The Truman Show
Movie • 1998
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There are three dogs (and maybe more); none of them dies or suffers in any way.
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(Spoiler) The Truman Show in universe exists as the result of an unwanted pregnancy.
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Truman since childhood has been lied to and gaslighted.
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FREE FOR EVERYONEThere's domestic violence.
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A character is brought home by authorities while another prepares a drink.
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0:54:05A character threatens another with a knife during a heated domestic argument.
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Truman's mom gaslights her son throughout the entire movie, although there is no physical abuse as far as we know.
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Whenever Truman discovers evidence that there's something strange about his life, a character will swoop in and make him think it's perfectly normal and he's just delusional.
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Truman is constantly being watched and/or followed without his knowledge.
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there is sometimes alcohol consumed but not in a big addictive way
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I don't think there are any cats.
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No animal dies or suffers.
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An actor walking a dog has to quickly drag someone away and they leave their dog behind. It is seen wandering around alone still on its lead. However it is on a TV set so presumably the handler would collect it later
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Amputation is mentioned, and there is a scene where a bunch of actors pretending to be surgeons have to pretend to amputate a leg when Truman is watching them, but no actual amputation is carried out.
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Truman "slept the whole drive" to Mt. Rushmore, implying he was potentially drugged.
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Sort of, in the sense that the creator intentionally capsizes Truman’s boat, which Truman is tied to, and it’s implied that this could very likely kill him.
Sort of, in the sense that the creator intentionally capsizes Truman’s boat, which Truman is tied to, and it’s implied that this could very likely kill him.
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Truman restrains his wife with his arm while holding her at knife point briefly
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Truman is taken as a baby for a TV show.
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In the show, yes. In real life, no.
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We see a number of wheelchair users in a hospital, guessing that within the film they are not supposed to be genuinely disabled though I don't know for sure
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Family Back to Top
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There is a flashback scene where Truman's father appears to drown in a storm. Although the father is later revealed to be alive, the scene of his apparent death may still be traumatic for some viewers.
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his dad dies in the show but not in real life
his dad dies in the show but not in real life
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Not directly, but Truman is constantly thinking abput a woman he met before he got amrried and he wants to find her, implyimg he would cheat on his "TV-Wife".
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truman almost gets hit by a bus and it’s a bit startling
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Flashbacks and photos of a child dressed up as a clown.
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No, but there's a man sitting in a full tub; we see him there several times.
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SPOILER: technically no natural bodies of water as he lives on set, so everything is man made
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okay honestly i have emetophobia myself and upon going to watch the end scene with the storm on the sailboat… i actively looked for it. i did. was squinting, in fact. i remember checking the time stamp and it apparently had already passed the time stamp too? i saw nothing to be very honest with you so i’m not too sure what’s happening in this comments section. 100% safe! enjoy! it’s a personal fav of mine.
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Yeah Truman spits out some water.
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mentions of it, a character is made out to be schizophrenic, and her "father" says they tried everything including shock therapy.
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There is a brief mention that Truman's mom got sick, but nothing explicit about cancer
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Doctors are seen about to perform surgery on a man, though the surgery is stopped before it can begin.
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a character being told he's delusional (though he is not) acts violently out of fear
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Truman is purposefully traumatized so that he will have flash backs and fear to stop him from leaving
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Very much so
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The main character has a phobia and is constantly gaslighted, so experiences a lot of anxiety
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no one is actually mentally ill, but the main character is gaslighted into believing he’s losing his mind and schizophrenia is mentioned once
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yeah bc like when he's yelling at his wife
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Neck Back to Top
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Near-drowning.
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Truman chokes after nearly drowning, a result of the director.
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There are a few lightning bolts toward the end.
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Some light POV camera action occasionally when the character is running or on a boat
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That’s the plot
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at the end "and in case I dont see ya: good afternoon, good evening and good night!"
at the end "and in case I dont see ya: good afternoon, good evening and good night!"
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it’s not explicitly shown, but there’s a scene of him in the womb where they discuss his birth, at 1:05
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There in in utero footage of a foetus. Also we see some new born babies.
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Truman’s (very legitimate) concerns are constantly explained by others as a form of paranoia. He is also manipulated into developing mental illnesses and phobias so he won’t ever leave the island. Finally, someone tries to explain the truth to Truman, but they are constantly interrupted by another character and told that they’re crazy.
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God is occasionally peripherally mentioned
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Mentions of sex but nothing shown
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No, but there is a guy shown in a tub who is implied to be nude and his entire torso and head are shown
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SCENE ALERT
FREE FOR EVERYONENo one is sexually assaulted.
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A character invites another to change clothes and go to bed.
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0:14:14No sexual assault occurs; private moments are obscured from view by camera cuts and effects.
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Truman is mentioned to be one of five unwanted pregnancies that were carried to full term. Pretty explicit anti-abortion implications
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Unless you wanted Truman to stay in the tv show.
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No, but there's reckless driving.
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No, but it comes extremely close.
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A stage light falls from the sky, but Truman is told via radio that it was a plane losing parts mid-flight. No plane crash actually occurs or depicted outside of this.
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Truman almost drowns in the end in an intense scene.
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There is scene where a fake nuclear radiation leak occurs
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One might argue that Truman is subjected to psychological torture through deceit and gaslighting.
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There is a brief scene where someone drives through fire.
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The main character mentions it
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A small cut during a fake surgery
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No, but someone is threatened to be stabbed.
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The protagonist briefly becomes unconscious when nearly drowned on a boat during the finale
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