My dealbreakers
Pick the things you do not want to be surprised by. “Never” hides any movie where it has been tagged at all. “Brief is OK” lets through movies where it is implied, off-screen, or a single moment. Saved in this browser only; no account needed.
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Violence & gore
How graphic the violence gets.
Graphic gore
Blood, wounds, dismemberment, viscera shown on screen.
Torture
Prolonged, deliberate infliction of pain. Physical or psychological.
Cannibalism
People eating people.
Home invasion
Strangers breaking into a home and terrorising the people inside.
Realistic, grounded violence
Violence that feels real rather than fantastical. Often the more upsetting kind.
Children & pregnancy
Kids and babies in harm's way.
Child in danger
A child is threatened, hunted, kidnapped or terrified, but not necessarily hurt.
Child harmed or killed
A child or baby dies or is seriously hurt, on or off screen.
Child abuse
Physical, emotional or sexual abuse of a child, including backstory.
Pregnancy & childbirth trauma
Miscarriage, abortion, forced pregnancy, traumatic birth.
Sexual content & violence
Sex, nudity, and sexual violence.
Sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault, depicted, attempted, or discussed.
Sex & nudity
Explicit sex scenes or extended nudity.
Incest
Sexual relationships within a family.
Animals
Animals hurt, killed, or used as the threat.
Animal harmed or killed
A pet or animal is hurt or dies. The dog does not always make it.
Animals as the threat
Dogs, sharks, bears, birds or other animals attacking people.
Body & medical
Bodies doing things bodies should not do.
Body horror
Transformation, mutation, flesh doing wrong things.
Medical & surgical
Surgery, needles, hospitals, experiments on people.
Eye trauma
Things happening to eyes.
Vomiting & gross-out
Vomit, bodily fluids, gross-out humour.
Disease & terminal illness
Contagion, plague, cancer, dementia, slow decline.
Self-harm
A character deliberately injures themself.
Mental health & grief
Suicide, self-harm, illness, loss, addiction.
Suicide
Suicide or suicide attempt, shown or discussed.
Mental illness
Psychosis, depression, dissociation, institutionalisation. Often as the horror itself.
Addiction & drugs
Drug use, overdose, alcoholism, withdrawal.
Grief & bereavement
Loss of a loved one as a driving theme.
Abuse & bigotry
Domestic abuse, hate, bullying, extremism.
Domestic abuse
Abuse by a partner or family member, including gaslighting, stalking, control.
Racism & hate violence
Racial violence, slurs, hate crimes, genocide.
Homophobia & transphobia
Anti-LGBTQ violence, slurs, or the "queer villain" trope.
Bullying & hazing
Cruelty by peers, often teens.
Phobias & sensory
Specific fears and sensory triggers.
Spiders & insects
Creepy-crawlies, swarms, things laying eggs in people.
Snakes
Snakes.
Clowns
Clowns, usually the killing kind.
Dolls, puppets & mannequins
Uncanny human-shaped things that move when they should not.
Drowning & deep water
Drowning, open water, being trapped underwater.
Claustrophobia & confinement
Buried alive, trapped in tight spaces, caves, coffins, elevators.
Heights & falling
Vertigo-inducing heights, falls.
Rats
Rats, usually a lot of them.
Flashing lights & strobe
Strobe effects or rapid flashing that can trigger photosensitive seizures.
Shaky cam & found footage
Handheld, motion-sickness-inducing camera work.
Fire & burning
People burned, burned alive, house fires.
Car crash
Traffic accidents, often sudden and from nowhere.
Religion & the occult
Demons, cults, satanism, religious horror.
Demons & possession
Possession, exorcism, the devil. Upsetting for some people with religious backgrounds.
Cults & religious extremism
Cults, satanism, fundamentalism, religious abuse.