Take Shelter

Movie • 2011 • Drama  

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Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
This movie contains 16 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Hag
He gives his dog Red to his brother Kyle, who says his daughters will be happy.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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takver
Curtis puts his previously-indoors dog outside for a few days, then gives him away to another family. Not abandoned though.
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Is an animal sad?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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DJKFrmDubuque
I concur with the wife slapping the mentally ill husband. That would constitute as domestic violence 100%
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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huviks
No--it's worth noting that the main conflict of the movie is the main character trying to decide whether he is mentally ill or whether he is having prophetic visions. Not surprisingly, the people in his life tend towards the former--but they're not unjustified or malicious in doing so.
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Curtis uses--and later abuses--prescription drugs.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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marsincatra
dead birds fall from the sky during one of curtis' dreams
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Are animals abused?
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Dead birds falling from the sky.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Cordelia
There is a scene where the main character has a dream of his wife dripping wet in the kitchen and the camera focuses on a fly on a cutting board for several seconds.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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jesslrand
Yes, starting around 1:02:15 and lasting for a few minutes
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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fraisierdesbois
One of the characters takes more than the prescribed dose of a sedative and has a seizure
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Family
Does a parent die?
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takver
As backstory. Curtis says that his father died the previous year.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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jesslrand
It looks like it's happening, but it's a dream.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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JamieMyers
Lots of jumpscares in the main character's bad dreams. Sudden unexpected dog attack. Somebody busts out a window and grabs the little girl. Somebody is suddenly standing in the window.
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MogyMogy
At the beginning of the movie, the main character is taking a shower.
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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JJDeBenedictis
It's the scene just after he hallucinates thunder for the first time, while at work. He rushes away from his coworker in a panic, and then you see him vomit into the back of his pickup truck. You see stuff come out of his mouth.

Later, there's a scene where his wife wakes up to him convulsing in bed, and he's hunched over and spitting up blood. That may be triggering also.
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takver
Curtis wets the bed after one of his dreams.
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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MogyMogy
Vomiting and sounds of the main character struggling to breath a few times (one time also vomits blood).
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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marsincatra
main character sees a counselor/psychiatrist but in an office setting and by his own will or wife's suggestion
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MogyMogy
Absolutely, but it's a short scene. They take the little girl into the hospital for a CT scan (or MRI) required for a future surgery.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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takver
Curtis overturns a table, shouts, and is aggressive during a community dinner, frightening the other attendees.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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StaySafeFriends2
No, although the visions and nightmares the main character experiences may be triggering since they somehowi mimick those of ptsd
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Is there shakey cam?
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masonisaacccc
There are frequent lightning flashes
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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takver
While the characters are generally well-meaning, it's probably worth mentioning that this movie deals with mental and physical disabilities in ways that might be challenging for some. We see disabled or suffering people struggling within an ableist system. The little girl Hannah is deaf; her family is saving up for expensive cochlear implants. Curtis's mother became ill with schizophrenia decades ago; her elder son still clearly hasn't forgiven her for her behavior during that time. Curtis wets the bed in his sleep and is deeply ashamed of himself for it. Curtis's visions are portrayed as being potentially "real" or potentially schizophrenia, but the movie isn't interested in portraying schizophrenia accurately to real life.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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JJDeBenedictis
It happens near the beginning of the movie when he's sitting in a car at night, drinking a final beer with his buddy after a night out. You can skip the scene without it affecting your understanding the movie.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sickness
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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fraisierdesbois
It depends on how you interpret the last scene, but I would say no
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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MogyMogy
In one dream he drifts off the road because someone suddenly appears on the street just in front of him.
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there gun violence?
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