Boys in the Trees

"Nobody gets us... that's half the fun"

Director: Nicholas Verso Year: 2016 Runtime: 112 min IMDb: ⭐ 6.6
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Synopsis

On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.

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Content Warnings

⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

a dog dies
spoiler it is implied but not shown
someone is sexually assaulted
spoiler It is not shown graphically but there is a scene that makes it very obvious that a young boy was sexually assaulted by an older teenage.
there's a dead animal
spoiler bullies throw a dead grow at jonah's window
an animal dies
Yes
there's child abuse
spoiler a character is implied to have been sexually abused in a flashback to his childhood and is bullied violently in the present
someone is stalked
spoiler a spirit/personification is repeatedly shown in the background
someone gets gaslighted
Yes
there's addiction
spoiler there is underage drinking and smoking.
alcohol abuse
Yes
someone uses drugs
spoiler characters smoke and drink.
there's shaving/cutting
spoiler One of the characters is shown via older wounds to cut himself.
a kid dies
spoiler there is a graphic (though not gory) scene at the end of the movie of a dead character
a parent dies
spoiler it is implied or briefly discussed.
there are clowns
spoiler a character named jango regularly wears a clown mask
there's ghosts
spoiler the movie's main plot involves telling ghost stories.
there are jump scares
spoiler the characters try to scare each other multiple times which sometimes causes minor jumpscares.
someone vomits
spoiler a character throws up water
there's spitting
Yes
someone dies by suicide
spoiler Up for debate.
someone self harms
spoiler a character's scars are shown
there's a claustrophobic scene
spoiler characters are in a drainage-pipe-esque tube for a scene and need to squat
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler One of the skate park scenes has a series of flashing lights.
there are homophobic slurs
spoiler the f slur
someone speaks hate speech
spoiler the f slur is used.
an LGBT person dies
spoiler a character implied to be gay is found dead by the end
there is sexual content
spoiler two characters have sex and lay in bed together. the sex isn't shown.
the ending is sad
Yes
there's blood/gore
spoiler bloody noses and a bloody head injury
someone drowns
spoiler there are various references to drowning and a body is found in water

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