Dead End

Movie • 2003 • Horror  

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Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
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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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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is there body horror?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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A man beats a pregnant woman.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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A teenage character smokes a joint.
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Is there addiction?
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EmmaWard55
A man gets drunk and in this state of mind beats a pregnant woman. She's slapped twice and then punched, dropping to the ground unconscious. This apparently sobers up the man.
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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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Anonymous
Yes. See the comment in "does a pet die" for context.
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rainbowlinoleum
mentioned
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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[VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF PET DEATH BELOW]
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The 25-year-old-man playing the teenaged son tells his sister that he and his friend microwaved her hamster.

All in the past tense. Nothing onscreen.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Not really, but one character comments on a corpse being burnt.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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A character dies of head trauma and we later see the graphic, gory wound.
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Is there a hanging?
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rainbowlinoleum
maybe; character looks up and screams w/ implication that there is a corpse up in the trees
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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EmmaWard55
Yes if you count intentionally falling out of a speeding car.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
It's hard to discern if it's excessive or tame, so if you're really concerned, I'll help you decide.

[VAGUE SPOILERS FOR DESCRIPTION OF ALL DEATHS IN THE MOVIE]

I will not be naming the characters or detailing how they obtained their injuries. It won't ruin the movie either. I promise.

In order of appearance:

- We see one very brief closeup of vague "gore" on an infant. Literally looks like nothing. It's evoking gore more than showing it.

- We see character/s looking down at a body but we aren't shown it. We do see one of them pick up a severed ear that is attached to something else. The body is later described and visually shown in a cartoon drawing (non-graphic, literally stick figure).

- We see a character have their lip tear off. It's not convincing but it is graphic.

- We see the arm of someone who has been burned alive sticking up in the air as character/s look down at it. Nothing else is shown of the body.

- A character is shot by a gun in one of their extremities. We see the medium-sized wound being given first aid.

- The most graphic is a character who has their brain exposed in a severe injury. They happily play with it and they soon die. The way they react is more disturbing than the gore, in my opinion.

- The (dead) body of the previous character is accidentally shot. We briefly see new blood splatter on their face but no new injuries are visible.

- A character walks into barbed wire. It makes light contact with their temple. Small injury, it's very nonchalant.

- We see a character's face become covered with blood by an offscreen body above them. We do not see the body, just the blood raining down from it.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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EmmaWard55
Mentions of infant death. A teenager also dies, but he's a jerk.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Around the 24 minute, the son says “I know you all think I am r*******.”
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Family
Does a parent die?
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EmmaWard55
Multiple parents die on screen.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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EmmaWard55
Twice characters are abducted in a car and shown panicking in the rear view window. The abduction ends shortly after in both cases.
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Does someone cheat?
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EmmaWard55
Discussions of past adultery.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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smlxo
Around the 46-50 minute mark, mom throws up after eating a whole pie and chips. Happens twice, sound and visual
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Is there audio gore?
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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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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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The father grabs a gun and points it to his head but his daughter grabs it from him.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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teethforhair
the mom binge eats and it is visually messy and audtiory. not discussed as an eating disorder in the film, but could be disturbing to some.
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A character puts a loaded gun in their mouth but does not pull the trigger. Later a character decides to end their life by jumping out of a speeding car. They survive the initial jump but die of their injuries.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Someone is pregnant
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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There is a pregnant woman but she survives and her pregnancy continues, with a doctor saying that the 'baby will be fine'.
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Prejudice
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The son makes several “gay” jokes to his sister’s boyfriend.
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EmmaWard55
Some uses of the word 'crazy' to describe characters suffering intense trauma.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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EmmaWard55
One character harasses a man about his sexuality, insisting that he's secretly gay. He is not, but the attitudes and reactions from other characters may be uncomfortable for viewers.
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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A teenage boy masturbates to a pin up girl poster.
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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
Does a car crash?
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EmmaWard55
Mentions of past crashes, a shot of a ruined car, and two scenes of a character falling asleep at the wheel and waking then swerving on the road.
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Does a plane crash?
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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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Anonymous
[VAGUE SPOILERS FOR DESCRIPTION OF ALL DEATHS IN THE MOVIE]

I will not be naming the characters or detailing how they obtained their injuries. It won't ruin the movie either. I promise.

In order of appearance:

- We see one very brief closeup of vague "gore" on an infant. Literally looks like nothing. It's evoking gore more than showing it.

- We see character/s looking down at a body but we aren't shown it. We do see one of them pick up a severed ear that is attached to something else. The body is later described and visually shown in a cartoon drawing (non-graphic, literally stick figure).

- We see a character have their lip tear off. It's not convincing but it is graphic.

- We see the arm of someone who has been burned alive sticking up in the air as character/s look down at it. Nothing else is shown of the body.

- A character is shot by a gun in one of their extremities. We see the medium-sized wound being given first aid.

- The most graphic is a character who has their brain exposed in a severe injury. They happily play with it and they soon die. The way they react is more disturbing than the gore, in my opinion.

- The (dead) body of the previous character is accidentally shot. We briefly see new blood splatter on their face but no new injuries are visible.

- A character walks into barbed wire. It makes light contact with their temple. Small injury, it's very nonchalant.

- We see a character's face become covered with blood by an offscreen body above them. We do not see the body, just the blood raining down from it.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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EmmaWard55
A character puts a gun in their mouth but does not pull the trigger. They then point it at two other characters and shoot one in the leg. They drop the gun after this.
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