Girl, Interrupted
Movie • 1999 • Biography
ReportSet in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
This movie contains 76 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
2 supporters
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Shakey
The orderly that Susana likes is moved to a different ward and does not say goodbye to her.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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Ellert
The main characters are all more or less abandoned by their parents. They are not children, but young adults.
They are placed in a mental health facility, but they are all at least emotionally abandoned and some of them also physically abandoned.
They are placed in a mental health facility, but they are all at least emotionally abandoned and some of them also physically abandoned.
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Is an animal abandoned?
51 supporters
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joshhutcherson13
When Daisy kills herself she leaves behind her cat, But Susana takes The cat with her
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
29 supporters
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greenseaturtle
It is strongly implied that Daisy's father is sexually abusing her. At the very least, Lisa believes this to be true.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
42 supporters
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greenseaturtle
Not really for spectacle, but there are several instances of female characters being mistreated by hospital staff and other patients. Lisa is put into compromising restraints and given electroshock therapy, and Lisa herself hits and lashes out at Georgina and Suzanna.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
18 supporters
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Is someone gaslighted?
26 supporters
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Anonymous
The character Lisa gaslight about everyone
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scout.
Child sexual abuse heavily implied.
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Addiction
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glastozasto
Characters are seen consistently smoking cigarettes throughout the movie, and taking pills for their mental illness. one girl is clearly addicted to said pills.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
5 supporters
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glitterpop95
Underage drinking.
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Animal
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Daisy keeps chicken bones under her bed after she's eaten the meat.
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Is there a dead animal?
59 supporters
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beagle
Dead chickens body parts aka ribs are seen.
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Is an animal sad?
42 supporters
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greenseaturtle
Daisy's cat is wandering around upstairs meowing in concern on the morning of her suicide. The cat is happily adopted by Polly at the end of the film, though
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Does a cat die?
96 supporters
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OneirosDream
No, the cat is safe.
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Are there bugs?
17 supporters
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ion.osphere
There are no bugs in the actual movie. However, if you watch the deleted scenes, there is a scene where Susanna sees a bug under her bed.
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Assault
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Shakey
Georgina is slapped by Lisa for turning on a light
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Is someone drugged?
16 supporters
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Anonymous
One of the nurses is drugged
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Is there pedophilia?
61 supporters
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It is hinted at the daisy’s dad is a pedophile
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Is someone held under water?
10 supporters
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greenseaturtle
Suzanna is thrown into a bath by Valerie, which can be a bit jarring, but she isn't hurt
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Is rape mentioned?
42 supporters
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gatorgirlgab
They emphasize the word rape in therapist
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
12 supporters
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Tobybloo
Not necessarily beaten up but one girl hits / slaps another for something harmless and then near the end a girl hits the main character across the head with a book twice
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Is someone restrained?
11 supporters
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Ellert
The restraint scenes can be extremely triggering for ppl who have themselves been hurt by the psychiatric systems.
Physical/violent restraining and the systemic restraining that is the removal of basic human rights, by the psychiatric systems.
Physical/violent restraining and the systemic restraining that is the removal of basic human rights, by the psychiatric systems.
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HannahWilson
There is no on screen assault but there is mention of assault and incest.
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No, but at one point it is heavily implied that a character is raped by her own father
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
17 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Susanna shaves her legs in the bathtub. Cuts shown on a character's arm at 1 hr 26 min.
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Are any hands damaged?
11 supporters
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Shakey
Susana slams her hand in a heavy door.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
1 supporters
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greenseaturtle
Suzanna gasps and gags while getting her stomach pumped after her suicide attempt. She makes a full recovery, but the scene is quite graphic.
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Is someone burned alive?
20 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
A character has scarring on her face from when she was a child and doused herself in gasoline and lit a match.
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Is there a hanging?
21 supporters
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BraveSoul
The act is not shown, but the body is shown in a graphic way that will be triggering to those who are sensitive to the topic.
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Does someone break a bone?
13 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Susanna's mom references the time Susanna broke her leg as a baby.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
27 supporters
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Anonymous
Near the end, the main character slams her fingers in a heavy door.
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Is someone tortured?
54 supporters
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scout.
Drugged and put into solitary confinement. Lots of screaming.
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Is there excessive gore?
49 supporters
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Not excessive, but there is a disturbing scene which shows the corpse of a girl who has hung herself and slit her wrists. this isn’t very graphic, it’s more emotionally disturbing than anything
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Children
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Does a kid die?
25 supporters
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glitterpop95
Daisy, a teenager, hangs herself.
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Is a minor sexualized?
58 supporters
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Ellert
Minors are not sexualized on screen, but there's a lot of hints to at least one character being molested as a child and also currently by her father.
And another character having a "relationship" with her English teacher.
The characters are supposed to be 16-19 years old.
And another character having a "relationship" with her English teacher.
