The Stepfather 1987

Movie • 1987 • Thriller  

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Does the dog die?
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The dog goes to the crazed stepfather while he weilds a knife. Squirms and is eventually saved by the daughter coming home. But it does look like a close call.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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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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Is there bestiality?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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GwendolynCox
Yes, heads-up for the scene when he comes home after she calls the office
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Is a child abused?
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MacabreHouse
During an argument, a child is hit in the face
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
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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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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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 someone held under water?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is rape mentioned?
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glowdi
very briefy. the main character says "he's trying to rape our daughter"
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Anonymous
No— but the word "rape" is used by the stepfather to describe an innocent (and consensual) kiss that his teenage stepdaughter had with a classmate.
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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First two minutes, the stepfather puts on contacts up close. Not mutilation but if you don't like eye stuff, you probably won't like it. Nothing gorey or anything, just contacts. 1:04:56 he removes them
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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In the beginning you see the murderers slaughtered family, ages are hard to discern.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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At the beginning of the movie, you do see a teddy bear covered in blood as the stepfather leaves the house.
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there razors?
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GwendolynCox
Yes, and she's underage. It is brief and she is safe during the shower.
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Are there clowns?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Is there audio gore?
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Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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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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Medical
Does someone have cancer?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there misophonia?
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Anonymous
Absolutely. A sudden jumpcut to a screeching metal saw at 15:36. Ends at 15:50.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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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 honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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Around 45 minutes in Jerry kills the therapist and in order to avoid suspicion he sets it up to look like an accident. He sets up the car to fall of the cliff and catch on fire. No one in the car is alive when it crashes.
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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