Does the dog die?
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The Silence of the Lambs
Movie • 1991 • Crime
ReportClarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
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user15694
precious breaks her paw falling into the well but is otherwise unharmed and catherine is seen leaving the house with precious in her arms (i think she adopted her)
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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No, but there are flashbacks of the death of a female character's father who is killed when she was still young. She later mentions how her uncle, who she was under the care of, sent her to live in an orphanage.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Unhinged.but.handsome
The cat. But it's not intentional
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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A serial killer stalks his victims prior to their kidnap and murder, but this is not seen.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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A female character, who is abused while being held prisoner, threatens to hurt/kill a small dog and is verbally abusive (mildly) towards another female character who shows up to help her, but first must find the bad guy.
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Sid
A teenager is kept in a well and sprayed with a hose for misbehaving. Others were killed before the events of the film. There’s also a disturbing scene where Hannibal asks Clarice if she was sexually abused as a child - “did the rancher force you to perform fellatio? Did he sodomise you?” - and she says no but it’s still not a nice thing to hear
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Addiction
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MarlonR
The FBI agents do cocaine in one scene
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Animal
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Ravesti
In one scene, Clarice describes to Dr. Lecter seeing and hearing lambs being slaughtered during her childhood.
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Are animals abused?
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Nekrotikk
Buffalo Bill's dog, Precious, yelps because Catherine pinches her leg to make Bill think she's hurt. Catherine is seen holding Precious. In the book this is because Precious is not actually hurt and I think holding her in the film would also be to stop her running round and showing that she's not really hurt. Catherine is otherwise affectionate to Precious in both the film and the book. Spoilers: Catherine threatens to hurt Precious but no indication is given that she would actually go through with it, she sees the threat as a way to potentially escape Buffalo Bill. At the end Catherine seems to adopt Precious so the dog probably saw a vet and went on to live a happy life with Catherine. We don't see this but that's the impression I got.
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Is there a dead animal?
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areyouciarious
Specifically, a cocoon containing a dead moth and, later, other specimens of insects are seen displayed. The death of lambs via slaughtering on a ranch is discussed, but not shown on screen.
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Is an animal sad?
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sadanimegirlpng
A dog cries out in pain. A cat is seen waiting at a window waiting for its owner who has been kidnapped.
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Does a cat die?
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SofieWasTaken
There’s a cat seen sitting in a window but nothing happens to it
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Does a pet die?
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Lots42
It seems like a pet has died but it was just a trick, we later see the pet alive.
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Are there spiders?
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ozzie711
This is my favorite movie, I’ve watched it dozens of times. I have a really bad case of arachnophobia... there are absolutely NO spiders.
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Are there bugs?
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madliv
Yes. First a moth in a cocoon in found in the throat of a dead woman. It is then dissected. Later, in a home, many live moths are seen flying in large cages. At one point a man allows one to climb over his face. At the end of the movie, a fly is crawling on a man’s face. There are images of moths and butterflies throughout the movie.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is there pedophilia?
135 supporters
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sadanimegirlpng
Pedophilia is mentioned as a hypothetical scenario, but doesn't actually happen.
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Is someone held under water?
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HarrietEC1
However there is a very blink and you’ll miss it scene where you see a decomposing corpse in a bathtub
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Is rape mentioned?
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Unhinged.but.handsome
Anal and oral. So, yes. It's hypothetical though
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Is someone restrained?
30 supporters
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hannibal is restrained several times throughout the movie
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MakWitt
Clarice starling had s***n thrown into her face
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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bearoflittlebrain
Hannibal Lecter's mouth is covered in several scenes, to prevent him from attacking.
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Roxy04
However there is sexual assult/harassment shown. The main character gets s***n throw in her face.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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areyouciarious
The character "Buffalo Bill" skins his victims, though this is not shown on-screen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
Catherine when she was held in the pit
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Is there decapitation?
41 supporters
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HarrietEC1
We see a head in a jar however you don’t see it being decapitated
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Is there cannibalism?
37 supporters
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Moolder
Hannibal is a cannibal.
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Is someone buried alive?
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cassandrasaurusrdr
No but someone is held captive in a deep pit and it’s pretty claustrophobic.
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Is there body horror?
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A severed head is shown in a large jar.
