Does the dog die?
365 supporters
Scream
Movie • 1996 • Horror
ReportA killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
This movie contains 56 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
Yes
3
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5
Fandomgirl022
No dogs die in the movie
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
7 supporters
Yes
3
No
30
3
sigmund
!!spoiler!!
Billy's mom leaving is referenced a few times throughout the movie, and is the main motive for Billy killing people, but it's not specifically said if she left without saying goodbye
Billy's mom leaving is referenced a few times throughout the movie, and is the main motive for Billy killing people, but it's not specifically said if she left without saying goodbye
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
26 supporters
Yes
78
No
2
5
saste12
Technically yes. A character who is a teenager mentions their mom abandoned them, though it's not actually shown on-screen.
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Yes
0
No
42
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
44 supporters
Yes
6
No
32
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sigmund
Billy's dad is a little sketchy, but he's not said or shown to be abusive
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Yes
1
No
41
Is someone stalked?
23 supporters
Yes
194
No
1
13
Sh3llbug
The main character, Sydney Prescott
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Yes
127
No
55
22
Gab
Surprised by all the nos. (SPOILERS) The main character’s boyfriend literally tries to kill her.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
73 supporters
Yes
21
No
18
6
IrinaVerene
It's a horror movie centered around a female protagonist who is repeatedly attacked.
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Yes
21
No
37
1
Billy is neglected by his mother and cites it as a cause of his behaviour
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Is someone gaslighted?
36 supporters
Yes
180
No
17
14
selinakarter
(((SPOILERS)))
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Sidney believes her boyfriend is the killer and he constantly tells her she is incorrect and lying. It turns out she was right the whole time.
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Sidney believes her boyfriend is the killer and he constantly tells her she is incorrect and lying. It turns out she was right the whole time.
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Yes
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No
37
Yes
9
No
133
3
Spoiler: Billy describes being neglected by his mom near the end of the film.
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Addiction
Yes
125
No
39
10
Gab
Alcohol use, and reference to drugs but that’s all.
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Yes
0
No
144
Does someone abuse alcohol?
15 supporters
Yes
167
No
6
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MicahRuiz
There is a party where teenagers are shown drinking.
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Animal
Yes
0
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47
Does a horse die?
83 supporters
Yes
2
No
175
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Fandomgirl022
No animals are seen or harmed
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Yes
4
No
185
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Fandomgirl022
No animals are seen in the movie
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Are animals abused?
174 supporters
Yes
2
No
183
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Fandomgirl022
No animals are abused
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Yes
2
No
173
5
Fandomgirl022
No dogs fight
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Is there a dead animal?
96 supporters
Yes
1
No
163
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Bubbas
Not a single animal is seen being harmed or killed. Dogs can be heard barking.
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Is an animal sad?
71 supporters
Yes
1
No
34
0
Smiliey
Cat runs out cat door distressed
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Yes
0
No
41
Does a cat die?
149 supporters
Yes
4
No
187
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sigmund
a cat is seen running out the cat door in the garage, but it's only shown once and it's not shown to be dead or implied to be dead
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Does a pet die?
140 supporters
Yes
1
No
83
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sigmund
not sure if the orange cat belongs to someone, but it doesn't die :)
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Yes
0
No
164
Are there spiders?
42 supporters
Yes
1
No
167
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sigmund
no spiders seen at all
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Yes
0
No
35
Yes
2
No
157
Yes
0
No
35
Yes
1
No
159
Assault
Yes
45
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2
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allieb
The Main character slaps the news reporter
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Yes
1
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53
Yes
0
No
45
Yes
0
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49
Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
Yes
64
No
0
10
There are references made to Sydney's mum being raped
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Yes
1
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37
Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
Yes
107
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0
6
frootsnak
Someone is bound to a chair with duct tape in the opening. Someone is handcuffed when being arrested by police. The killer grapples / holds people in place a few times. Another man is seen bound and gagged at the end.
