The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie • 1975 • Comedy
ReportSweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
This movie contains 54 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
Yes
1
No
107
Unanswered Triggers
Yes
0
No
0
Abandonment
Yes
8
No
3
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
Yes
2
No
23
11
Anonymous
Yes, sort of in the same way Frankenstein would be categorized as a child being abandoned by a parent
2 comments | Add comment
Is an animal abandoned?
51 supporters
Yes
2
No
15
0
EvilToTheCore13
It's not explicitly mentioned but the castle has some guard dogs, and when the aliens return to their home planet there is no mention of what happens to the dogs. In some stage productions Magenta realises she didn't lock up the dogs (and so they have presumably run off) just before they leave (but does nothing as she's in a hurry to go.)
1 comment | Add comment
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
31 supporters
Yes
11
No
8
6
Frank could be considered a parent because he created Rocky. He is very abusive toaards him.
1 comment | Add comment
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
24 supporters
Yes
3
No
11
2
SiRenfield
You can edit the comment to delete the text, saving it deletes the comment just FYI
3 comments | Add comment
Is someone stalked?
17 supporters
Yes
14
No
59
18
Not really, but 2 characters watch Janet and Rocky have sex on the security cameras
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
87
No
6
11
StevotheHuman
One character whips another.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
19 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
19
Is someone gaslighted?
26 supporters
Yes
23
No
54
7
Characters are tricked and lied to but I don't think anyone is gaslighted.
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone abused with a belt?
10 supporters
Yes
9
No
5
2
ErinHollow
Not a belt but a whip
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
88
Addiction
Yes
71
No
20
8
Jay_isnt_cool
Their is a brief reference to heroin and a picture of someone about to use is show, but it is only for a couple seconds
5 comments | Add comment
Is there addiction?
10 supporters
Yes
65
No
22
7
theobsessor
one character is said to be a junkie, another is shown very briefly doing heroin and an other character smoked a cigarette
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone abuse alcohol?
7 supporters
Yes
10
No
64
13
lurch4711
Riff Raff drops a bottle of wine, because he can't hold his liquor.
2 comments | Add comment
Animal
Yes
1
No
18
Yes
0
No
88
Yes
0
No
93
Yes
0
No
87
Yes
0
No
82
4
StevotheHuman
One character does send guard dogs to hunt down another character trying to escape.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a dead animal?
63 supporters
Yes
2
No
68
0
EvilToTheCore13
There are taxidermied animals on the walls of the castle. Otherwise, no.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
15
Yes
0
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97
Yes
0
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29
Yes
0
No
83
Are there spiders?
26 supporters
Yes
0
No
80
0
EvilToTheCore13
Cobwebs but no spiders.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
82
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
84
Assault
Yes
18
No
0
6
Frank slaps Janet during the dinner scene after she jumps into rocky's arms
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone drugged?
17 supporters
Yes
6
No
13
6
ErinHollow
The lyrics allude to the floor show performers being drugged, as the lyrics are from the musical (in which they were drugged.) And they act strangely during the show
2 comments | Add comment
Is there pedophilia?
64 supporters
Yes
3
No
16
3
Hyacinthian72
It shows one of the characters, Eddie with a juvenile record, and it's implied to be recent, and it's practically confirmed that he and Frank n Furter were lovers
3 comments | Add comment
Is someone held under water?
11 supporters
Yes
3
No
17
7
Anonymous
Characters are shown under water but aren’t held under
2 comments | Add comment
Is rape mentioned?
43 supporters
Yes
3
No
12
7
The word "rape" is never said. But there are dubiously consensual sexual acts.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Is someone restrained?
12 supporters
Yes
49
No
0
9
mercy
a character has his ankles shackled to the bed so he can't run away
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
104
No
2
21
violetbooklover
Yes— definitely plays into the trope that victims will eventually enjoy themselves during an assault which is harmful— but the character that perpetuates sexual violence is very clearly portrayed as a villain— I am a survivor and often sensitive to this trigger and still very much enjoy this movie
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
11
No
1
Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
27 supporters
Yes
22
No
0
5
knifesketball
Brad is made to believe that he is having sex with his wife. It is played for laughs when he realizes he's been hooking up with Frank
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
13
No
21
11
BlueRhys
As mentioned above, Frank goes into Brad/Janet’s rooms disguised as the other and begins to initiate sex with them. However, before anything happens, they each realise it’s Frank and consent to having sex with him anyway.
