Does the dog die?
365 supporters
The Babadook
Movie • 2014 • Drama
ReportA single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
This movie contains 64 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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annikavankoevering
FOR ANYONE WHO DOESNT WANT TO WATCH THE DEATH OF THE DOG. Dont watch from 1:09:20-1:11:20.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
26 supporters
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JohnPym69
She doesn’t explicitly abandon him but there’s definitely a lot of neglect in testing situations that I would argue is pretty much abandoning him
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
44 supporters
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CMster
Amelia is verbally abusive toward Samuel
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
36 supporters
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idk._.KRAKEN
the child forgives the mother after she abused him. see 'is a child abused'. *edit, some of the abuse was while she was possessed, and some wasnt. i think most of the verbal abuse hapoened while she wasnt possessed but i could be mistaken.
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Is someone stalked?
23 supporters
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107
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elsilverstein
The family is stalked by the Babadook.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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SavetheInus
Yes and no. She’s technically possessed which might change your opinion.
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Is someone gaslighted?
36 supporters
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ShartSimpson
A parent telling a child the monster under their bed/in their closet isn’t real is NOT gaslighting. Gaslighting is a form of verbal/emotional abuse and manipulation. Parents tell their kids that monsters aren’t real to make them feel safe. The only difference in a horror movie is that the monster is real, but in most cases the parents don’t know that.
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ShartSimpson
In response to the other comment:
The mother stopped masturbating when the kid ran into her room, so idk what you’re talking about. She didn’t do it anywhere near the kid.
The mother stopped masturbating when the kid ran into her room, so idk what you’re talking about. She didn’t do it anywhere near the kid.
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Addiction
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Spreiring
Abuse of prescription drugs throughout
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
120 supporters
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Ollie2
No animals were harmed in real life, during the making of this movie, so there should be zero ‘YES’ votes.
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Racismispreppy
Nothing dies besides the dog
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Are animals abused?
174 supporters
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BumbleBree
The main character (presumed possessed) chases and picks up her pet dog and snaps its neck
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Is there a dead animal?
96 supporters
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RoseTheHat
Yes. The dog dies and you can see his body buried in the yard at the end.
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Does a cat die?
149 supporters
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Ollie2
No cats show up in this movie. This should be 100% NO votes.
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Are there spiders?
42 supporters
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Anonymous
Didn't notice any spiders (I'm arachnophobic), just a lot of cockroaches.
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Are there bugs?
27 supporters
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tawd
There's a scene where bugs infiltrate her kitchen through a crack in the wall. Her son also collects bugs preserved in glass.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
26 supporters
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Afion
The mum gives her son tranquilizers
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
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SavetheInus
A bully gets pushed off a tree house after verbally abusing the main child of the movie.
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Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
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Anonymous
At around 1:15:00 the mom is tied down on the ground with ropes
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uru63
in regards to the other comment: not even remotely akin to sexual assault. the child is not in any way sexualized by either the woman or the camera
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
30 supporters
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12
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Anonymous
There is no self harm type cutting in the movie. However, in one scene there is a moving flip up book with a drawing of the main character cutting her own throat with a big knife and blood spills out. The actual character carries the same knife at certain parts of the movie but she does not cut herself or anyone else with it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
27 supporters
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ricetotherescue
Due to strangulation.
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Is there decapitation?
30 supporters
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ShartSimpson
A vision of a person (who is not actually there) gets their head sliced in half, but not decapitated at the neck. Similar though.
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Is someone choked?
15 supporters
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SavetheInus
Not to death but an attempt is made. Strangulation is forewarned as well.
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Is there body horror?
47 supporters
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DominickCaton
Yes. The Babadook wedges his body through Amelia’s spine, of which, we hear her flesh, see pupils dilating, etc.
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Does a head get squashed?
49 supporters
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ToasterGnome
No but a head gets cut in half
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
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Jesi May
A child's nose is broken in two places at the hands of another child. They require surgery to repair it, but it is otherwise non-life-threatening.
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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RoseTheHat
At one point, the son, Samuel has a convulsion in the car.
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Are any teeth damaged?
48 supporters
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Anonymous
At one point, the mother pulls out one of her teeth.
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Is someone tortured?
