Frankenweenie

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Director: Tim Burton Year: 2012 Runtime: 87 min IMDb: ⭐ 7.0
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Synopsis

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.

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Content Warnings

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a dog dies
spoiler It's a major theme in the movie: the dog is resurrected, though.
animals are abused
spoiler The other children only resurrect they pets because they want fame
a cat dies
spoiler Should also be noted that the cat is seen mutating sometime before he dies and is audibly in pain/distress, which can be upsetting.
an animal dies
spoiler The other reanimated pets end up dying permanently.
a pet dies
Yes
there's a dead animal
spoiler There are a lot of dead animals in the movie, but it's an animated movie made for kids, so obviously there's nothing incredibly graphic.
there are spiders
Yes
there are bugs
Yes
an animal is sad
Yes
there's dog fighting
spoiler The resurrected dog fights with other creatures
someone is restrained
Yes
someone's mouth is covered
Yes
there's amputation
spoiler Sparky's limbs fall off, but it is painless and non-graphic, as he is cartoonishly sewn together.
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler A character is bound up in toilet paper mummy-style and gets stuck in a cabinet. It is played for laughs and is non-lethal.
someone is stabbed
spoiler An evil cat/bat combo is impaled by a falling plank
someone falls to their death
spoiler while no one falls to their death one of the boys falls off a roof
Someone becomes unconscious
spoiler The main character is briefly unconscious inside a burning building
someone is burned alive
spoiler Two (animal) characters are trapped in a burning mini golf windmill prop. It collapses on top of them.
someone breaks a bone
spoiler Bob, one of the boys, breaks his arm.
there's body horror
Yes
a kid dies
spoiler No, but some children are put in danger in some scenes.
a non-human character dies
Yes
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
spoiler No humans
someone sacrifices themselves
spoiler Sparky puts himself in danger to save others
a family member dies
spoiler Beloved family dog. No humans
someone is kidnapped
spoiler A bat-cat hybrid snatches and flies off with a character.
there are jump scares
spoiler There's a scene where a rat jumps out at someone, and it's a bit sudden.
there's ghosts
spoiler There are undead beings, but no ghosts.
someone is possessed
spoiler Somewhat; a cat is genetically fused with a bat, which alters its mind (and body) and makes it violent.
There's audio gore
spoiler A transformation scene involves sounds of bones cracking. It's about as intense as a PG rating can get.
someone defecates
spoiler There is cat poop shown, but the cat does not poop on screen.
there's spitting
Yes
electro-therapy is used
spoiler Dead animals are electrocuted in order for them to be brought back to life. Not quite the same as electrotherapy, but can still be triggering to some.
there's a hospital scene
spoiler There's an ambulance in one scene, but other than that, no.
there's misophonia
Yes
someone suffers from PTSD
Yes
there's a claustrophobic scene
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
Yes
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler There's some flashing/flickering electricity at times.
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
a baby cries
spoiler A baby cries after having a binky stolen tho only for a moment
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
there is a baby or unborn child
spoiler there is a baby in a stroller
there's fat jokes
spoiler There's a fat boy, but he's not part of any jokes about his weight.
someone speaks hate speech
Yes
a minority is misrepresented
spoiler Toshiaki is a racist caricature who pronounces “L” consonants as “R” and he is portrayed as excessively smart on top of that. Nassor isn’t necessarily stereotypical but he is portrayed as a creepy Frankenstein’s Monster parody, which isn’t great since he’s the only Arab in the film.
religion is discussed
Yes
there is sexual content
spoiler Dogs flirt, but it's all very chaste.
the ending is sad
Yes
a car crashes
spoiler It hits a dog
a person is hit by a car
spoiler A dog gets hit by a car offscreen and technically dies, but he gets reanimated.
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
spoiler Several sea monkeys explode, and some gooey stuff is visible. It's a little gross, but not overly graphic.

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