The Changeling
Movie • 1980 • Horror
ReportAfter a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Someone's past as an orphan is mentioned, but not in detail.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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LoudMansWife
Again, the murder of a crippled child because he was crippled is up there
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If you count murder of a child this, then yes
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dor519
An abused child cannot become an abuser. He's a child. and a ghost. The "acting out" is a haunting.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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SPOILERS!!!
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It is ambiguous if old Joseph really knew all the details of his father's actions or if he was abused/gaslight as well upon becoming Joseph.
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It is ambiguous if old Joseph really knew all the details of his father's actions or if he was abused/gaslight as well upon becoming Joseph.
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saste12
Definitely child abuse. The other comment spoilers part of the movie.
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Addiction
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Are there spiders?
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No but the attic is absolutely covered in cobwebs. To my recollection I did not see any actual spiders.
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Are there bugs?
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No bugs or spiders whatsoever.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone held under water?
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A kid is drowned in a bath tub.
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Is someone restrained?
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When you find out what happened to the ghost child, you see a scene in which a father holds down his young disabled son's legs, successfully drawing him. It is sudden and upsetting, and the imagery and sounds repeat throughout the remainder of the movie
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When you find out what happened to the ghost child, you see a scene in which a father holds down his young disabled son's legs, successfully drawing him. It is sudden and upsetting, and the imagery and sounds repeat throughout the remainder of the movie
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Ministaxx
Child is killed by drowning
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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rabidhousewife
A child is drowned.
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Is someone burned alive?
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saste12
There is a house fire in the end of the movie, but no one dies specifically from burning to death.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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saste12
A character dies from drowning.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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They're in more of a daze after a fall.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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IndigoBlue14
No but someone collapses.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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saste12
A character falls down the stairs, but they are not seriously injured.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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SPOILER However, a child is secretly adopted by a rich man during a war, which is not shown.
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Does a kid die?
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CoryWilcox
The original movie is all about a dead child
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Death
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At the very beginning of the film a woman dies trying to protect her, who also dies anyway.
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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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anneonymie
The protagonist's wife, a mother, dies in the prologue
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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saste12
A child's toy is discarded, but it returns unharmed.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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CoryWilcox
The movie is about a ghost
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Are there jump scares?
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00:18:49 – Minor.
00:27:21 – Minor.
00:29:42 – Minor.
00:52:18 – Major.
01:25:21 – Major.
01:34:46 – Minor.
01:36:14 – Major.
For details/context for each jumpscare scene, visit WheresTheJump.
The jumpscares are pretty tame, so unless you're ultra-sensitive to scares, you should be fine. This film is more eerie and chilling than out-right frightening.
00:27:21 – Minor.
00:29:42 – Minor.
00:52:18 – Major.
01:25:21 – Major.
01:34:46 – Minor.
01:36:14 – Major.
For details/context for each jumpscare scene, visit WheresTheJump.
The jumpscares are pretty tame, so unless you're ultra-sensitive to scares, you should be fine. This film is more eerie and chilling than out-right frightening.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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lzboyfurniture
An object is thrown off a bridge into a river
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Is someone possessed?
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IndigoBlue14
There is a scene where a medium communicates with a ghost, but is not possessed.
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Are there mannequins?
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There is a fair amount of statuary, however.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Smorgasbord
There's no vomiting whatsoever. At one point, the protagonist is so shaken he becomes sweaty and unwell-looking, but nothing happens.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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lzboyfurniture
Cops are in the film and shown accurately as corrupt and problematic
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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A historic home and everything in it.
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Medical
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Mental Health
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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lzboyfurniture
The child is killed because he’s physically disabled, not autistic
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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LoudMansWife
At one point the woman realtor starts screaming at the main character to "stop it" (talking about what happened to the boy).
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The main character is dealing with the traumatic death of his wife and child, there are a few times where he sees an item of the daughter and is triggered into a memory of her and then the memory of her loss.
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Towards the end there is a moving chandelier and fire, so the lights are moving/ flickering but not like strobing.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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A character is watched by a supernatural entity.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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IndigoBlue14
A boy is murdered for being disabled.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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There are no lgbt characters in this film.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Only in the first minutes of the movie.
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Religious
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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saste12
A boy is naked in a bath, though you don't see anything explicitly.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a stroke?
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But it appears that someone has a heart attack.
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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saste12
I think the ending is fair but not happy exactly. People die in this movie.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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The movie opens with an accident that results in death.
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Does a car crash?
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lzboyfurniture
There is a potentially very triggering crash scene early in the film
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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CoryWilcox
A child is drowned
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Is there blood/gore?
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CoryWilcox
Only a little blood
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