2 comments | Add comment
Bodily Harm
Yes
1
No
73
Yes
0
No
14
Yes
0
No
14
Yes
0
No
14
Does someone struggle to breathe?
14 supporters
Yes
5
No
56
0
ErinHollow
You can see a few people gasping in the pool scene.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is there cannibalism?
23 supporters
Yes
113
No
0
46
ZachPridgen
They served Meatloaf
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
26
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
0
No
78
Yes
0
No
67
Is there body horror?
27 supporters
Yes
11
No
10
4
The only instance of body horror is at 1:09:45 and it's a disemboweled man (the sfx is pretty bad though)
4 comments | Add comment
Is there amputation?
12 supporters
Yes
15
No
47
10
theobsessor
a character (though already dead) is cut up into pieces and fed to the others
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
79
Yes
0
No
27
Yes
0
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69
Yes
0
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26
Yes
1
No
82
Does someone become unconscious?
3 supporters
Yes
12
No
9
4
lizzypuppet1711
janet faints twice in the time warp
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone break a bone?
13 supporters
Yes
5
No
63
4
chloebeacham18
Frank breaks his neck at the end, after being zapped and falling from the curtain. No triggering visuals (just his head tilting back), and the audio also sounds very fake
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
73
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
45 supporters
Yes
4
No
52
8
scabbedover
a character gets kicked in the balls but thats pretty much it
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
76
Is someone tortured?
57 supporters
Yes
75
No
5
12
JayHay
For those who haven't seen it
- brad & Janet are lured into a strange house & held captive there. The show is essentially a slow mental breakdown of the two into sexual depravity.
- a character is killed after singing a song, the group have dinner in a different scene and the corpse is found to be in the table, implied that they have been eating him
- when Rocky disappears, the Dr. Whips his servant, but it's clear that it's intended to be played like a BDSM type of situation
- when they kill the Dr, it's very slow. It's all pretty silly. 70s sci-fi violence.
- brad & Janet are lured into a strange house & held captive there. The show is essentially a slow mental breakdown of the two into sexual depravity.
- a character is killed after singing a song, the group have dinner in a different scene and the corpse is found to be in the table, implied that they have been eating him
- when Rocky disappears, the Dr. Whips his servant, but it's clear that it's intended to be played like a BDSM type of situation
- when they kill the Dr, it's very slow. It's all pretty silly. 70s sci-fi violence.
3 comments | Add comment
Does someone fall down stairs?
3 supporters
Yes
1
No
32
2
ErinHollow
There's action on the stairs but no one falls
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone fall to their death?
7 supporters
Yes
85
No
2
4
HalHorrific
At the end of the movie when Rocky climbs up a light tower holding Frank, the tower breaks causing him to fall into the pool below, killing him.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
76
Is someone stabbed?
6 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
2
Anonymous
Mild spoilers: after the song hot patootie bless my soul a character is murdered with a pickaxe (so kind of a mixed stab/blunt force murder)
2 comments | Add comment
Is there excessive gore?
51 supporters
Yes
0
No
43
2
ErinHollow
There probably would have been if they had the budget for it. The goriest part is the body under the table
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Children
Yes
0
No
26
Does a kid die?
28 supporters
Yes
7
No
86
13
sticksandstans
While yes technically rocky is only 8 hours old, he has the appearance of an adult and i dont think anyone views him as a "kid"
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
28
Creepy Crawly
Yes
0
No
12
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
Yes
19
No
1
3
Columbia half-accidentally sacrifices herself by getting in the middle of Riff-Raff' fight with Frank.
Rocky could have left and saved himself but decided to stay with Frank's body and gets killed.
Rocky could have left and saved himself but decided to stay with Frank's body and gets killed.
3 comments | Add comment
Does a major character die?
