Does the dog die?
365 supporters
The Black Phone
Movie • 2022 • Horror
ReportFinney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
This movie contains 68 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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MrsPennywise
There is a good boy golden retriever in a flashback that remains unharmed. There is also a good boy cane corso named Sampson who remains unharmed and gets to eat a steak.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
7 supporters
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25
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2
2
The kidnapped kids, they don't get to say bye
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
26 supporters
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8
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1
Don't know why people are saying NO. The main characters mother abandoned them by killing herself. Suicide is still abandonment.
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Is an animal abandoned?
82 supporters
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9
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txrrorlyy
Billy's dog
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
44 supporters
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54
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AnonymousFriends
YES!! A father beats his children on screen with a belt
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
36 supporters
Yes
20
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thelocalmaniac
Technically no, but it's implied at the end of the film that the children forgive their physically and emotionally abusive father and move on with their lives. The father apologizes and the children do not respond, but it can still be pretty triggering for folks. (It was for me.)
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Is someone stalked?
23 supporters
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164
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Sid
Only briefly before the kidnappings
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Yes
187
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Sid
The father physically and emotionally abuses his children
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19
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
36 supporters
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howdywrites
Kind of. A parent insists one of the child characters is mentally ill rather than psychic and berates her that they're just dreams and nothing else
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Is someone abused with a belt?
20 supporters
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48
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quietpoem
A girl is beaten by her father with a belt. It's a very rough and realistic scene.
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Yes
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Binn
father in movie belts child violently
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Addiction
Yes
155
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6
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howdywrites
Cocaine is used on screen by a minor character
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Is there addiction?
16 supporters
Yes
174
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2
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Binn
father drinks a lot of alcohol and a side character does cocaine
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
15 supporters
Yes
181
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Binn
father is an alcoholic
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Animal
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11
No, but there is a dead frog in the class romm and there is talk of cutting frogs open
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Are animals abused?
174 supporters
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3
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137
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GreyCaprice
Nothing is explicitly shown, but it is implied near the end of the film that the Grabber uses his dog to attack his victims.
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LarryM
An no he doesn’t he uses the dog as a dirrent from the kid going towards the door. The dog never charges or growls at the boy.
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Is there a dead animal?
96 supporters
Yes
91
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DanyDrogo
Dead frogs about to be dissected- you do not see them die nor do you see anyone start to dissect them.
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Assault
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16
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shawty
little girl gets hit multiple times throughout the movie
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Is someone drugged?
26 supporters
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39
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natalie0215
the grabber sprays stuff in the kids mouth when he kidnaps them, it's referenced later:"you're already down here, what would i need to drug you for?"
2 comments | Add comment
Is there pedophilia?
107 supporters
Yes
39
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Pantalones
The Grabber is heavily implied to be a pedophile. There is no explicit sex on screen but he makes statements regarding children he kidnapped that suggest he molested them.
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30
Is rape mentioned?
75 supporters
Yes
25
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4
7
Extremely implied
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
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39
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GreyCaprice
Two kids get into a fist fight near the start of the film.
The main character is threatened by a group of bullies, and later beaten up by them.
The main character is threatened by a group of bullies, and later beaten up by them.
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Is someone restrained?
23 supporters
Yes
63
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zoie
no one is actually restrained, but characters are seen being grabbed and kidnapped
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Yes
78
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technopilled
not sure what the other comment is talking about, as it is most definitely implied, and quite heavily so; the kidnapper plays a game with his victims called “naughty boy,” of which his “favorite part” is briefly discussed (though never explicitly clarified or shown). when playing the “naughty boy” game, he’s also half naked, for some reason. he also watches the main character as he sleeps, says he “won’t do anything [the main character] won’t like” in a suggestive tone, and the sexual component is both confirmed and intended by the director and writers. as a csa victim myself, it’s extremely difficult to miss.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
30 supporters
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howdywrites
No, but a lot of the characters can be seen with visible cuts to their face/body
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Are any hands damaged?
16 supporters
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16
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GreyCaprice
SPOILER After trying to escape, Finney wakes up and sees that his hand is injured.
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Are there dislocations?
9 supporters
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shawty
foot is dislocated from the ankle
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Is there throat mutilation?
33 supporters
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12
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Anonymous
There is a ghost character who looks like they had their throat cut, but the actual cutting isn’t shown.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
27 supporters
Yes
131
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Pantalones
A character is strangled with a phone cord
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Is someone choked?
15 supporters
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29
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Anonymous
someone is choked with a cord towards the end of the movie
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117
Is someone buried alive?
25 supporters
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3
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107
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Tdahlgreen
Someone is seen inside of a hole but not buried or covered
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Is there body horror?
47 supporters
Yes
10
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A bit is shown through ghosts
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109
Does a head get squashed?
