Psycho
Movie • 1960 • Drama
ReportWhen larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
This movie contains 36 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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A woman lies and acts normally towards her coworker, but then abruptly leaves town with stolen money.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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clovis
A woman is being watched without her knowledge in one scene.
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momokat
Not explicitly, no, but one of the main characters has a tough and traumatic relationship with a parent.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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jdpamv
The protagonist is brutally murdered for shock value.
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PictoralExtrovert
Yes, the main antagonist off screen is verbally abused by his "mother" and, though not explicitly, acts out against other people because of it.
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Gab
Implied child abuse in the past, also Norman’s “mother” berates him through out the film.
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Addiction
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Animal
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they didn't die during the movie, but there are a lot of stuffed birds.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Buttonsy
There are taxidermy birds in this movie.
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Are there bugs?
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Bonehead
It’s minor at the end Norman sees a fly on his hand and says, “I'm not even going to swat that fly… Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly...
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone restrained?
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quinnmoriendi
At the end of the film Norman is restrained by Sam Loomis very briefly.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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A character covers their own mouth when seeing a gory sight.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Gab
A person gets slashed in the face but it is not very gorey.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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TreyJ
The detective is slashed in the face and falls backwards down the stairs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Gab
Someone is slashed and they fall backwards down stairs. It is unclear which killed them.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Gab
No eye mutilation at all, there is a corpse that doesn’t have eyes but it is not graphic by any means, it really just looks like a skull with a wig.
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Is someone stabbed?
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RyanS
Pretty infamous part of the movie
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Is there excessive gore?
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TreyJ
The worst gore in the movie is a dead body and bleeding out.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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PlatoCrawford
Not shown during the course of the film.
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Does a family member die?
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Anonymous
A character's sister is murdered.
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Fear
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A car is deliberately submerged in a small, swampy pond.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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There are tiled shower walls and flooring shown. They are the larger size tiles (4 x 4 inch). You mainly see them during the famous "shower scene" and the clean-up, but after that, not so much.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Anonymous
It does, and a very well known one, in fact! The Icon for Is there a shower scene" on this site is ripped right from this movie.
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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During "the shower scene", there's a sound that's meant to portray a knife entering flesh, but it's not realistic or gross sounding, though it still might bother some people when combined with the imagery.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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The term "transvestite" is used.
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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jdpamv
The killer has DID and kills people in their woman (and thus trans) identity.
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Erica Lee Berquist
There is the discussion of institutionalizing a mentally ill person.
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Mental Health
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Gab
This is textbook demonization of mentally ill people in film.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Almeaprea8
This movie is infamous for depicting DID, but made in a time period where it wasn't as understood as it is today. The psychiatrist at the end does an explanation for Norman's condition. IMO it's not negatively depicted- just somewhat outdated in description.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Only from the point of view of the lead male character.
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Is there body dysphoria?
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PictoralExtrovert
Yes, as the main antagonist dresses in his mothers clothing and acts like her. I don't know if this counts fully as body dysphoria.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Gab
One could see Norman has having gender dysphoria.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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clownish
norman gets rly scared and breathing heavy at one point (after the shower scene) but it's not a full blown attack or anything
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Buttonsy
It depends on if you find showers claustrophobic.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Erica Lee Berquist
There's a scene where Marion is eating and Norman compliments her on the fact that she is eating like a bird. I'm not sure if this would trigger someone?
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Gab
Never shown on screen, but someone tells a story of someone who commits suicide very briefly. No flashbacks.
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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Almeaprea8
Arbogast murder is a jumpscare
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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PictoralExtrovert
Not flashing per se. Nothing to the extent of quick rapid flashing however there are some night driving scenes where the car lights are very bright and move quickly as they pan from the road to the character in the car. Especially in a scene driving at night.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Anonymous
At the end, when Norman stares at the camera. He then started to turn into his mother with scary eyes and a faint image of a skull.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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LauraS
A character is incorrectly referred to as a “transvestite” for a brief moment
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Buttonsy
No homophobia, but slight transphobia with the use of the outdated term "transvestite".
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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SiRenfield
Not “jokes” but this is on the most infamous examples of the killer cross-dresser trope (that might warrant its own category in the future though)
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Is there hate speech?
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clovis
not hate speech per se, but old, outdated terms for mentally ill and transgender people that have negative connotations today.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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PlatoCrawford
The very name of the film is ableist (although it might not have been problematic at the time) and some of the psychology discussed at the end would probably be considered ableist today.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Gab
The film opens with people who are in their underwear kissing. We also see someone take a shower, but we do not see any genitalia. Some side boob is the most we see.
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PictoralExtrovert
No, there are no incestuous relationships implied or otherwise in the film. The main antagonist has a strange relationship with his mother but it is not incestuous.
[SPOILERS]
The main antagonist plays his own mother (mentally ill) therefore there is no actual family to be incestuous.
[SPOILERS]
The main antagonist plays his own mother (mentally ill) therefore there is no actual family to be incestuous.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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clownish
not sad or happy, the film will probably just leave you shocked in a way idk what's sad
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Gab
No but a car is pushed into a lake, and at the end of the film we see the car being towed out covered in mud which could be triggering imagery for someone who is bothered by car crashes.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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PictoralExtrovert
Yes. In a scene while attempting to get a room at the Bates Motel she honks on her horn a couple times to get the attention of the owner in a house up the way.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Anonymous
A naked woman is stabbed to death in a shower; no gore, but blood visibly goes down the drain. In the uncut version you see the killer with bloody hands before he cleans them off. A man is slashed across the face.
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