A multilated dead body is shown in a coroner's office.
A multilated dead body is shown in a coroner's office.
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Is there amputation?
28 supporters
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There us a severed head in a jar, but you don't see this happen. A character just discovers it after the fact.
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Does a head get squashed?
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cassandrasaurusrdr
Not but someone’s face is removed.
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Is there a hanging?
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Not exactly. A body is hung from the cage bars of a lone prison cell in the middle of a room, but the person is not hung by the neck. Just hung up in some manner for display after it was multilated.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Allandrel
A character claims that a dog has broken its leg, but may have been lying.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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deadgrlwalkin
*spoilers* When Hannibal pretends to be an injured police officer in order to escape, he begins to shake aggressively on the stretcher. We don't know if it is an actual seizure or if Hannibal is faking it.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Calliopehoop
No, but there is a coroner scene of using tweezers to extract an object from a corpse’s mouth
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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FishMan
(Warning- Description of nail/finger trauma)
Some victims clawed at the walls and damaged their hands and broke/lost entire finger nails.
Some victims clawed at the walls and damaged their hands and broke/lost entire finger nails.
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Is someone tortured?
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Sid
Buffalo Bill tortures the girls he kidnaps physically and Hannibal tortures Clarice mentally by forcing her to relive traumatic memories
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Is there eye mutilation?
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At the beginning while they are describing Hannibal's crimes, he mentioned the fact he ate someone's eye.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Sid
The scene where Hannibal kills the guards is a little gratuitous
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Children
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Does a kid die?
63 supporters
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cassandrasaurusrdr
A minor’s corpse is shown but she is a teenager. She does not die on camera, it’s just referred to and aftermath is shown.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
24 supporters
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Fizz0001
**spoiler**
The main antagonist gets shot dead at the end of the film.
The main antagonist gets shot dead at the end of the film.
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Does a non-human character die?
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Sort of- in Clarice's childhood memories, she recounts an incident where she woke up to the sound of screaming lambs on the night they were sent to slaughter. It isn't shown, and the slaughter is not described.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Ravesti
Clarice's father dies before the beginning of the film's events; there is a flashback scene of young Clarice at her father's funeral/looking at his body.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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TFMD
A serial killer holds a live victim against her will
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Fear
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Are there jump scares?
68 supporters
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Sid
When the body falls through the hatch on the roof of the lift and when Clarice sees the corpse in the bathtub and then the lights go off
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Is there a shower scene?
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cassandrasaurus
A character who is being held hostage is threatened with getting hosed down “again” and is shown soaking wet.
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Are there mannequins?
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clownish
when buffalo bill is dancing around theres mannequins in the background dressed up completely
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
112 supporters
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Sid
It’s definitely coughing and not vomiting. He stiffens, then coughs a little blood and dies
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
25 supporters
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YourLocalINTJ
I’ve seen this movie at least twenty times and don’t remember this trigger ever happening
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Is someone eaten?
36 supporters
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ros1ebush
(SPOILER)
Hannibal is a cannibal, so we hear from him and other people experiences where he ate/tried to eat someone. There is one scene where when he escapes, he eats part of a guard's cheek. It's not too graphic though.
Hannibal is a cannibal, so we hear from him and other people experiences where he ate/tried to eat someone. There is one scene where when he escapes, he eats part of a guard's cheek. It's not too graphic though.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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MMEL
What do you think Hannibal was doing in the cell when he asks the guards for one more minute?
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Does someone spit?
11 supporters
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Not in this category, but Clarice gets jizz thrown on her face walking back from talking to Dr lector by another patient at the facility. It is gross and may affect you
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
1 supporters
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Frappuccino
Not necessarily a slur, but “transvestite” is used to refer to Buffalo Bill
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
65 supporters
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51
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jdpamv
Buffalo Bill is said to not be trans by doctors in the film but that doesn’t dictate if someone is trans IRL and Bill is portrayed as sexually predatory and a killer of women. (Also misrepresentation of GNC people, who can be trans and aren’t predatory, if you believe the character is GNC instead. More on that in the Man in a Dress category, though) The film vilifies trans people and is despised by most trans viewers.