49 supporters
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105
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Binn
a man gets an axe to the head towards end
5 comments | Add comment
Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
18 supporters
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shawty
no but an ankle is shown breaking
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Is there a hanging?
32 supporters
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fraisierdesbois
There isn't a hanging per se, but someone gets strangled with a phone cord
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Does someone asphyxiate?
24 supporters
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The grabber gets strangled
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118
Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
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ShartSimpson
The Grabber drugs Finney when he kidnaps him. It’s something in a spray can. Finney becomes unconscious and wakes up on a dirty mattress in a basement, his vision fuzzy.
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
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125
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Pantalones
A character falls in a hole and snaps their leg
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106
Are any teeth damaged?
48 supporters
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howdywrites
Child characters teeth bleed during a fight
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
48 supporters
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59
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Binn
a man breaks his ankle towards end
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Is someone tortured?
72 supporters
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124
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howdywrites
Not on screen, but it's verbally described. The main character is also borderline starved
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69
Yes
2
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Is there eye mutilation?
87 supporters
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7
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88
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Binn
one of the kidnapped children had blood covering his eyes, cant really see much else than that
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Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
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13
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1
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GreyCaprice
While being kidnapped Finney gouges his attacker's arm with a pen.
SPOILER Near the end of the film a character is killed an axe blow to his head.
SPOILER Near the end of the film a character is killed an axe blow to his head.
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Is there excessive gore?
81 supporters
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33
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Binn
no excessiveness, but a man gets axe to head and you see it. probably the most gory in movie
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Children
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33
Does a kid die?
44 supporters
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141
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3
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Binn
you do not see them die, only their ghosts and the moments they were kidnapped.
5 comments | Add comment
Is a minor sexualized?
97 supporters
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36
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5
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zoie
many minors are kidnapped and it his heavily implied their kidnapper gets pleasure out of watching them
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Creepy Crawly
Yes
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14
Death
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Does a major character die?
22 supporters
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19
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The main character’s best friend gets murdered
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Yes
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Yes
26
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Disability
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Yes
0
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70
Drugs/Alcohol
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1
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
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17
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4
off screen the main character’s mom is mentioned to have taken her own life
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Does a parent die?
20 supporters
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82
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It is mentioned that a parent has passed away due to unaliving themself.
2 comments | Add comment
Is a child's toy destroyed?
26 supporters
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4
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Sid
Finney leaves his rocket pen behind in the basement when he escapes
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
Yes
145
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1
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Pantalones
Several children are kidnapped by a serial killer. They are abducted from the street and thrown into a van.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
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131
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1
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Pantalones
Numerous ghosts of murdered children are seen.
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Are there jump scares?
53 supporters
Yes
129
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Binn
not super scary but a little startling. two of the victims appear very suddenly, one appears behind mc bloodied and one floating from the floor dripping with blood.
4 comments | Add comment
Is there a shower scene?
10 supporters
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1
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100
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BleuC
A girl is shown briefly in a bathtub, but there is no nudity and only her head is visible.
2 comments | Add comment
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0
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18
Are there clowns?
10 supporters
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10
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carriewhite
the kidnapper is a magician, paints his face similar to a clown in one scene.
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104
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Gross
Yes
8
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150
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
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3
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94
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catmeres
no but there is audio of someone peeing
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16
Yes
0
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15
Yes
0
No
12
Does someone spit?
10 supporters
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49
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38
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howdywrites
Not spit perse but there's some blood coming out of mouths during the movie
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
Yes
95
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5
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howdywrites
Occasionally, mainly towards the end
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
40
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
Yes
72
No
55
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gayrat
Absolutely yes! The cops take credit for solving the crime despite them not doing a dang thing, lol, and the film never interrogates/questions that.
4 comments | Add comment
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LGBTQ+
Yes
2
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17
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
18
Yes
0
No
20
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
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Hrgood2017
No but Finney is called the f slur and told he shouldn’t be in the boys toilet if that might trigger you.
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Loss
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0
No
13
Medical
Yes
1
No
96
Are needles/syringes used?
