Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie • 1978 • Horror  

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Synopsis

The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted "replacement", realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate. But who can he trust to help him and who has already been snatched?

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Does the dog die?
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you see the dog around ~1:26 and the dog IS breathing but lying prone next to its owner. later (~1:37) you see the dog with his owner’s face but with 70s graphics
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Are there dislocations?
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Are there heart attacks?
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Are there tsunamis?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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not traditionally but being replaced overnight is technically not being able to say goodbye, so
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there abusive parents?
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The psychiatrist talks Elizabeth out of her fears of the body-snatchers. Earlier,Elizabeth also talks about the invasion in a way that frames it as a conspiracy and it feels like the reaction to being gaslighted.
micaha
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Is someone stalked?
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When Elizabeth is walking down the street, a shot of a bus is shown and people inside are staring at her.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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the doctor gives elizabeth sleeping pills and later they take speed pills to stay awake
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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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 horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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No animals are abused.
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A dead rat is shown being taken into the microbiology lab
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Is an animal sad?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone held under water?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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I’m going to mark no because it has a PG rating but I will say, some parts are pretty gross. The complicated thing is the “gorey” parts involve non-human plant hybrid creatures. And since the movie is older, there’s definitely limitations to the special effects. Hopefully this help some folks decide if you they can handle it.
TheCassandraComplex
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Matthew smashes one of the alien heads with a garden hoe
micaha
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Plants that are sentient do get burned and have a brief vocal reaction to it.
Anonymous
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A character passes away and their body crushes itself moments later. So not really, but if it's a trigger for you it might unsettle you.
Anonymous
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Is there amputation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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dart to the neck, minor injury shown
mxrebo
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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No explicit child death. However, the film is about an alien invasion on a large scale and it can be assumed children have died.
TheCassandraComplex
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Is an infant abducted?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
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None of the characters survive.
Alucarda
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Does someone die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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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 parent die?
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similar to the comment about child death — not shown but can be implied that, in a large-scale alien invasion, a parent does die
mxrebo
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Does a family member die?
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Does someone cheat?
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No actual cheating but there’s definitely feelings between two of the main characters from the start, one of whom is in a serious relationship with someone else in the beginning of the film. Their partner has died before they act on it, though.
TheCassandraComplex
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there razors?
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Is someone possessed?
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No supernatural possession. However, there are people who are not themselves and seem like they’re possessed. Hard to say more without giving away the plot.
TheCassandraComplex
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Are there clowns?
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Are there ghosts?
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No, but we do see a ship. No water shown, just the top half of the ship that is implied to be in the water.
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Trypophobic triggers galore. You should not watch this if you're trypophobic.
Anonymous
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one of the businesses is a mud bath house, so you see people bathing in mud, people in towels, etc but no nudity
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There are not jumpscares
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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safe!
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there defecation?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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A man farts in a mud bath
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Is there farting?
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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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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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Spoiler: In the lab, David injects Matthew and Elizabeth with a sedative.
micaha
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Does someone have cancer?
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no, but matthew and elizabeth work for the department of public health and are shown working in labs
mxrebo
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Is there menstruation?
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Mental Health
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there misophonia?
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I’m surprised people have selected no. I’m not usually bothered by sounds, but within the first few minutes I noticed all sounds are very amplified. For example: the squeaking of the swing on the swing set, tapping of the tv, water rushing over rocks, etc.
KatieAbel
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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To clarify all the confusion: There is NO body dysmorphia. There IS body horror and “stolen” bodies/identities.
TheCassandraComplex
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bodies are shown encased in a sort of webbing/wispy fiber material that could be claustrophobic
mxrebo
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Does someone self harm?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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I'd say no but near the end of the film strings of lights are dropped and cause bright electrical sparks
KemmaWolf
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there screaming?
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The aliens alert each other by emitting high pitched screams.
Alucarda
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Does a baby cry?
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Frequently throughout the movie the camera seems like its being carried by someone rather than being held steady
micaha
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Paranoia
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main characters are stalked, phones tapped, so on
mxrebo
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is there childbirth?
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No actual childbirth, but when alien bodies come out of their pods, the visuals very much resemble human childbirth.
micaha
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Are there abortions?
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No actual babies or fetuses. However, when the human bodies are being replicated by the invasive plants they have a very fetus-like appearance.
TheCassandraComplex
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Yes
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Is there hate speech?
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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 aphobia?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Is religion discussed?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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around 1:20 they pass thru a red light district while on the run, passing signs and people exclaiming “nude girls!” etc but no nudity or sexual content is shown
mxrebo
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man in a mud bath gets up briefly
hankhill666
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there BDSM?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Yes
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There is a reoccurring homeless character
AbigaelMezec
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Yes
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Definitely a sad ending. (ENDING SPOILERS) All but one of the main characters is either dead or replaced by the end of the film... Along with the entire city, if not the entire planet. The one surviving main character doesn’t have much of a chance of making it through the situation they’re in just before the credits roll.
TheCassandraComplex
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Yes
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It's not shown on screen, but you hear a thud and see the body a moment later.
micaha
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Does a car crash?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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There are many explosions though
BiliousBecca
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