@kiki10 Agreed
@kiki10 Agreed
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
1 supporters
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5
! Spoiler kinda! One of Hannibal Lecters victims is hinted towards being a trans person, Hannibal goes on to misgender them and say their legal name, calling them mentally ill.
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Loss
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Medical
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0
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Is there a mental institution scene?
29 supporters
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0
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eyesinthehills
Many key scenes take place in the institution in which Dr. Lecter is housed. There are a number of patients in the cells surrounding his.
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Mental Health
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xxlivlovesmusicxx
miggs pretends he’s harmed himself, saying ‘look at the blood’ but we don’t see anytime as he hasn’t
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15
Is a mentally ill person violent?
1 supporters
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62
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Sid
Lots of them. The two main ones are Hannibal and Buffalo Bill, but some of Hannibal’s fellow mental patients are also violent as well
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Unhinged.but.handsome
Attempt and succeed
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14
Does someone have a meltdown?
8 supporters
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2
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{potential spoiler} Near the end Catherine screams and cries for help and starts swearing at Clarice when the agent has to leave her to deal with buffalo bill. It could be viewed as a meltdown
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
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Calliopehoop
There is a scene at the end with a character breathing extremely heavy in panic for several minutes
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15
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
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4
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areyouciarious
Miggs can be heard saying "I bit my wrist so I can die! See how it bleeds?" but he was lying.
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Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
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23
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1
Buffalo Bill is shown experimenting with tucking, and is also shown using the skins of victims to make garments with breasts and female genitalia on them
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Is there body dysmorphia?
28 supporters
Yes
93
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Allandrel
A character is coded as transgender, although several characters (including hospitals that perform gender corrective surgery) claim that they are not transgender.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
18 supporters
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98
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0
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eyesinthehills
A character is trapped in a well. Another character must find their way out of a completely dark basement while trying to avoid being killed. Dr. Lecter's cell is rather small as well, and he remains in it for much of the film.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
Yes
2
No
70
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invadermac
Is cannibalism an eating disorder?
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10
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Ravesti
Dr. Lecter convinces Miggs, the inmate who assaulted Clarice during her previous visit, to kill himself.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
32 supporters
Yes
33
No
2
2
The main character discusses traumatic memories. Some flashbacks are shown.
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Noxious
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0
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12
Yes
14
No
0
Is there shakey cam?
48 supporters
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14
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50
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charliewiz
When Clarice enters the basement near the end and the lights go out, the camera switches to hand-held and night vision for a scene. Not necessarily shakey cam, but it's a bit wobbly
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Is there screaming?
16 supporters
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0
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ros1ebush
(SPOILER ALERT)
One of the main moments of screaming is when the kidnapped girl Catherine notices a fingernail on the wall of the well she is being held captive in, having her realise where she is and who has her. She screams and cries in a fit of panic, dread and fear, as Buffalo Bill torments her by screaming back.
One of the main moments of screaming is when the kidnapped girl Catherine notices a fingernail on the wall of the well she is being held captive in, having her realise where she is and who has her. She screams and cries in a fit of panic, dread and fear, as Buffalo Bill torments her by screaming back.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
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26
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0
2
areyouciarious
Vulgar and sexual language is used throughout the film.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
48 supporters
Yes
6
No
56
4
frequent camera flashes &, police sirens on multiple occasions
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
14 supporters
Yes
22
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0
2
OJAndToothpaste
A scene in the climax has Clarice watched from the darkness by Buffalo Bill.
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30
Pregnancy
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0
No
30
Yes
0
No
75
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
0
No
68
Yes
0
No
71
Yes
0
No
69
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
1 supporters
Yes
1
No
54
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Anonymous
No but the movie does contain homophobia and transphobia
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Yes
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No
3
Yes
0
No
57
Yes
57
No
11
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devprodoubleoh
The killer has a blanket with swastikas on it. it is seen a couple times towards the end of the movie.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
40 supporters
Yes
51
No
11
16
TheCassandraComplex
The movie handles transgender issues in a clumsy, dated way that can come off comical. The depiction of Buffalo Bill, a serial killer who is crafting himself a woman-suit, is often parodied. However, the film’s intention was not for this character’s behavior to be comedic.
