The Hitcher

Movie • 1986 • Horror  

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On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
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Does the dog die?
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clownish
no, but probably worth the mention a dog is shown licking the blood off a dead body which if were the get caught now im pretty theyd put em down
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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BugB
A k9 is left behind with no one alive in the jail. Not purposefully abandoned I guess but I'd count it.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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clownish
main part of the movie
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Is there domestic violence?
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sbtuarry
its kinda wack but eh
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CurlsPearls
Yes, but he only abuses the abuser or of necessity at the end.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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micktravis69
people smoke if that counts
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Is there addiction?
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CurlsPearls
I would say there's some addictive behavior regarding how much the baddie likes to murder people.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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KJshdfk
The dog left at the police station looks a bit sad as it walks around, tbh.
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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 alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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clownish
multiple people have their mouths covered so they cant talk at different scenes and toward the end a girl is tied to 2 vehicles against her will
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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KJshdfk
Ryder mentions cutting off a man's head, but nothing of it is shown. You just have to take his word for it.
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Is there cannibalism?
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micktravis69
no but a character almost eats a cut off finger
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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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clownish
not gore level stuff but multiple dead people are shown throughout and at the end someone is explicitly shot through the stomach
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Is there amputation?
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rutgerhauerfan
If being torn in half counts as amputation. In that case, yes. It's off-screen though.
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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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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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clownish
nobody passes out or anything but worth the mention in the opening scene jim is shown very tired and at one point proceeds to fall asleep at the wheel for a few seconds
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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micktravis69
not sure if teeth are damaged, but theres scenes w blood in people's mouths
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rutgerhauerfan
Jim finds a severed finger in his French fries.
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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CurlsPearls
A helicopter falls to the ground and catches fire after being shot out of the sky.

Someone falls off a cliff/hill after being shot in the chest, at the end.
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electriclove
Eye mutilation is threatened, going so far as to point a knife at a person's eye, but it never occurs.
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Is someone stabbed?
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micktravis69
not excessive–but there is gore yeah
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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rutgerhauerfan
Early in the movie, Ryder has been picked up by a family with a young kid. Jim tries to warn the family, but swerves off the road and the family keeps driving away with Ryder.
Jim later comes across the family's car by the roadside, and apprehensively goes to check it out. The kid's and parents' bodies aren't shown, save for some blood dripping out of the car.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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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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Does someone die?
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CurlsPearls
Many people are murdered throughout this film.
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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rutgerhauerfan
Early in the movie, Ryder has been picked up by a family with a young kid. Jim tries to warn the family, but swerves off the road and the family keeps driving away with Ryder.
Jim later comes across the family's car by the roadside, and apprehensively goes to check it out. The kid's and parents' bodies aren't shown, save for some blood dripping out of the car.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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rutgerhauerfan
Nash is kidnapped by John Ryder, to lure Jim to him.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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rutgerhauerfan
They're quite mild, however.
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electriclove
A young man showers during his stay at the hotel. It is shot from the chest up.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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clownish
just a flipblade throughout the movie
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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nunyabiz
The main actor (C. Thomas Howell) walks up to a car on the side of the road, knowing the lethal hitcher was in that car, he stops to look inside the car. Some blood drips on his shoe (the family in the car was obviously slaughtered, but not shown) and he runs back to his car and it happens. Just skip ahead when he's looking in the Volkswagen bug and blood falls on his shoe. Audio and visual.

Also- while eating fries in a restaurant, the same man finds a severed finger in his fries. He runs outside and starts to v* but he could just be spitting out the food. Not very graphic and it's a quick scene and happens at a good distance. Visual. (Again, he may just be spitting out his food.. really quick and not too traumatic. )
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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hermitcrab
No, though we do see a dog lapping at a man's neck wound.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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neoballs
spitting - no farting
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Is there audio gore?
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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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Is there incarceration?
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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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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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clownish
pretty clear ryder isnt a sane man
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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clownish
c. thomas howell's character puts a gun up to his chin w the intention, but doesnt end up pulling the trigger
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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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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electriclove
A teen considers suocode but doesnt go through with it.
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clownish
not explicitly but while jim is trying to sleep he gets some flashbacks to things ryder had done and when he hears cars he freaks out a little sometimes
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there screaming?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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CurlsPearls
Flashing lights on cop cars.

Bright lights are shining through curtains of a motel.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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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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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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Is there aphobia?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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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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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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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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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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clownish
the situation is solved but doesnt reveal what happens to jim
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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electriclove
A helicopter crashes.
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rutgerhauerfan
Near the end, Jim purposefully hits Ryder with his 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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