29 supporters
Yes
8
No
89
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Qu1nnd1g0
Well it's not a needle it's a spray can with a drug
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
94
Yes
1
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98
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
1
No
98
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
15
No
2
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thelocalmaniac
The killer/kidnapper is clearly "unhinged," but no diagnoses are referenced and none really even come to mind. It's just standard horror movie villainy.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
No
98
Yes
0
No
13
Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
62
No
36
5
swoonsing
The killer/kidnapper is clearly "unhinged," but no diagnoses are referenced and none really even come to mind. It's just standard horror movie villainy.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
10
No
2
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
19
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Anonymous
It’s a popular fan theory that the Grabber has DID but this is never explicitly stated.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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94
Yes
1
No
34
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thelocalmaniac
Mother is mentioned to have taken her life prior to the events of the film; nothing is shown and the conversation is nongraphic.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
19 supporters
Yes
14
No
0
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xaby
The main character sees and hears ghosts
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
10
No
2
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
50
No
36
7
fraisierdesbois
Eating sounds
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
57
No
38
12
howdywrites
Somewhat. Kid panics when he is kidnapped/can't escape
2 comments | Add comment
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0
No
14
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Yes
3
No
85
1
Oakydxn_
It’s not said like this, but it was said that a parent killed themself
1 comment | Add comment
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No
18
Yes
1
No
87
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
16 supporters
Yes
84
No
11
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sapphicstrodes
lots of scenes take place in a small basement
5 comments | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
35 supporters
Yes
1
No
98
3
But the kidnapper starves the victim
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
98
No
10
18
Not during the movie or on screen, but it is mentioned that the mother of the main characters unalived herself.
5 comments | Add comment
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
9
No
81
6
Dannythetwo
The alcoholic and violent father appears to suffer from ptsd due to his wife’s suicide.
1 comment | Add comment
Noxious
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
12
No
0
Is there shakey cam?
35 supporters
Yes
51
No
34
5
Sid
During the dream sequences
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Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
Yes
2
No
84
1
Lswizzle
Not specifically a baby, but a child.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
12
No
0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
Yes
25
No
1
1
natalie0215
f word is used a few times
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Are there flashing lights or images?
42 supporters
Yes
54
No
31
6
dmackadelic
only emergency vehicle lights. im epileptic and saw this movie with no problem
1 comment | Add comment
Paranoia
Yes
18
No
0
Yes
1
No
91
Pregnancy
Yes
1
No
87
Yes
1
No
86
Are there babies or unborn children?
13 supporters
Yes
4
No
82
0
Anonymous
Yes a baby in a brief flashback at 41:29 lasting a few seconds.
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Yes
1
No
87
Yes
1
No
89
Yes
1
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86
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
Yes
122
No
1
13
Binn
f slur
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
2
No
75
Are there usages of the n-word?
30 supporters
Yes
3
No
85
10
Cryptid_Crow
A slur for a latine/latinx person is used.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
82
Yes
1
No
84
Yes
80
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17
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fraisierdesbois
The protagonist is called "a girl" by bullies in the school bathroom
2 comments | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
28 supporters
Yes
9
No
79
2
Sid
I would say that it sounds like it’s for sexual purposes, but I agree that that doesn’t make him LGBT. Him saying to Finney “I will never make you do anything you don’t like”, the whole “naughty boy game” thing where he sits shirtless and waits to beat them with a belt, him watching over Finney whilst he sleeps and just the fact that he only kidnaps boys are all suspect. “The second part is is favourite part” seems to suggest some kind of sexual assault
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
87
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
0
No
17
Does the black guy die first?
18 supporters
Yes
1
No
93
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Gab
No, but the first two children that we see taken and murdered are not white.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
26 supporters
Yes
112
No
2
8
Sid
Homophobia and a bit of racism
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Race
Yes
0
No
14
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
34 supporters
Yes
6
No
26
3
thelocalmaniac
It is heavily implied the villain SAs his child victims. Nothing is shown on screen or technically discussed, but there are undeniable implications and the directors have suggested it was intentional.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
Yes
14
No
1
3
GreyCaprice
Finney's sister prays frequently throughout the film; she also has visions.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Sex
Yes
1
No
37
Yes
0
No
21
Yes
0
No
16
Is someone sexually objectified?
41 supporters
Yes
5
No
24
6
thelocalmaniac
Villain says a few overly flirtatious things to minor, but nobody is shown in any problematic state of undress.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
82 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
No
94
Yes
8
No
86
Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
Yes
0
No
9
0
shawty
no but it is implied the killer has a kink for beating “naughty boys”
1 comment | Add comment
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
19 supporters
Yes
7
No
47
4
marbl
I mean a male character is told not to cry but not in a hateful way
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
1
No
27
Yes
1
No
22
Yes
0
No
22
Social
Yes
0
No
16
Yes
1
No
84
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
15
Spoiler
Yes
1
No
86
Yes
0
No
8
Does it have a sad ending?
50 supporters
Yes
7
No
89
13
catmeres
it’s bittersweet but satisfying
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
75
No
2
Yes
2
No
81
Yes
1
No
83
Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
52
No
28
6
howdywrites
It was hard to tell but I'm pretty sure the kid runs into the van rather than gets hit
2 comments | Add comment
Violence
Yes
2
No
85
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
96
No
1
8
Binn
children get beat up a couple times, bloodied victims appear throughout movie, a man gets hit with an axe to the head
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
84
Yes
1
No
82