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Yes
150
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horrorlover101
Nothing is shown at all, but multiple people discussed how Sidney's mother was raped and murdered.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
11 supporters
Yes
44
No
0
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sigmund
in the beginning a boy is shown with tape over his mouth, and Sidney's dad is also shown with tape over his mouth
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Yes
0
No
42
Yes
3
No
76
10
Partridges
No but they talk about sid's mom being raped
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
30 supporters
Yes
152
No
2
14
Gab
There is a lot of cutting in this movie but not self inflicted.
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
Yes
5
No
22
1
sigmund
no hands damaged, someone gets their thumb/hand bit but it's not graphic
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Yes
0
No
25
Is there throat mutilation?
33 supporters
Yes
35
No
0
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sigmund
someone gets their throat slit, it's fairly disturbing
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
27 supporters
Yes
133
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0
9
A character is choked by an attacker. They survive.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
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28
Is there cannibalism?
30 supporters
Yes
1
No
126
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Gab
No, but there are references to silence of the lambs a few times and hannibal lector and they briefly mention cannibalism.
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Is someone crushed to death?
30 supporters
Yes
87
No
1
6
a girl gets stuck in the garage doot while its closing
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Is someone choked?
15 supporters
Yes
41
No
0
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natalie0215
in the beginning
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Is someone burned alive?
37 supporters
Yes
6
No
139
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Anonymous
not really but i feel i should mention it - a tv falls onto a character's face and theres some small zaps of electricity presumably killing them - i dont know if this would fall into "burned alive" but felt i should be safe about it.
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126
Yes
14
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32
Yes
0
No
124
Does a head get squashed?
49 supporters
Yes
175
No
8
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cj
Tatum gets her neck crushed when being lifted by the garage door and Stu gets his head crushed by a TV.
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Yes
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No
67
Is there a hanging?
32 supporters
Yes
159
No
5
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beeboy
2 bodies are hung after being murdered
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
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55
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
74 supporters
Yes
8
No
103
6
saste12
One of the killer's victims kicks him in the crotch during a chase scene. It momentarily slows the killer down as he doubles over.
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
Yes
50
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0
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saste12
Several times, characters collapse when injured, only to be revealed to still be alive.
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
Yes
115
No
25
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Anonymous
i did not see any of the neck snapping or face deforming things that the comments are mentioning(nor do i think their comments are very helpful for someone checking for triggers lol) but i'd say we do not hear any breaking bones or see any bones breaking on screen - but its easy to make the assumption that bones get broken throughout the movie
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
Yes
2
No
120
0
EchoGarden1
Stu spasms after a TV falls on his head. Could be triggering to some.
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Are any teeth damaged?
48 supporters
Yes
7
No
129
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Jloud
People get punched in the face but no teeth falling out or anything like that. Not sure if that could be triggering
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
48 supporters
Yes
6
No
127
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frootsnak
Someone bites the killer's thumb to escape in the finale but it's not detailed
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Is someone tortured?
72 supporters
Yes
139
No
23
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Sh3llbug
Mental torture
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
Yes
85
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2
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echoevemorrow1
The fall doesn't cause any injuries
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Does someone fall to their death?
10 supporters
Yes
2
No
119
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frootsnak
Someone falls from a 2-storey window but lives
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Is there eye mutilation?
87 supporters
Yes
1
No
132
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Anonymous
no but there is a brief comment made about it. eye trauma is one of my big triggers and i will say it made me feel a little queasy still so just a warning. randy says it in his rant at the video store
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Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
Yes
40
No
0
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sigmund
multiple people, although in the murder scenes it's not very gory and they don't explicitly show the stabs in a detailed way. may still be very triggering for people, though
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Is there excessive gore?
81 supporters
Yes
97
No
6
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beehives
There are pretty gruesome depictions of blood and gore throughout the movie. Mostly in the opening scene and towards the end.
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Children
Yes
0
No
52
Does a kid die?
44 supporters
Yes
147
No
14
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MicahRuiz
All people being killed and terrorized are teenagers in high school, or adults.
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Is a minor sexualized?
97 supporters
Yes
43
No
6
2
Unhinged.but.handsome
"minors", being almost 18. And it was with other kids the same age
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Creepy Crawly
Yes
0
No
20
Death
Yes
1
No
39
Yes
36
No
1
Yes
0
No
38
Does someone die?
