someone is sexually assaulted
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3(?) attempted rape scenes I think.
there's a dead animal
Yes
there's child abuse
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One of the flashbacks involves Ricky’s brother getting abused.
there's domestic violence
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Ricky kills his girlfriend which I think counts.
someone is abused with a belt
Yes
alcohol abuse
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Just some alcohol drinking in flashback.
someone uses drugs
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Just alcohol and if I remember correctly cigarettes.
someone is sexually assaulted onscreen
Yes
someone is restrained
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At the 17 min. 30 sec. mark, a boy is tied to his bed by a nun.
someone is beaten up by a bully
Yes
someone's mouth is covered
Yes
there's eye mutilation
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After being electrocuted, a man's eyes explode behind sunglasses. Mostly obscured.
there's torture
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Only by the nuns.
there's genital trauma/mutilation
Yes
teeth are damaged
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No, someone is electrocuted through the mouth, but I didn't notice any tooth damage. I can't say for sure since the electricity was rather distracting.
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
there's shaving/cutting
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It's a slasher, but I don't believe any slashing is on screen. They cut away and come back to the aftermath.
there's amputation
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Two heads get chopped off. One is the final death of the movie.
someone is crushed to death
Yes
someone struggles to breathe
Yes
someone has a seizure
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A little boy gets triggered after seeing the color red and his adoptive mother thinks it's a seizure, but it isn't. He just kind of flinches.
someone falls to their death
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
someone falls down stairs
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At the 1 hr., 20 min. mark, a woman in a wheelchair falls from her chair down a flight of stairs.
a kid dies
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There is a point where the audience is expected to think Ricky will kill a child, but he doesn't even consider the notion.
an infant is abducted
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An infant and a small child are left abandoned.
A child's dear toy is destroyed
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A windup Santa toy is destroyed near the end, though who it belongs to is unknown
a parent dies
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Previous comment, it is in the first 10 minutes of the movie. Also Ricky's adoptive father passes away off screen and there is a very short scene of him and his adoptive mother at a funeral
there are clowns
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A clown doll is briefly shown in the toy store. It doesn't move or anything.
there is copaganda
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Cops are somewhat neutral in this story. Not particularly good, not particularly bad. They do their job but they're not the most efficient.
there's incarceration
Yes
there's a mental institution scene
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A flashback involving a grandpa in one.
there's a hospital scene
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Ricky is in a mental institution for most of the movie, but he is in one singular white room that he is allowed to walk around in.
electro-therapy is used
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Previous comment, but its by a car. Not in therapy and pliers are put in his mouth. Nothing goes on anyone head and it's not queer coded or anything like that.
someone dies by suicide
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Ricky points a gun to his head and fires, but there are no bullets left in the gun.
Someone attempts suicide
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At the 1 hr., 11 min. mark, a character point a revolver at his head, attempting to fire it, but there are no rounds left.
a mentally ill person is violent
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Both Billy and Ricky are killers and the movie makes it clear that they're like that because they're extremely traumatized, but they never give them a diagnosis. For most of the movie, Ricky tells his story to a psychologist.
someone suffers from PTSD
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Both boys are suffering after seeing their parents murdered.
there's flashing lights or images
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While there are no strobe lights or anything like that, occasionally there will be a few quick flashes of flashbacks as the Ricky and Billy get triggered.
a baby cries
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In the beginning when parents are murdered.
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
there is a baby or unborn child
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An infant is seen at the beginning.
there are homophobic slurs
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During a scene where Ricky and Jennifer go to the movies, a heckler calls Ricky a f*ggot for not kissing Jennifer immediately.
there's ableist language or behavior
Yes
someone speaks hate speech
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A character calls Ricky a homophobic slur.
the black guy dies first
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Even though the black guy was only in the movie for a few seconds he doesn’t die.
religion is discussed
Yes
there is sexual content
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Breasts are shown while characters are having sex/being almost raped. Breasts are shown in close up.
there are nude scenes
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Very briefly, a man and woman were making love, and a breast is shown.
someone loses their virginity
Yes
someone has a stroke
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At the 1 hr., 13 min. mark, it is revealed the the Mother Superior has had a stroke. Nothing is shown, but she is seen in a wheelchair.
the ending is sad
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Depends on if you like/empathize with the main character or not.
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After Ricky kills his main enemy, he is shot and presumedly killed. The last shot is his eyes opening again, showing he isn't dead.
Santa (et al) is spoiled
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Most of the movie involves a kid thinking Santa is a killer or people killing other people dressed up as Santa.
a car crashes
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A car literally explodes
a person is hit by a car
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Yes, Ricky kills a rapist by running him over.
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's gun violence
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“GARBAGE DAY!!”
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