The characters are supposed to be 16-19 years old.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
11 supporters
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Yes, by suicide
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Does someone die?
9 supporters
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Yes, one important character dies by suicide and it is mentioned very early on that another one did too, but we never meet the latter
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
22 supporters
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Haunted.house
There is a lot of ableism but the word is never used directly
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
14 supporters
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greenseaturtle
None of the actors actually have the mental health diagnoses of the characters that they portray, but this is to be expected in Hollywood.
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
9 supporters
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Anonymous24
It is mentioned that Suzanna takes a whole bottle of aspirin with a whole bottle of alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
5 supporters
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TheCassandraComplex
Someone is coerced into going to a mental institution.
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Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
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greenseaturtle
Suzanna sleeps with a married college professor. The wife finds out and confronts her later on in the film.
1 comment | Add comment
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Yes
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
28 supporters
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4
No
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greenseaturtle
About halfway through the film, Suzanna abruptly wakes up to Lisa looming over her. The camera rapidly cuts to a close-up of Lisa's face and the music crescendoes jarringly.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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greenseaturtle
A large river is seen a few times, but only in the background of a few shots.
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Ellert
Someone shaves her legs in a bath
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a shower scene?
5 supporters
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HannahWilson
Not shower but someone does take a bath
1 comment | Add comment
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
56 supporters
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doesthedogdie.comfan
After the first scene, the next scene is Susanna in a hospital with doctors/nurses rushing around her (you will clearly be able to tell that the scene changed, and you have time to mute it after the scene change) and she leans over the side of the bed and v*s, no visual at all but I’ve been told that there was audio, so just mute it until she leans back into the bed
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
4 supporters
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Susana calls for an ambulance, but we don't hear the other end
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
4 supporters
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Anonymous
In a way, yes.
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
28 supporters
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10
No
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gatorgirlgab
The word transv*stite is used
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
15 supporters
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Anonymous
Although not on screen, one of the characters tells the main character that “they're giving me the shocks again.â€
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Are needles/syringes used?
18 supporters
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greenseaturtle
At the very beginning, Georgina is sweeping broken glass off the floor and picks up a full syringe.
Suzanna is forcibly injected with Valium. We see the needle go into her arm.
Finally, at the end, Lisa almost attempts suicide with a syringe full of an unknown substance, but she drops it and doesn't inject herself. This is the same syringe that we saw in the beginning.
Suzanna is forcibly injected with Valium. We see the needle go into her arm.
Finally, at the end, Lisa almost attempts suicide with a syringe full of an unknown substance, but she drops it and doesn't inject herself. This is the same syringe that we saw in the beginning.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
16 supporters
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series_of_unfortunate_events
The vast majority of the movie happens within a psychiatric institution. There are some notable instances of staff saying pretty offensive things to patients about their conditions.
4 comments | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
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At the very beginning the character is in an actual hospital after having OD’d, and most of the rest of the film takes place in a mental hospital
1 comment | Add comment
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Mental Health
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Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
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CMster
Almost every character
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Yes
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0
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Cuts shown on a character's arm at 1 hr 26 min
3 comments | Add comment
Is autism misrepresented?
19 supporters
Yes
0
No
8
0
FleetwoodMacNCheez
No one is specifically labeled as autistic, but some characters exhibit traits of autism
1 comment | Add comment
Is a mentally ill person violent?
17 supporters
Yes
82
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0
7
glastozasto
Lisa is consistently agressive and occasionally violent throughout the whole movie.
1 comment | Add comment
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1
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
12 supporters
Yes
5
No
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greenseaturtle
D.I.D was not a diagnosis in 1967, and no character has it or overt symptoms of it.
1 comment | Add comment
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gatorgirlgab
Susanna attempts suicide at the beginning and another characters dies by suicide towards the end. The actual act isn’t shown but her body is shown after.
1 comment | Add comment
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
10 supporters
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6
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greenseaturtle
There are frequent flashbacks and dreamlike sequences throughout the film, especially the first half.
1 comment | Add comment
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Is there ABA therapy?
13 supporters
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No, but there are horrible therapies used in the sixties such as electro shock therapy mentioned and it is set in a psych ward so if harmful therapies in general are triggering, i’d be careful of watching
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Yes
83
No
4
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
15 supporters
Yes
63
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Shakey
Lisa threatens to jam a pen into her neck.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
17 supporters
Yes
70
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Lisa crys dungeon
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
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scout.
Instances of solitary confinement.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
22 supporters
Yes
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FormieTueno
Daisy is said to struggle with an eating disorder, she regularly compulsively consumes and an entire chicken from her fathers deli, she is found to have multiple rotting carcasses of such hidden under her bed (representing both his visits which are indicative of incest/rape, and the consumption of the chickens themselves).
There are also mentions of laxative abuse and purging on her part:
Lisa: “You’re a laxative junkie...”
