Die Hard

Movie • 1988 • Action  

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NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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Does the dog die?
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NearEastMugwump
There are no dogs in the movie.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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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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neilyworm
In the very beginning a character is shown snorting drugs for a split second before trying to hide it, although it is easy to miss.
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Is there addiction?
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DVDDerek
Cocaine use
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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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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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Anonymous
The word is not used but it is alluded to (see jokes about sexual assault on men)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Anonymous
“I’m not the one who just got buttfucked on national TV, Dwayne”
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
No, but feet
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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neilyworm
A man is hanged, although he survives.
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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pedanther
No actual cannibalism, but a character does say "I'm going to kill and eat you" during a fight as an expression of how much he hates his opponent
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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neilyworm
There is an explosion in the middle of the film, implied to have killed two people. There is also a scene where four or five people burn inside of a car offscreen.
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wallflowers
Implied after a missile is shot at people inside a vehicle, however it is not shown
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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KEdRuss
During a brutal round of fisticuffs, a main character strings up a terrorist motionless on a chain line. The terrorist survives and appears later in the film.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Anonymous
A man standing on a table is shot from below between his feet.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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denialol
Neck broken, man falls to death, etc.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Anonymous
Someone walks on broken glass while barefoot. They are shown cleaning their wounds afterwards.
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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neilyworm
At the very end, the aftermath is not shown but there is a close-up on the character's face as they fall.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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huviks
Although Al Powell tells John about a traumatic incident where he accidentally shot and killed a young boy.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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Heyna
An important hostage reveals their identity to prevent other hostages from being harmed during a search.
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pedanther
Major villains, yes, but none of the protagonists
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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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
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pedanther
Two of the villains are brothers, and the reaction of the second after the first is killed is a significant element of the story
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Does a parent die?
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neilyworm
A man who is said to be a father is killed onscreen, though his children are never shown. There are multiple parents and a pregnant woman put through trauma over the course of the film, however.
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huviks
The teddy bear survives!
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neilyworm
A woman is kidnapped by the main villain and dragged to another floor of the building. It is unclear what his plan is after that, however.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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not jumpscares but occasionally you don’t expect something to happen
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Is there a shower scene?
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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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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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taliajanee
completely safe c:
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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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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
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BeeGhost
The move was made long before 9/11, so no. Though people triggered by 9/11 may want to be cautious anyway, as the movie takes place in a very tall building that is hijacked by terrorists, the building explodes several times, and a character is shown falling to his death from the building.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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neilyworm
Yes, absolutely. The entire movie is copaganda! There's a scene where a cop mentions an accidental murder he committed, but most of the movie centers around heroic cops and everyone else is either helpless or getting in the way.
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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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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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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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DocteurX
Quelques bruits de scie surtout psychologique
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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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neilyworm
A lot of the movie takes place in ventilation shafts.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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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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gonzogm
There are flashing lights at many points in the movie, such as muzzle flare from machine guns. The two times you see something resembling a hockey puck, be aware that you are about to see a big flash of light. When the terrorists first take over the building there are a few mins of various flashing lights such as electrical sparks. There are regularly flashing lights on the roof, beware any roof scene. There are several explosions. One is when John sends an office chair and a computer monitor down an elevator shaft. Another is when John is about to jump off the roof with the fire hose. To be honest, it's pretty bright for a few mins after he jumps.
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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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edenthatapple
there is a minor character who is a pregnant woman, she and her baby are fine and never harmed
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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pedanther
There is a minor character who is a pregnant woman. She is not harmed.
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Prejudice
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Anonymous
A man kisses McClane on the cheek and says Merry Christmas, McClane is appalled and says “Jesus, California.”
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DocteurX
Le personnage principal dit humoristiquement à un flic qu'on a en face Stevie Wonder.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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pedanther
During the scene where the overconfident hostage attempts to negotiate with the terrorist leader, he makes a string of dismissive comments that include an antisemitic slur.
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denialol
Not in this first movie.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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neilyworm
Unfortunately...
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Is there aphobia?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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huviks
SPOILER:

There are four named black characters in the movie; three are still alive at the end.
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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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denialol
A couple is taken away by terrorists in the middle of having sex.
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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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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
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edenthatapple
a character drives a car backward very fast and its tires screech as he makes hard turns etc
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Does a car crash?
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neilyworm
There is an intense scene that ends in a car crash.
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Does a plane crash?
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DVDDerek
A helicopter does
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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wallflowers
The main character is bleeding for the majority of the movie, often leaving trails of blood behind him
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NearEastMugwump
@Mpants2k Not in the FIRST movie, which this page is about.
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neilyworm
A lot of it.
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