this is in the background)
Later we see a man holding a dog on the edge of a roof top (in a later scene, it's made clear the man jumps, though this is in the background)
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A man repeatedly punches a brick wall. Wrist scars are shown.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Not really an eating disorder but the protagonist is shown going to many different restaurants in a row and then later throwing it up.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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he is mentally ill in that he was tortured for years and is violently reactive because of it
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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The antagonist offers to kill himself
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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The protagonist Oh Dae Su is one of the most unhinged characters in cinema history, at times it seems like he acts a bit like an animal
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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The entire first section of the film is set in a prison, with the intro featuring the character narrowly squeezed into a gap
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Hallucination scene early on during incarceration includes CGI effects to represent the sensation of "crawling skin" for the audience.
The hallucination is never addressed or unpacked by the characters. However the onset of the hallucination begins with "trainspotting" along his forearm and escalates to visuals of "crawling skin" across his head. Possible interpretation of this symbolism would be body dysmorphia experienced during substance use withdrawal.
The hallucination is never addressed or unpacked by the characters. However the onset of the hallucination begins with "trainspotting" along his forearm and escalates to visuals of "crawling skin" across his head. Possible interpretation of this symbolism would be body dysmorphia experienced during substance use withdrawal.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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The main character is very likely mentally ill due to years of trauma which makes him violent or act inappropriately at times
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Spoiler: a girl thinks that is pregnant and commits suicide
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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I don't think the characters' ages are mentioned but you can see the man is well over 40 and the woman is probably in her 20s.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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the main character went to a catholic school
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Sex
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A major part of the film
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Is there sexual content?
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Many sex/sexual scenes throughout the movie
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Are there nude scenes?
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First nude scene is just female breasts visible from her shirt being open. A little while after that there's a sex scene in which both man and woman are fully naked, and there's a close up on the woman's ass, the whole thing lasts a while. Later, when the protagonist is running around a school and gets close the a broken window there's another "sex" scene, breasts are seen and there are close-ups on her nipples.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Not really stated but it's clear that's What happened
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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The Main character has a giganting mental breakdown and the antagonist mocks at his dispare
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Some releases of the movie include behind-the-scenes/interviews with the director
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Vehicular
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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A car in a busy intersection honks at a character standing in front of it
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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A woman's death by drowning is described but not shown.
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