72 supporters
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Anonymous
At one point the mother was literally tied down. Also, pretty much this entire thing is torture from the Babadook.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
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BiliousBecca
Mother gets tripped and stumbles down the stairs. Not fully falling
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Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
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The son stabs the mom in self-defense
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Children
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Does a kid die?
44 supporters
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13
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Jesi May
Amelia hallucatinates a bloody, dead Samuel on the couch beside her while she's holding a kitchen knife. She snaps out of it pretty quickly but it's an upsetting visual.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
22 supporters
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7
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Ollie2
This category is not for animals. It is for non-humans, like Johnny-5 in Short Circuit, Wall-E, or the funny fire hydrant grip machine from Iron Man. Based on the category criteria, there should be 100% NO votes. There are no non-human characters in this movie, with the exception of the monster, and it is arguable if it even exists or if it is just in the characters’ heads.
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Yes
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Disability
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Yes
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
20 supporters
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148
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4
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Rachel Smith
The dad is dead since before the film started, and the main character hallucinates about him several times, including a scene where his head gets sliced in two.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
26 supporters
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25
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echoevemorrow
Technically a book belonging to a child is destroyed.
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Yes
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
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25
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mlwrt96
not exactly, but in emotionally distressed states the protagonist repeatedly hallucinates her dead husband very vividly.
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Are there jump scares?
53 supporters
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160
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RoseTheHat
There’s a scene where the mom is lying in bed and the son jumps into bed with her. It’s startling. Another scene, the mom is lying in bed and The Babadook is crawling on the ceiling.
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Is there a shower scene?
10 supporters
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22
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elsilverstein
There’s an unsettling bathtub scene with the mother and the son. Everyone is dressed and nothing is overtly sexual.
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Yes
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Are there clowns?
10 supporters
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amycochran134
At a children’s birthday party, they hire a mime/clown. Only on screen a few seconds and is kind to the children.
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Is someone possessed?
10 supporters
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98
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ShartSimpson
She is very clearly possessed by the Babadook.
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1
There are knifes. They are used in a threatening way.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
89 supporters
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112
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sheeriocheerio
after the babadook leaves the mothers body, she vomits. this is toward the end of the movie, but its shown onscreen
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
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KatoMiller
Samuel wets himself when his possessed mother kicks in the door.
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Is there farting?
10 supporters
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YES
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Yes
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
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2
She pulls out one of her teeth, and the noises are very uncomfortable.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
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No
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CMster
There are cops, but they are *not* painted in a good light at all.
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Yes
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LGBTQ+
Yes
1
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
56 supporters
Yes
2
No
16
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TheClassCalico
There are no trans people in this movie.
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Yes
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Yes
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Loss
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Medical
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0
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Yes
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Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
Yes
12
No
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Babsidi
There are scenes in the dementia ward of a nursing facility.
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Is there a hospital scene?
11 supporters
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Greenspace01
No, but there are scenes in a nursing home, residential aged care, with lots of frail aged people.
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Yes
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
20
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0
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ShartSimpson
The mother suffers from PTSD and depression throughout the entire film.
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Yes
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RoseTheHat
The book shows the mom slitting her throat, but she never does it. She does however, rip out one of her teeth.
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Is autism misrepresented?
30 supporters
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12
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DelilahV
While not explicitly stated in the film, Samuel displays numerous autistic traits and is seen as autistic by lots of viewers and fans of the series. This could be upsetting to some because he's also described as having "severe behavioral problems" and is neglected due to his symptoms.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
58
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TheClassCalico
The mother is is mentally ill and is violent towards her child and dog. However, it appears that the violence was caused by possession and not mental illness.
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Yes
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1
Yes
0
No
17
Is there autism specific abuse?
38 supporters
Yes
69
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9
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DogkinTrash
The main character's child is apparently neurodivergent, and there are scenes where she shames him for "not being normal". In other scenes, she is mentally abusive towards the child but it is unrelated to his behavior or neurodivergency.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
69 supporters
Add comment
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4
No
18
Yes
17
No
1
Does someone have a meltdown?
8 supporters
Yes
23
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0
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ShartSimpson
The child screams and cries a lot. High pitched, ear-piercing screams.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
33
No
0
Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
74
No
1
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omerdog
More Panic than anxiety maybe.