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14
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TFMD
YMMV. The villain, serial killer Buffalo Bill, is portrayed as a "man who wants to be a woman" due to psychosis. Psychiatrists assert that Bill is mentally ill, and not actually a trans woman; Bill is always called "he". The film takes care to point out that "real" trans people are not serial killers. Because of this, I have heard some trans people argue that this film is unusually progressive for its time. Personally I disagree; it reinforces the idea that medical professionals deserve to decide who is and isn't trans. And obviously the film has been responsible for popularising harmful stereotypes of trans people, even if that wasn't the intent.
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Does an LGBT person die?
1 supporters
Yes
107
No
3
10
Cryptid_Crow
Raspell, the head in the jar, is trans. Bill is not, as touched on in the movie, and gone over in depth in the book.
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Are there fat jokes?
1 supporters
Yes
85
No
5
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cassandrasaurus
Buffalo Bill refers to one of his victims as “a big old fat person”
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Yes
0
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18
Is a minority is misrepresented?
25 supporters
Yes
31
No
5
16
SiRenfield
Buffalo Bill is a bit complicated as he’s not an actual trans woman (and there’s even a scene in the novel that tries to both make it clear and try to humanize trans people more by distancing him from them) ,but it’s still pretty iffy
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Does the black guy die first?
1 supporters
Yes
1
No
73
1
I can only think of 1 black character off the top of my head and he's liked by Hannibal Lecter, he does not die in the film
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Yes
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No
7
Race
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0
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17
Relationships
Yes
3
No
25
Religious
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
12
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
53 supporters
Yes
30
No
1
6
areyouciarious
[00:05:41] - Several crime scene photos are briefly shown on a wall, some depicting nude corpses. These photos are also visible in the background of the scene for the next few minutes.⠀
[00:19:07] - An inmate in a forensic hospital is shown masturbating naked on a bed, with his back to the camera.⠀
[00:36:41] - Crime scene photos show a deceased nude woman lying on the ground, front side down.⠀
[00:46:15] - A nude cadaver is shown face down on a table during an autopsy.⠀
[00:49:50] - The character "Buffalo Bill" is shown sitting naked at a desk, with his back to the camera.⠀
[01:36:43] - There is full-frontal nudity shown during the scene where "Buffalo Bill" is dancing naked in a room, though his genitals are tucked between his legs.
[00:19:07] - An inmate in a forensic hospital is shown masturbating naked on a bed, with his back to the camera.⠀
[00:36:41] - Crime scene photos show a deceased nude woman lying on the ground, front side down.⠀
[00:46:15] - A nude cadaver is shown face down on a table during an autopsy.⠀
[00:49:50] - The character "Buffalo Bill" is shown sitting naked at a desk, with his back to the camera.⠀
[01:36:43] - There is full-frontal nudity shown during the scene where "Buffalo Bill" is dancing naked in a room, though his genitals are tucked between his legs.
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0
No
23
Yes
0
No
14
Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
Yes
32
No
2
4
areyouciarious
Several different characters at different points in the film make sexual comments and/or advances towards the main character, ranging in degrees of severity and aggression.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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93 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
75
Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
87
No
5
13
Ravesti
Clarice has s***n thrown at her by an inmate at the mental institution. One scene shows Buffalo Bill fully nude, though his genitals are tucked between his legs. Sexually suggestive language is used in some scenes.
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0
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11
Sexism
Yes
0
No
24
Sickness
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
26
Yes
1
No
19
Yes
0
No
21
Social
Yes
2
No
17
Yes
0
No
24
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
0
No
12
Spoiler
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0
No
72
Yes
7
No
3
Does it have a sad ending?
1 supporters
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8
No
69
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RachelH
[SPOILER] Buffalo Bill is killed and the girl is saved which I consider to be a happy ending for the film. However, Dr. Lector escapes and he eludes to Agent Starling that he is going to eat someone he knows. While He is having this conversation by phone we can see him watching Dr. Chilton and then following him through a crowd.
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Vehicular
Yes
23
No
1
Yes
1
No
67
Yes
0
No
67
Yes
1
No
65
Violence
Does someone drown?
24 supporters
Yes
5
No
62
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FishMan
No but corpses are retrieved from the river.
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Yes
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0
Yes
0
No
67
Is there gun violence?
1 supporters
Yes
67
No
0
4
Sid
Mostly from cops
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