12 supporters
Yes
39
No
0
1
It’s literally a slasher movie.
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Disability
Yes
0
No
26
Yes
3
No
69
Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
1
No
69
Family
Yes
35
No
0
Does a parent die?
20 supporters
Yes
151
No
8
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MicahRuiz
The murder of the main character’s mother the year prior is mentioned and important to the plot. Nothing is shown onscreen, but it is heavily referenced throughout the film.
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Yes
0
No
111
Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
Yes
139
No
4
5
melsmadness22
[SPOILERS] Sidney's dad is kidnapped by the killers
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Does someone cheat?
16 supporters
Yes
138
No
6
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milesrorygraeme
Not shown, but heavily discussed - Sidney's mother was known for being promiscuous and cheated on many occasions.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
Yes
2
No
124
10
veebeevee
No ghosts are shown, but the killer themselves is wearing a ghost-like mask (also referred to as ghostface)
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Are there jump scares?
53 supporters
Yes
161
No
2
7
Fandomgirl022
Multiple, mostly of Ghostface jumping out of nowhere.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
119
Yes
0
No
25
Are there clowns?
10 supporters
Yes
6
No
126
7
While there are no people dressed as clowns in the movie, there is a soft toy that looks like a clown hanging from the roof of a storage room during a chase scene towards the end of the movie.
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Yes
0
No
123
Yes
0
No
29
Yes
0
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38
Yes
0
No
37
Gross
Does someone vomit?
89 supporters
Yes
9
No
146
19
no, but there is some coughing up/drooling blood. throughout the entire franchise there is no vomit, just a lot of blood.
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Yes
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No
92
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
0
No
23
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
Yes
29
No
84
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Matts
No but stew does burp
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
Yes
99
No
18
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Anonymous
yes, if you struggle with audiogore this definitely is not safe to watch for you.
im not sure about throughout the movie but theres some very graphic audiogore for the first death in the movie
im not sure about throughout the movie but theres some very graphic audiogore for the first death in the movie
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
1
No
52
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
Yes
12
No
76
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TheCassandraComplex
Going to say no? The cops are portrayed as incompetent and/or lazy overall. Dewey is likeable but not great at his job and makes very questionable decisions.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
Yes
20
No
1
0
We see brief footage of characters being arrested at points
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LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
0
No
25
Yes
1
No
36
Yes
0
No
21
Loss
Yes
0
No
22
Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
18 supporters
Yes
3
No
109
10
pinklemonade
A character is electrocuted when a tv falls/is thrown at his face
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
111
Yes
0
No
106
Is there a hospital scene?
11 supporters
Yes
2
No
108
14
poptart
No, but there is an ambulance scene.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Yes
0
No
114
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
24
No
2
1
Billy and Stu are most definitely psychotic
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
122
No
20
27
zdy1994
Guys, two characters injure themselves and each other to frame someone else as the killer. Mostly stab wounds.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
96
No
4
13
Anonymous
a lot of calling people psycho and psychotic as a word for being a murderer
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
8
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
0
No
104
Yes
0
No
45
2
jamiemck13
No, but one character is hung by her neck from a tree after her death and off-screen, it’s mentioned that another character was hung from a football goalpost
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Yes
1
No
18
Yes
1
No
17
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
45
No
32
10
TarotCard
There is misophonia. Crunching, burping, gurgling, spitting, audiogore, etc
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
87
No
34
10
Sydney clearly has anxiety throughout the film. I wouldn’t call is a full blown attack.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
22
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
84
Yes
0
No
30
Yes
0
No
105
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
16 supporters
Yes
50
No
57
11
Gab
girl gets trapped in a kitty door and dies when she is crushed.
5 comments | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
35 supporters
Yes
0
No
117
28
TheCassandraComplex
No but the main character calls herself “sexually anorexic” as a joke.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
No
118
8
Gab
No but a character that is murdered is hung from a tree.
3 comments | Add comment
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
75
No
2
8
beehives
Sidney mentions the trauma she has from seeing her mother’s butchered body. This scene is not shown on screen and is only mentioned in conversation between two characters.