11 supporters
Yes
15
No
0
4
Yes, three important characters die at the end.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a non-human character die?
15 supporters
Yes
23
No
1
5
ErinHollow
Some characters are revealed to be space aliens and almost immediately one dies
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
19
No
0
Disability
Yes
0
No
39
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
15 supporters
Yes
14
No
3
1
Brotato
Dr. Everett V. Scott in the movie isn't played by a disabled actor although he is in a wheelchair.
1 comment | Add comment
Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
9 supporters
Yes
1
No
34
3
CeliaCristalia
A few characters are implied to be drunk at several points of the movie.
1 comment | Add comment
Family
Is someone kidnapped?
6 supporters
Yes
74
No
8
7
devon
Brad and Janet are not allowed to leave Frankenfurter’s castle, but are not explicitly kidnapped
3 comments | Add comment
Does a parent die?
6 supporters
Yes
7
No
71
3
I wouldn't really call Rocky and Frank's relationship a parental one for obvious reasons but Frank is Rocky's creator and died in front of him.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
Yes
109
No
0
21
theobsessor
both brad and janet (his fiancée) cheat on eachother with the same person (it isn't seen but heavily implied) then janet cheats again with another character
1 comment | Add comment
Is a child's toy destroyed?
15 supporters
Yes
0
No
64
0
ErinHollow
A teddy bear gets stabbed
1 comment | Add comment
Does a family member die?
11 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
4
Dr. Scott's nephew dies. He doesn't seem ro care that much.
1 comment | Add comment
Fear
Are there jumpscares?
30 supporters
Yes
1
No
75
2
CeliaCristalia
During the dinner scene, the tablecloth is removed to reveal the corpse of a character.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
71
Yes
0
No
75
Are there clowns?
9 supporters
Yes
5
No
71
4
Emmasummers
In the Floor Show scene toward the end of the movie, four of the characters appear wearing makeup that isn't really clown-like but it's kind of similar? Their faces are painted white but the makeup around their eyes and lips is more realistic than a clown's. However, if you think you would find this disturbing, turn the movie off when The Criminologist (narrator guy) says "no picnic."
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Are there natural bodies of water?
0 supporters
Yes
1
No
11
0
EvilToTheCore13
A swimming pool is not a natural body of water.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
1
No
73
Are there mannequins?
4 supporters
Yes
4
No
12
5
Anonymous
Not mannequins per se, but characters are at one point turned into marble statues, in the end they’re turned back (however there are similar statues around the castle and their fate is unknown)
1 comment | Add comment
Gross
Yes
0
No
47
Yes
0
No
86
Is someone eaten?
18 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
3
It is heavily implied that a character killed earlier in the movie gets eaten by the rest of the characters.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
69
Is there audio gore?
30 supporters
Yes
54
No
20
10
A character is murdered offscreen with a pickaxe. The sound of the pickaxe repeatedly hitting the victim (along with the sound of the a screaming witness) is pretty gross.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
27
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
Yes
0
No
53
1
No cops in the movie, the narrator is a criminologist.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
Yes
1
No
8
0
Anonymous
Not police incarceration but characters are definitely held in captivity against their will(s)
1 comment | Add comment
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
14
Are there transphobic slurs?
29 supporters
Yes
3
No
14
4
SiRenfield
Granted bare in mind at the time it was made “transvestite” was a pretty neutral word, but it’s still there
4 comments | Add comment
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
35 supporters
Yes
17
No
6
6
jdpamv
*Frank is a crossdresser/gender nonconforming. "Tr*nsvestite" was once what both crossdressers and trans people were called but the term is now deemed outdated and is often considered a slur (if not in the time and context of this film). But yes, he's sexually predatory throughout.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Is there bisexual cheating?
15 supporters
Yes
22
No
2
8
Anonymous
Somewhat yes, a straight married couple “cheat” on each other with (+ sexually assaulted/coerced by) the same person, but it’s not biphobic about it
3 comments | Add comment
Loss
Yes
0
No
12
Medical
Yes
0
No
68
Are needles/syringes used?
