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(1987)

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Sex & Nudity

  • VERY short sex scenes (maybe 5-10 seconds) although little to no nudity
  • A sexual statuette is very briefly seen, albeit very briefly
  • Film revolves around a cheating wife.
  • Sex is a constant theme in this movie though never acted upon graphically
  • Never any full frontal, only very quick glimpses of the sides.
  • A woman has a cenobites fingers forcefully inserted far into her mouth where they remain for several seconds.
  • A woman finds a bunch of women in underwear on pictures.
  • Full rear naked women

Violence & Gore

  • There are at least two instances of rats being impaled or sliced, however the rats are relatively recognizable as fake, even if one twitches, so it isn't likely to be as intense as depictions of animal abuse often can be.
  • A man is tied with chains with blood running down his face.
  • A man pricks his hand on a loose nail.
  • There is a graphic "rebirth" scene, which shows a man being reconstructed. Strong and gory.
  • A monster appears with no skin.
  • A man inserts his hand into people and sucks out their blood.
  • A bloody corpse is shown.
  • A man is sliced on his face by a knife.
  • A woman is stabbed in the stomach with a knife.
  • A man is pulled apart by chains
  • Three rats are shown twitching.
  • A rat is cut in half, bottom to top. We see the insides.

Profanity

  • "Fuck" is used three times; "shit" and "bitch" a couple of times, among other milder profanities.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Adults drink and smoke casually in this movie.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A skinless man with realistic anatomical muscle detail, drenched in blood, is the focal point of many scenes. We also see the same character's graphic metamorphosis with some intense practical effects.
  • The four cenobites are all very horrific and graphic looking, including one with no skin on and no eyes, one that is fat and has no mouth or eyes - sunglasses cover this - one whose neck is open and we see the inside of it many times, and the lead cenobite has nails all over his head and speaks in a frighteningly deep and booming voice.
  • There are many intense scenes of violence within Hellraiser, which are very disturbing to watch.
  • Subject matter is very dark and has adult themes such as S&M. Bloody, gory mess throughout.
  • A horrifying looking creature chases a girl through the thin hallway.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • The main characters uncle try's to abuse & kill his own niece after killing her father/his brother.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The Hobo from earlier transforms into a dragon.
  • Larry (Frank in Larry's skin) is pulled apart by chains including his face with many bloody results.

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