Daisy: “I like my dad’s chicken, and when I eat something else, I puke.”
There are also mentions of laxative abuse and purging on her part:
Lisa: “You’re a laxative junkie...”
Daisy: “I like my dad’s chicken, and when I eat something else, I puke.”
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Is there autism specific abuse?
30 supporters
Yes
8
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TheCassandraComplex
Some of the subject matter might be triggering for autistic people and autistic women in particular. The film takes place in the 60s in a mental institution for “troubled” young women, so there is plenty of generalized ableism and misogynistic attitudes about women and mental health. There are depictions of forced medication/treatment, restraints, solitary confinement and shock therapy. There are no characters explicitly diagnosed with autism but a few of the characters do have autistic traits.
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Around 1 hr 27 minutes, Lisa taunts a character about how her "safety net" isn't preventing her from wanting to slit her wrists. The character is found hanged and bleeding at 1 hr 32 minutes, which Lisa is rather insensitive.
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Noxious
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6
Yes
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Is there shakey cam?
24 supporters
Yes
28
No
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0
scout.
There are erratically filmed shots with quick cuts and quick lighting changes.
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Yes
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Yes
15
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0
Are there flashing lights or images?
23 supporters
Yes
18
No
24
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series_of_unfortunate_events
In the bar around 1 hr 22 min
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Paranoia
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7
Yes
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25
Pregnancy
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24
Yes
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Yes
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Are there babies or unborn children?
10 supporters
Yes
4
No
18
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Dreamdust1600
One of the background women in the mental institution is holding a baby
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Yes
0
No
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
27 supporters
Yes
74
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Lisa repeatedly makes derogatory comments about people's weight/size.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
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series_of_unfortunate_events
A character mentions a "transvestite in the men's ward," and it's unclear whether this is in referral to a gender-nonconforming man or a trans woman. Either way it's generally considered a derogatory term today.
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Does the black guy die first?
13 supporters
Yes
0
No
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Worthy of note that Susanna says some racist things to Valerie during an angry outburst.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there homophobic slurs?
29 supporters
Yes
73
No
0
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anjo
lisa tells cynthia she’s a dyke
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Yes
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No
38
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
21 supporters
Yes
36
No
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Vyctor
Not exactly a joke, but at one point Janet gives Susanna a bottle of nail polish saying she got it from “ a transvestite in the mens ward”
1 comment | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
18 supporters
Yes
79
No
2
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mariekalimu
some racist comments during an argument scene
4 comments | Add comment
Is a minority is misrepresented?
13 supporters
Yes
11
No
4
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Haunted.house
Transgender people are
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
51
Is there ableist language or behavior?
25 supporters
Yes
52
No
1
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greenseaturtle
Mental illness is treated and discussed in a way that was typical in the late 1960s.
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Are there n-words?
17 supporters
Yes
45
No
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0
Not exactly the N-word we know today, but a term that has come to be known as a slur that was used a lot in the 1900s to classify black people
1 comment | Add comment
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Race
Yes
0
No
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
21 supporters
Yes
23
No
2
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mstryke
Not shown, but implied
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Religious
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0
No
6
Yes
0
No
7
Sex
Is there sexual content?
33 supporters
Yes
81
No
0
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series_of_unfortunate_events
Susanna and Toby lie naked in bed while talking (no visible nudity). They later are shown making out in bed while Toby's pants are partially pulled down.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
1
Are there nude scenes?
19 supporters
Yes
15
No
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greenseaturtle
No bare breasts or genitalia are seen. Just Winona Ryder's back.
1 comment | Add comment
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No
15
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
81
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series_of_unfortunate_events
A character is sexually abused by her father, though never on screen. Lisa tries to get under this character's skin by saying she likes her dad abusing her.
1 comment | Add comment
Sexism
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0
No
20
Sickness
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
5
No
3
Social
Is someone homeless?
4 supporters
Yes
4
No
18
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CMster
Lisa is effectively homeless
1 comment | Add comment
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No
10
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
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Spoiler
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1
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Yes
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No
6
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
5
No
47
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NovaPineros
It doesntwas, tho its not the typical happy ending, it's not bad tbh
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Vehicular
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0
No
43
Yes
1
No
14
Yes
0
No
43
Yes
0
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41
Violence
Yes
1
No
50
Is there blood/gore?
30 supporters
Yes
54
No
6
0
[SPOILERS] I am fairly squeamish, but the blood and gore in this movie didn’t disturb me. A characters recent self harm wounds are shown, but this is not very bloody at all. That same characters corpse is later shown having hung herslef and with fresher, bloodier self harm wounds. I would say the film’s plot and storylines are more disturbing than any of the blood or gore in it
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Does someone drown?
10 supporters
Yes
1
No
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0
mstryke
At one point a character is dropped into a tub, but no drowning
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No
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