19 supporters
Yes
22
No
50
7
Jay_isnt_cool
A picture of a character about to shoot up heroin is briefly shown
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
70
Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
Yes
6
No
65
6
GreyCaprice
Not a hospital per se, but there is a laboratory.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
76
Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
28 supporters
Yes
2
No
27
4
CeliaCristalia
Rocky is shown to feel instinctively scared of people after he's physically abused. There's not enough time for him to develop a chronic condition, but he appears traumatized.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
12
No
3
6
Anonymous
Nothing is specifically diagnosed but everyone definitely has something deeply wrong with them <3
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
72
Is autism misrepresented?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
1
Anonymous
No characters are canonically autistic
1 comment | Add comment
Is a mentally ill person violent?
1 supporters
Yes
11
No
34
2
The only person who could be considered mentally ill is Rocky (he is mentally disabled) and he's the least violent character.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
50 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
10 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
3
Frank hallucinates an audience during I'm Going Home. It is pretty clear to the viewer that this is a hallucination but still.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a meltdown?
5 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
0
ErinHollow
Columbia freaks out right at the end of Hot Patootie and after she leaves the table
1 comment | Add comment
Is there misophonia?
25 supporters
Yes
22
No
16
6
HalHorrific
In the scene where everyone is eating dinner for Rocky's birthday, Rocky chews his food really loud.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
15
Is there body dysphoria?
9 supporters
Yes
14
No
6
4
ErinHollow
Presumably. A character sings about crying because of not being able to dress like a girl
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
No
65
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
17 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
47
Yes
1
No
53
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
Yes
12
No
52
5
jazzytherat
It is shown that Rocky is mummified and in a human sized tank of water. But it is not exclusively a claustrophobic scene.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
66
Is there autism specific abuse?
31 supporters
Yes
0
No
62
0
A mentally disabled man gets abused but he's not autistic necessarily
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
67
0
PsychoFaerie
No one dies by suicide in this movie.
1 comment | Add comment
Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
17 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
0
Screaming
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
12
No
0
Yes
0
No
40
Is there shakey cam?
23 supporters
Yes
9
No
50
7
theobsessor
no, but entering Frank's laboratory the camera is a bit shakey)?
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
16
No
0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
4 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
6
Anonymous
If “transvestite from transsexual transylvania” is past your limit, that’s your warning, there’s the door
2 comments | Add comment
Are there flashing lights or images?
23 supporters
Yes
72
No
19
5
rockywashere
When Dr. Frank-n-Furter and his assistants are about to bring his creation to life from the tank full of water, the set lights flash on and off. I don't know why so many people said 'no'.
2 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
9 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
2
Frank and his staff have been watching Brad and Janet before they get to the castle. They can be seen during Dammit Janet.
1 comment | Add comment
Is the fourth wall broken?
5 supporters
Yes
48
No
0
8
sticksandstans
There is a criminoligist narrating the story to us and frequently speaks directly to the audience and looks into the camera
3 comments | Add comment
Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
32
Yes
0
No
62
Yes
0
No
66
Are there babies or unborn children?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
32
2
If you read Brad and Janet's police reports, you'll find out that Janet is pregnant. Frank alludes to this in Planet Schmanet Janet. Very easy to miss and not relevant to the plot.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
67
Yes
0
No
66
Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
26 supporters
Yes
1
No
59
2
Frank says that Eddie deserved to die because "he had no muscle". However Frank is implied to have had a relationship with Eddie in the past and his current girlfriend finds him very attractive.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
5
No
72
8
Onyx
Frank is explicitly stated to be a cross-dresser. He is gendered correctly throughout the movie.
2 comments | Add comment
Does the black guy die first?
14 supporters
Yes
0
No
59
5
lurch4711
In response to another comment, Rufus Collins is a POC and plays a Transylvanian, but he does not die.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there homophobic slurs?
