a dog dies
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One of the women mentions that their dog died the previous night, but she is lying to get the men at the door to leave.
someone is sexually assaulted
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There is a reference to an earlier sexual assault followed by some insensitive comments on the matter. Someone makes graphic, obscene phone calls to the sorority house.
a cat dies
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There is a magnificent cat who does not come to harm.
there's a dead animal
Yes
rabbits are harmed
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No, however rabbit skins are mentioned in a nursery rhyme/lullaby.
there's an alligator/crocodile
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Alligators are briefly mentioned in a song sung by one of the characters, but none are in the film.
someone leaves without saying goodbye
Yes
there's child abuse
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No children are abused on-screen, but dialog acted out over the phone heavily suggests past events of child abuse (verbal, physical, + sexual). A child’s voice is imitated to be pleading “no” or “stop” repeatedly, along with imitated screaming and crying. These calls become more intense and disturbing as the film progresses.
a woman is brutalized for spectacle
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It's for the killer's and perhaps the audience's.
there's domestic violence
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There is some verbal abuse between romantic partners but nothing physical.
there's abusive parents
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the phone calls imply that the caller may have been abused by his parents, but it’s not clear
someone gets gaslighted
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Protagonists boyfriend tries to convince her she wants to have his baby, when she doesn’t change her mind, he calls her telling her “we can’t kill our baby” and that she was talking about it “like she was having a wart removed”
the abused becomes the abuser
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It is implied through the killers monologues where he acts out other peoples voices that he was abused in some way by his parents.
someone is stalked
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The protagonists are stalked throughout the film’s duration, and there are several shots from the stalker’s perspective looking through windows, etc.
there's addiction
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The house mother is clearly addicted to alcohol. It's played for humor, but she keeps booze stashed in every room of the house.
alcohol abuse
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There are multiple characters who appear to be alcoholics.
someone uses drugs
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regular painkillers (like aspirin, but i can't remember exactly) and a mention of cold medication
there's pedophilia
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debatable. it is implied in the killer's phone calls that he abused his baby sister, but it's not made explicit and nothing is shown. he reenacts the sounds of a child crying and saying "no" a lot, so it would still be triggering either way.
rape is mentioned
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there is discussion of a rape that previously occurred, and a drunk/bitchy character says “you can’t rape a townie”
someone is restrained
Yes
someone's mouth is covered
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Not in a sexual context
there's eye mutilation
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No, but there is a lot of shots of a woman who was suffocated by a plastic bag, with focus on her wide open eyes. This appears many times throughout the movie.
there's excessive gore
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It's a slasher. Your mileage may vary, but this seemed relatively low on blood and gore.
there's torture
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Not physical, but psychological torture. The main characters receive distressing and obscene calls frequently.
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
there are hangings
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one of the deaths involves a character hanging from a hook by the neck/head - it isn't a traditional hanging but her body does hang in the air, which may be similarly distressing
there's shaving/cutting
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One person has their throat cut.
someone struggles to breathe
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One of the first murders involves a character having a plastic bag placed over her head.
Later on, another character has an asthma attack.
someone has a seizure
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this is the closest category i could equate but a character has an asthma attack and wakes up from a nap gasping, wheezing, coughing, etc if that’ll bother anyone
someone falls down stairs
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the antagonist "billy" chases the main character through the house towards the end and is briefly "shown" (we never see his entire body) and you can hear him falling down the stairs whilst running.
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
a kid dies
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They don't show it on screen but several characters find a kid's body.
a major character dies
Yes
a family member dies
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two daughters die and their parents are shown reacting to this frequently
A child's dear toy is destroyed
Yes
someone is kidnapped
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A child disappears and is later found dead. It's unclear whether she was abducted prior to being killed or not
there are jump scares
Yes
there are shower scenes
Yes
someone vomits
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no vomit is visible but as an emetephobe, the sounds of gagging and coughing are frequent throughout the scene. although i managed to watch the whole way through, severe cases of this phobia may not be able to handle the audible side of this.
there is copaganda
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there are many police officers, most of whom are dismissive of the main characters' problems and generally incompetent. one cop is presented in a neutral/positive light
someone has a heart attack
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Someone goes into shock near the end of the movie but no heart attack.
a mentally ill person is violent
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the killer isn't explicitly stated to be mentally ill, that is just an assumption that a lot of people have made
someone suffers from PTSD
Yes
there's a claustrophobic scene
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Your mileage may vary, but there is a cramped attic and another character dies with something placed over her head. I could see both being triggering for someone with severe claustrophobia.
there's dissociation, depersonalization, or derealization
Yes
D.I.D. Misrepresentation
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
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A character has an asthma attack paired with an anxiety attack stemming from a nightmare.
someone has a mental illness
Yes
someone has a meltdown
Yes
shaky cam is used
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It is not extreme but it occurs in a few places.
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
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The protagonists receive many graphic obscene calls
a baby cries
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An adult mimics the sound of a baby crying.
someone is watched without knowing
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*SPOILER* the man who is making the perverted phone calls has been inside the house the whole time spying on and killing the sorority girls
the fourth wall is broken
Yes
a pregnant person dies
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Up to the viewer's interpretation
there is a baby or unborn child
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the main character is pregnant, but doesn't have a bump, and she talks of wanting to get an abortion
someone has an abortion
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A character is pregnant and plans to have an abortion but it does not occur during the movie.
there's fat jokes
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Not really a joke, but the caller calls the girls at the house "fat pig c*nts" and similar language during calls.
an LGBT person dies
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While the character's sexuality is never explicitly discussed, she is seen looking at nude photos of women during the movie before her death.
someone speaks hate speech
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The qualifier for hate speech in this film would be misogyny. Women in particular are harassed/targeted and are referred to by The Caller in derogatory ways (“pig”, “c*nt”, “b*tch”). There are no examples of racial, religious, or LGBT-phobic hate speech.
the black guy dies first
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Only because there aren't ANY Black people in the film at all.
religion is discussed
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It's set at Christmas and there are religious carols sung during the film.
there are incestuous relationships
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It's implied that the main character sexually abused and killed his younger sister. He at times mimics his sister's voice, 'she' can be heard crying and yelling things like 'no'.
there is sexual content
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An unknown caller makes sexually explicit calls to the sorority house. No sexual activity occurs on screen.
someone is sexually objectified
Yes
there's anti-abortion themes
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the main character is seeking an abortion and frequently fears the negative reactions that people will have towards her if they find out. however the movie is very clearly in support of her decision and the people who are judgmental to her are framed as being wrong for it.
so you will hear some characters (particularly jess's boyfriend peter) make anti-abortion comments, but the movie's themes are very pro choice.
the ending is sad
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The movie ends with the sleeping main protagonist temporarily left alone in the house by the other characters, who all believe that the killer is dead. However, a pan to the attic and the sound of a ringing phone say otherwise.
there's end credits scenes?
Yes
Santa (et al) is spoiled
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A character is asked to dress up as santa & is seen in the costume while being around children & swearing. I wouldn't consider this a kid friendly movie by far lol but just in case!
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
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It's not exceptionally graphic but it is there.
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