Malignant

Movie • 2021  

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Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities with a mysterious tie to her past.
This movie contains 64 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
396 supporters
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JodieLiu
No animals show up in this film
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Abandonment
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Yes
17
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Fifiefofum
I’m pretty sure every child in this movie has been abandoned and traumatized to some extent
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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9
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Is someone stalked?
22 supporters
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wingwingwinggggg
In one scene only, the villain stands outside the main character's house.
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wingwingwinggggg
The main character is attacked by her husband very early in the film, and a couple of characters say that he mistreated her in the past later on in the film. The past violence is not shown.
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lightlyboiledbutter
There is a scene where Gabriel brutally kills a cell full of female prisoners after they attack Maddison
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
94 supporters
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Mentions of CSA and medical procedures that may be triggering.
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Addiction
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52
Is there addiction?
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53
Yes
57
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kanra
Mentioned as a past abuse
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
88 supporters
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malovela
There's no horse.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
159 supporters
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69
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JodieLiu
No animals show up in this film
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Are animals abused?
177 supporters
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69
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JodieLiu
No animals show up in this film
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Is there a dead animal?
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70
Is an animal sad?
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4
Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
158 supporters
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malovela
There's no cat.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
45 supporters
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sgeorge2
Lots of cobwebs in some scenes, but no spiders are shown.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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9
Are there snakes?
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57
Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
30 supporters
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sgeorge2
There are no bugs in this movie, even in an attic scene with many cobwebs.
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Assault
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hfotwth
Not slapped, but a pregnant woman is thrown into a wall
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Is someone drugged?
28 supporters
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AnonymousFriends
Medically
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
77 supporters
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12
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Yes
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hfotwth
The movie opening scene ends with someone being restrained in a chair, later in the movie a woman is tied to to a wall
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24
17
Not shown, but female lead is the result of rape. Her biological mother (the rape survivor) is also injured in the movie
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AnonymousFriends
A woman has her mouth covered by duct tape. **Spoilers spoilers spoilers** Later, a woman is smothered "to death" by having her mouth covered by a supernaturally strong hand. She ends up being okay.
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Bodily Harm
Yes
71
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wingwingwinggggg
Near the beginning of the film, in the opening credits, there are several images of surgery. The images repeat themselves in the third act of the film.
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AnonymousFriends
Lots of arms, wrists, and weird hand movements. But I do not remember specific hand damage
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lightlyboiledbutter
Gabriel needs to dislocate every joint in his body in order to move
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2
zeppelin
Jail scene after the big reveal.
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33
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Siha
In the hospital scene, someone’s mouth is covered while they try to breathe
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3
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AnonymousFriends
Yes and no. A head is squashed and multiple people get head trauma. But no heads are ripped off/decapitated on screen
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Is there cannibalism?
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No, but someone is under something big and heavy around the end. They almost get crushed to death but survive.
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Is someone choked?
17 supporters
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Fifiefofum
There’s some pretty awful domestic violence shown including choking
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
51 supporters
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insomniacsdream
The main villain is portrayed by body contortionists acting backwards, making his every movement somewhat unsettling and unnatural.
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Is there amputation?
26 supporters
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malovela
Several amputations shown up close in the title sequence.
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wingwingwinggggg
Very graphic, the villain steps on a woman's head
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2
It looks like there is going to be, but it doesn't happen.
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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malovela
In the title sequence there's a shot that I thought at first was a penis amputation, but on second view what's amputated is not a penis.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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83
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wingwingwinggggg
Bones get broken on screen.
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knifefemme
Towards the end of the film, the main character starts having a seizure-like fit during the prison cell scene.
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48
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AnonymousFriends
A character had blood on their teeth (for effect?) but no on screen damage to teeth
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13
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37
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PogChamp
During a schene, the main characters' joints are inverted along with their fingers hyper extending to form a backward hand.
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Is someone tortured?
80 supporters
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Skyenet
Someone is kept chained in an attic
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9
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AnonymousFriends
There are stairs in the movie but no one falls down them
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26
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wingwingwinggggg
Not to their death, but a police officer does throw himself off a high surface while chasing someone. He doesn't die though.
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wingwingwinggggg
During a fight scene, the main villain mutilates a woman's eyes. The aftermath is not shown.
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Is someone stabbed?
15 supporters
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AnonymousFriends
Yes. The main weapon is an item fashioned into a blade/knife. Multiple people are stabbed to death on screen
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Excessive as in you see broken bones protrude from broken limbs, cuts, severe facial and head trauma. Yes I would say it’s pretty gory and bloody when compared to movies not known for being gory. It’s not per say a “gore fest”, but if you’re sensitive to it I’d say to skip the movie
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Children
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revenants
I wouldn't say 'abducted' but children are kept and experimented on in some scientific facility
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Does a kid die?