30 supporters
Yes
7
No
52
13
Emmasummers
There's a song titled "Sweet Transvestite"; however, the character is using the phrase to describe himself in a positive light. The show was written in a time when that was a commonly used phrase and as a trans person I always saw it as a reclamation type deal, however if you think this would be upsetting, I'd probably skip it.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
9
No
46
6
feministkilljoy
It is implied that one character is a n*zi
5 comments | Add comment
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
20 supporters
Yes
60
No
3
15
mmiileesss
specifically "i thought it was the real thing"
3 comments | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
19 supporters
Yes
10
No
60
16
VeganMuffin
Dr. Frank-n-Furtur uses the word “transvestite” which was the common term at the time of filming, but is now outdated. It could make transgender audiences uncomfortable.
6 comments | Add comment
Is a minority is misrepresented?
13 supporters
Yes
14
No
4
8
Anonymous
definitely in the zone of questionable queer representation, if any outdated lgbt+ language/stereotypes are a big bother, probably skip it
2 comments | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
145
No
2
14
yes, a LGBT character dies (not graphically nor is the death homophobic in motivation)
4 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
25 supporters
Yes
6
No
40
1
Rocky could be decribed as mentally disabled, due to literally having only half a brain and being unable to speak or understand some things. He is mistreated but not because of it.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
59
Yes
0
No
11
Race
Yes
0
No
13
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
23 supporters
Yes
1
No
22
2
It is implied that Eddie is pretty young and had a relationship with Frank. This is never really brought up, it's all subtext.
2 comments | Add comment
Religious
Is religion discussed?
9 supporters
Yes
2
No
9
1
Anonymous
Brad & Janet are married in a church but there are no discussions about religion or anything
2 comments | Add comment
Are there demons or Hell?
8 supporters
Yes
0
No
7
0
SiRenfield
The only mention of it is a lyric in Frank’s song promising to get them a “Satanic mechanic”
1 comment | Add comment
Sex
Is there sexual content?
35 supporters
Yes
120
No
0
10
xxlivlovesmusicxx
a main character simulates sexual acts with multiple characters (shown as a silhouet and not graphic) and a song is featured called ‘touch a touch me‘ about another main character losing her virginity, with her (covered) breasts being touched and other mildly sexual acts demonstrated
3 comments | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
25 supporters
Yes
45
No
0
9
cheezedoodlezz1020
rocky is literally made to be a sexual object
2 comments | Add comment
Are there nude scenes?
23 supporters
Yes
31
No
3
2
You can see Columbia's nipples in two scenes. You can see a porn magazine for a moment during the song Eddie. Characters also wear pretty revealing clothes. Two of the main characters are in their underwear for a lot of the movie.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
16
Is there BDSM?
13 supporters
Yes
9
No
3
4
Not explicit but some of Frank's clothes look a bit like BDSM gear, and he at least owns a whip.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone lose their virginity?
8 supporters
Yes
17
No
0
3
Anonymous
(In addition to other commenter) Janet was actually confirmed (in ‘touch-a touch-a touch me’)
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
103
No
3
16
Seenit
Riff raff and magenta
3 comments | Add comment
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
12 supporters
Yes
0
No
29
2
A male character cried during a song, no one comments on this.
2 comments | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
0
No
27
Yes
0
No
14
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
10
Social
Yes
0
No
30
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
13
Is existentialism debated?
5 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
3
SiRenfield
In the final lines, mostly played as a joke since it has nothing to do with anything
1 comment | Add comment
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
69
Yes
0
No
12
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
81
No
15
8
ZarahInkeri
Depends on your point of view.
The heroes survive.
The heroes survive.
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
8 supporters
Yes
5
No
72
9
StevotheHuman
A car does break down.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
32
No
2
Yes
0
No
72
Yes
0
No
66
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
64
1
ErinHollow
No but the entire castle blasts off into the sky
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Is there blood/gore?
31 supporters
Yes
95
No
1
10
One of the characters gets killed by an ice pick and his blood is briefly shown on the walls and floor. Dr Frank N Furter is shown with bloodied gloves.
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Does someone drown?
11 supporters
Yes
9
No
59
6
Mortisstorm
A character is shown floating face down in a pool dead however the character was dead long before ending up in the pool as the body was dropped into the pool by another character trying to carry it up a structure
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Is there gun violence?
12 supporters
Yes
18
No
44
17
Seenit
Sort of, someone is shot but the gun is clearly a laser gun
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