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Yes
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12
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
30
Yes
0
No
15
Yes
0
No
58
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
16 supporters
Yes
4
No
53
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Afion
There is a scene where the mum is hiding under the covers when the Babadook's nearby, which might be claustrophobic for some people
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Yes
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Anonymous
There is a scene in which a moving flip up book shows a picture of the main character cutting her own throat and blood spills out. The picture is drawn so it's a bit childish but very creepy and jarring. The character herself does not actually commit suicide (though she may have threatened to do it, I don't remember).
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
44
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0
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2spirit
The mother has flashback
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
7 supporters
Yes
0
No
11
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Racismispreppy
No but there is one in a bathtub. The camera never even gets very close to it though
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Yes
15
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Is there shakey cam?
35 supporters
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30
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36
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Anonymous
Near the end, it is in the Babadook's point of view, and there is a very shaky, nasueating camera view. Not for long, though.
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Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
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2
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nervousnellie
Not a baby per se, but the main character's child cries, screams, and throws fits/meltdowns at great length throughout the movie, which someone who is triggered by those types of sounds may find disturbing.
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Is there screaming?
12 supporters
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14
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JasonAndersennn
Lots. Some in fear, some by the autistic child during meltdowns.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
2
The mother character speaks in a verbally abusive and obscene way to her child late in the movie. Without spoiling too much, this is linked to the plot, and indicates how dire the situation has become.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
42 supporters
Yes
23
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60
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avernos
there are a few points where the electricity flickers on and off, creating a flashing light effect, but there is no actual strobing.
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Paranoia
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Yes
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No
29
Pregnancy
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30
Yes
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61
Yes
0
No
28
Is there childbirth?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
57
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Afion
However it's referenced that the mum's partner dies when they are both in a car crash on the way to hospital to give birth to their son
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Yes
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58
Does a pregnant person die?
16 supporters
Yes
0
No
55
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Moe
It is shown and mentioned that a pregnant person was in a car crash while in labour
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Prejudice
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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40
Yes
0
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60
Does an LGBT person die?
28 supporters
Yes
1
No
84
67
Anonymous
Babadook survives.
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Yes
0
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53
Is there hate speech?
26 supporters
Yes
54
No
21
3
glitterpop95
A neurodivergent child is verbally abused.
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Race
Yes
0
No
16
Relationships
Yes
1
No
25
Religious
Yes
0
No
13
Are there demons or Hell?
12 supporters
Yes
10
No
5
0
The Babadook is a demon that feeds off grief
1 comment | Add comment
Sex
Yes
0
No
27
Yes
0
No
19
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
25
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
82 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
70
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
Yes
83
No
6
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bookcat2002
A woman is shown to be masturbating, but there is no nudity.
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Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
Yes
2
No
16
0
JasonAndersennn
A person is tied up, but it’s for defense. It’s not sexual.
1 comment | Add comment
Sexism
Yes
3
No
23
Sickness
Yes
0
No
14
Yes
0
No
24
Does someone have a chronic illness?
8 supporters
Yes
20
No
3
4
Afion
The neighbour has Parkinson's
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
23 supporters
Yes
21
No
2
4
Afion
The mum works on a dementia ward, but there's only a brief interaction with a patient with dementia
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Social
Yes
0
No
18
Yes
0
No
27
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
16
Spoiler
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0
No
65
Yes
0
No
14
Does it have a sad ending?
50 supporters
Yes
7
No
63
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idk._.KRAKEN
For me the ending was uncomfortable because the kid was still living with his abusive mum
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Vehicular
Yes
35
No
1
Does a car crash?
19 supporters
Yes
112
No
0
10
mayfrogs
The father dies in a car crash before the events of the movie, and flashbacks are shown. There's also a scene about 54 minutes in where the mother crashes into another driver, but nobody is hurt.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
74
Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
4
No
59
8
Anonymous
Someone almost got hit by a car
2 comments | Add comment
Violence
Yes
0
No
72
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
87
No
0
9
RoseTheHat
Yes there is gore. The mom pulls out one of her teeth which is a bloody scene. The son also stabs the mom.
3 comments | Add comment
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Yes
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