Content & Trigger Warnings for The Needle (1989)
7 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, The Needle (1989) contains 7 content warnings : Suicide (discussed or ideation), Needles / medical procedures, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Drug use (depicted), Overdose scenes, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted).
The most severe warnings are for Needles / medical procedures (severity 4/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 5/5), Overdose scenes (severity 4/5), Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters express suicidal thoughts driven by addiction and despair. |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Needles / medical procedures | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic injection scenes showing intravenous drug use. |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content within the context of drug culture and addiction. |
| Substance Use | |||
| Drug use (depicted) | 5/5 | Depicted | Intense depiction of heroin addiction and drug culture in Soviet-era Kazakhstan. |
| Overdose scenes | 4/5 | Depicted | Drug overdose scenes showing the deadly consequences of addiction. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 3/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of the physical toll of drug addiction. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | 4/5 | Depicted | Self-destructive behavior and suicide attempts related to drug addiction. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Characters express suicidal thoughts driven by addiction and despair.
Phobias & Sensory
Sexual Content
Sexual content within the context of drug culture and addiction.
Substance Use
Intense depiction of heroin addiction and drug culture in Soviet-era Kazakhstan.
Violence & Physical Harm
Self-destructive behavior and suicide attempts related to drug addiction.