49 supporters
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19
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43
10
a pregnant woman loses her baby after a domestic abuse incident
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Is a minor sexualized?
100 supporters
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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4
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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12
Does a major character die?
23 supporters
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6
Does a non-human character die?
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8
Does someone die?
12 supporters
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13
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AnonymousFriends
Multiple people on screen as early as 10 minutes in
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Disability
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AnonymousFriends
100% yes. A woman is shown using Oxygen and being Wheelchair bound - the actress is not physically disabled. **Spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers** the main actress is able bodied and (to the best of my knowledge) mentally well. She portrays a mentally unwell individual who has physical disabilities later
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
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AnonymousFriends
**spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers** you're led to believe yes multiple times. But no
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Does a parent die?
25 supporters
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HeySadBoy
A scene shows the villain asphyxiating his mom. He’s not actually killing her, but the act is still shown.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Yes
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AnonymousFriends
Yes. Early in the film, a woman is kidnapped and kept in an attic
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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cassandrasaurus
Not technically, but there is a entity with telekinetic abilities that appears somewhat ghostlike at first.
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wingwingwinggggg
Nothing major; there are some loud noises and minor jumpscares that could startle the viewer, but nothing jumps directly towards the screen.
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sgeorge2
A man is killed in the bathtub and the aftermath is shown
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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7
Are there clowns?
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54
Is someone possessed?
11 supporters
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23
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Anonymous
Not by a ghost, but the storyline involves something similar to possession
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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6
Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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8
Are there mannequins?
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8
Gross
Does someone vomit?
93 supporters
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0
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wingwingwinggggg
The main character vomits into a toilet; the act is cut off by the doorframe and you can only hear it. The vomit does not show on screen.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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51
Is there farting?
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6
Is someone eaten?
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6
Yes
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5
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zeppelin
Urination though. In jail
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Does someone spit?
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49
Is there audio gore?
41 supporters
Yes
71
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0
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ravenswing
During the many physical gore scenes, there is audio gore accompanying it
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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14
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
28 supporters
Yes
59
No
18
13
tinylittlebug
The main cop is a black woman that fits every bad stereotype
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Yes
5
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0
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AnonymousFriends
Mental hospital and later a jail cell
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
47 supporters
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6
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k0rcz3k
someone voted yes and i can see why but the person depicted that way is a man born male
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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1
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7
Is there bisexual cheating?
22 supporters
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Yes
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8
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
23 supporters
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Yes
0
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5
Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
8 supporters
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0
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7
Medical
Yes
70
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0
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AnonymousFriends
Yes! Shown on screen. Near the end, a child is given ECT. It can be very triggering. It's only mentioned in the beginning of the film
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Yes
7
No
39
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wingwingwinggggg
Only off-screen
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kanra
research hospital
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Yes
75
No
0
5
Holgast
Multiple surgical scenes shown in detail.
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Is there menstruation?
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0
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4
Yes
58
No
7
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Anonymous
Yes, but it's not a "realistic" kind of cancer a la Fault in Our Stars. It's a dramatic, horror movie version
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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10
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0
Yes
4
No
44
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sgeorge2
There is a scene where the main character pulls open a wound at the back of her head but it is not in the context of mental health-related self-harm
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Is autism misrepresented?
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7
Yes
43
No
3
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Lmss
They’re not mentally ill but they’re made to seem that way at first
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AnonymousFriends
All three of these are extremely prevalent in the film
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lightlyboiledbutter
It's framed to seem like D.I.D. at first, but it's revealed in the third act that it isn't
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Is there autism specific abuse?
41 supporters
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0
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51
Yes
0
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8
Yes
11
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0
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AnonymousFriends
This is a main plot point throughout the film
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Yes
4
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0
0
AnonymousFriends
The main character is losing her grip on reality and has multiple meltdowns
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Is there misophonia?
32 supporters
Yes
11
No
19
5
Bones/joints popping, multiple explosions of lightbulbs throughout film. Static noises from radios, tv’s and cell phones. Loud screaming throughout film. Gunfire off and on.
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Yes
55
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0
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AnonymousFriends
Yes. On screen. The main character shows signs of severe anxiety and has panic attacks. She is even shown waking up screaming
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Is there ABA therapy?
17 supporters
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6
Yes
0
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47
Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
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1
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5
Yes
3
No
44
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AnonymousFriends
No. However this movie can be triggering to those who have body dysmorphia. The main "villain" moves incredibly oddly/backward and seeing them become themselves might cause dysmorphia. **Spoilers spoilers spoilers spoilers** the main character is two people in one body and must share control. To do so, they dislocate parts of their body to shift "backwards" and being themselves. Apologies if that's not helpful. It seemed kind of triggering.
