The Bay

Movie • 2012 • Horror  

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Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.
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Does the dog die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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It’s not really plot relevant or a spoiler. It’s just b-roll of people swimming, riding boats, etc
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Some of the parasites enter or exit through the neck
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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No, but it is discussed near the beginning.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Not typical abuse, but a child is abandoned by her parents who flee as soon as the outbreak happens.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
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Lots of real dead/dying fish.
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Numerous fish are shown dead throughout the film.
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Are animals abused?
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Footage of dead fish and birds are shown.
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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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No, but it's speculated that sharks caused injuries/death before they find out what actually caused it.
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Are there bugs?
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RoboPigeon
There are isopods which are technically crustaceans but they look like 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 rape mentioned?
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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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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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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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Graphic "blisters" and "rashes"
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Is there amputation?
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There is discussions of amputation and one brief surgery scene.
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RoboPigeon
No heads get squashed but several get destroyed by hungry isopods.
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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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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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The isopod eat through the skull and mouth area.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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There are no scenes of intentional torture by humans but the characters who die, die torturous deaths.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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ca33
There is a scene where one of the isopods hits a woman’s scuba glasses, puncturing her eye.
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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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Yes, but not the infant, and not directly on screen.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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By another minor.
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Death
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Kind of? A doctor who’s told by the CDC to abandon his patients instead stays and continually films himself and how the parasite is affecting him. This is after pretty much all the patients have died, though. It’s more of a “captain going down with the ship” kind of vibe
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Almost all of the people shown in the movie are dead by the end
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
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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One plot line follows a new family visiting their parents/in-laws. The parents/in-laws die off screen, with the mother leaving a goodbye message. The father of the new family dies on screen quite graphically.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Towards the end of the movie, when a woman and her baby get in a police car, there is a jump scare involving a dying person lunging out from the back seat.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Natural bodies of water is kind of the plot point.
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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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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Yes, Alot. Like half of the movie. All emetophobes, avoid this movie at all cost. I made the mistake of watching it and I was anxious and paranoid and couldn't sleep the whole night. I managed to watch the whole thing but covered my eyes and ears for half of it. I was able to understand the plot and it had very good action and thrills the rest of the time so if it didn't have all the throwing up, it would've been a decent movie
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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ca33
It is very graphic and is throughout the entire film.
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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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CyanHyde404
Basically the cops involved purposefully try to keep the fact there's a contagious parasite in the waters a secret.
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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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A large portion of the movie is set within a hospital.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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fish_fish
There are people who beg to be shot and a character who shoots himself on screen

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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there misophonia?
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debora
many uncomfortable noises such as people throwing up
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ca33
The reporter freaks out, the cop freaks out, everyone is under very high stress throughout the entire film.
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No, but there are two characters that talk about not wanting to live or asking others to kill them. They do end up harming themselves.
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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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dippity_doo
Very graphic and blunt scene involving shooting one’s head
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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RoboPigeon
It is a found footage style film with a lot of shaky cam throughout.
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Does a baby cry?
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Some swearing
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Yes, quite a lot
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Paranoia
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debora
i mean you could say yes because it’s a found footage made to look real
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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A baby is shown. It’s not specified what happens to the baby
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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 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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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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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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Two teens are on a pier and the guy urges the girl to take her shirt off for him.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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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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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
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right before a car crash scene, they honk and the tires screech
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Ryanale
Someone dies in a car accident
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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They don’t drown, but do die in the water thrashing around
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Is there blood/gore?
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There is mention of nuclear waste potentially being in the water
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fish_fish
There are a few scenes with characters shooting each other and sometimes themselves
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