2 comments | Add comment
Noxious
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
24
No
0
Yes
9
No
91
Yes
0
No
83
Is there screaming?
12 supporters
Yes
26
No
0
2
Unhinged.but.handsome
Obviously. It's literally called "Scream". It'd be REALLY weird if there weren't any screaming 😂
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
37
No
0
Are there flashing lights or images?
42 supporters
Yes
34
No
70
8
echoevemorrow
The explosion of a tv is seen at one point. I'm not sure how much that counts as flashing.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
0
AnonymousFriend
That is the nature of this film
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Is the fourth wall broken?
12 supporters
Yes
13
No
51
6
thegoodwitch
i wouldn't say it's traditionally broken but the movie is very self-aware. characters frequently talk about "what would happen if this was a movie" and at one point a character points out they're not in a movie (lmao) to which the response is "yes we are. it's all one big movie and you can't choose your genre" or something to that effect
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Pregnancy
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0
No
58
Yes
0
No
104
Yes
0
No
60
Yes
0
No
101
Yes
0
No
101
Yes
0
No
105
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
Yes
84
No
29
20
TheCassandraComplex
Surprised at all the “no” answers… “Pansy” is used. From Merriam-Webster: 2a offensive : a weak or effeminate man or boy —used as a term of abuse and disparagement. b offensive : a gay man —used as a term of abuse and disparagement.
5 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
81
No
30
21
Anonymous
mentioned this in another comment but: people use psycho as synonymous with "crazy murderer" in this movie
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
97
Yes
0
No
90
Yes
1
No
80
Yes
2
No
112
Does an LGBT person die?
28 supporters
Yes
18
No
98
24
Papiez
Fortunately white heterosexual man dies first
7 comments | Add comment
Are there fat jokes?
50 supporters
Yes
122
No
11
25
CoryWilcox
Fatphobic insults are used
5 comments | Add comment
Is there aphobia?
18 supporters
Yes
3
No
28
1
DarthKalEl
@MundaneMeow sexual Anorexia is a real diagnosis. Do some research. Also none of the things you mentioned are done. So again do some research.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
29
Does the black guy die first?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
106
2
cheezedoodlezz1020
no, but that's because their are no black characters
1 comment | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
26 supporters
Yes
38
No
68
13
glitterpop95
A homophobic term is used.
3 comments | Add comment
Race
Yes
0
No
20
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
34 supporters
Yes
4
No
48
3
cryptikk
Two characters interact romantically/sexually who are 25 and late 30s respectivelly. However they make a few jokes about it being older woman/younger man and the word "cougar" if you are sensitive to that
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Religious
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
0
No
16
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
40 supporters
Yes
7
No
46
3
BlueRhapsody
There are moments of semi-nudity.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
30
Yes
34
No
0
Yes
48
No
1
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
82 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
108
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
Yes
131
No
1
10
JimmyP
Girl loses virginity but nothing is shown.
6 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
17
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
19 supporters
Yes
8
No
41
9
yitzhak
A male character weeping is played as a joke, though the other characters do not mock him for it explicitly.
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
1
No
19
Yes
0
No
44
Yes
0
No
33
Yes
1
No
31
Social
Yes
0
No
31
Yes
0
No
53
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
0
No
22
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
100
Are there end credit scenes?
35 supporters
Yes
7
No
14
1
Kinda. There is a split second post movie jumpscare with Ghostface.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
101
Vehicular
Yes
57
No
0
Does a car crash?
19 supporters
Yes
131
No
1
11
Sh3llbug
Gale crashes the news van
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
104
Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
9
No
86
11
HannahEalasaid
Someone is almost hit by a car more than once but never actually happens
3 comments | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
Yes
2
No
104
3
cryptikk
A character is shown to be drowning and choking on her own blood if you are sensitive to thias
1 comment | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
139
No
0
12
Anonymous
the blood and gore seems to be almost(if not) entirely practical effects, so you can often see when an actor gets swapped out for a doll to kill the character - if this will make a difference in how well you'll cope with the gore.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
100
Is there gun violence?
23 supporters
Yes
124
No
1
13
Sh3llbug
Yes, in the climax
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