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Yes
16
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30
5
A woman is gagged with duct tape with her arms spread and also restrained
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AnonymousFriends
I don't think food is even talked about or eaten on screen. Coffee is drank
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52
Yes
16
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3
Flash backs from hypnotherapy, so I’d mention it as “kinda” but it’s not the typical PTSD
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Yes
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3
Are there sudden loud noises?
34 supporters
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Yes
10
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0
Is there shakey cam?
40 supporters
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Yes
51
No
2
Does a baby cry?
15 supporters
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34
Is there screaming?
14 supporters
Yes
9
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0
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AnonymousFriends
Lots!
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
6 supporters
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Yes
8
No
1
6
tinylittlebug
All throughout the movie there are instances of flashing lights, flickering fluorescents, fast flashes of scenes, etc
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
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Yes
6
No
0
Is the fourth wall broken?
12 supporters
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Yes
0
No
11
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
27 supporters
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Yes
0
No
14
Yes
91
No
0
19
wingwingwinggggg
The main character has miscarried in the past (we're told but not shown) and [MINOR SPOILER] she is pregnant at the beginning of the film and miscarries after being attacked.
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Laizabeth
Yes it mentions 3 miscarriages and she has one early in the film
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Is there childbirth?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
52
0
AnonymousFriends
None on screen
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Are there abortions?
1 supporters
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Yes
1
No
52
Yes
0
No
61
15
No but a pregnant woman gets injured and there are threats of injury toward pregnant women
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
41 supporters
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Yes
0
No
50
14
There is mention of psychosis in the film and some depictions of mental illness that may be construed as abelist.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
32 supporters
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Yes
0
No
51
Yes
0
No
48
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
34 supporters
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Yes
0
No
38
Yes
3
No
45
1
sgeorge2
In a graphic murder-spree in a prison cell a butch woman who (kind of) propositions the main character is brutally killed.
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Are there fat jokes?
51 supporters
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Yes
0
No
48
Is there aphobia?
20 supporters
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Yes
0
No
6
1
zeppelin
I jail there are two characters who are misrepresented. A Latina girl with the stereotypical super thin eyebrows and gang-esque dress. The other is more obvious. Maybe she's supposed to be a themed gogo dancer or prostitute, but the main black woman in these scenes looks like she came out of a disco
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Yes
1
No
52
8
StormyTaylor
Late in the movie, during the jail scene, a black woman is mutilated graphically
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Is there hate speech?
29 supporters
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Yes
0
No
50
Race
Is there blackface?
32 supporters
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Yes
0
No
6
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
39 supporters
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Yes
0
No
11
Religious
Yes
3
No
3
1
zeppelin
Very briefly. Mother gives up child because she was raped and mothers mother called the child an affront to God.
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Yes
0
No
5
1
lightlyboiledbutter
Maddison refers to Gabriel as "the devil" occasionally but it's not explicitly confirmed if he's a demon or if hell is real
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Sex
Yes
0
No
10
0
AnonymousFriends
No nudity. No sexual content of any kind past flirting
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Is there bestiality?
80 supporters
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Yes
0
No
8
Does someone lose their virginity?
15 supporters
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Yes
0
No
6
Is someone sexually objectified?
43 supporters
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Yes
1
No
13
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
83 supporters
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Yes
0
No
50
Yes
0
No
49
0
AnonymousFriends
No nudity. No sexual content of any kind past flirting
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Is there BDSM?
23 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Sexism
Yes
0
No
12
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
19 supporters
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Yes
0
No
5
Does someone have a stroke?
9 supporters
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Yes
0
No
11
2
Greyshadow
The mention of cancer is a theme, but there is no actual cancer involved.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
1 supporters
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Yes
0
No
10
Social
Are there fat suits?
30 supporters
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Yes
0
No
7
Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
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Yes
0
No
13
Is existentialism debated?
11 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Are there anti-abortion themes?
31 supporters
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Yes
1
No
5
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
5 supporters
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Yes
0
No
48
Are there end credit scenes?
37 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
52
4
Considering the rest of the movie, the ending is kinda happy
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Vehicular
Yes
3
No
10
1
At the very end a car make a very quick and reckless turn. Another car honks, no one is hurt.
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Does a car crash?
20 supporters
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Yes
0
No
47
Does a plane crash?
12 supporters
Yes
0
No
51
2
malovela
No flying scenes.
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
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Yes
0
No
47
Violence
Does someone drown?
1 supporters
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Yes
0
No
49
Yes
80
No
0
5
Holgast
Absurd levels of violence. Several dismemberments, broken bones, lots of blood and gore. Surgical scenes.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
7 supporters
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Yes
1
No
48
Yes
53
No
1
3
SPOILER:

End of the movie has a killing spree which includes a lot of gun fire. Both by police and the killer towards the end of the spree, after escaping the station. The killer mainly uses brute force or a blade
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