The Sender (1982) Poster

(1982)

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Sex & Nudity

  • The outline of a woman's nipples can be seen in her night shirt, but this is not meant to be sexual.
  • A man is briefly shirtless.
  • A young man and woman share a small brief kiss.

Violence & Gore

  • The film opens on a man attempting suicide by walking into a lake while weighed down with rocks. The music accompanying this is very tense.
  • A woman is in a car wreck but is not seriously injured.
  • Blood comes out of a water faucet and is seen leaking from a broken mirror.
  • A man sliced his wrist in an attempted suicide, but is stopped. Some blood is visible.
  • A man is subjected to electroshock therapy briefly, but it is stopped.
  • A mouse crawled out of a dead man's mouth as part of a hallucination.
  • A gunshot is fired, no one is hit.
  • A man head is decapitated from his body from a punch to the face. The bloody neck is visible.
  • During a surgery, an incision is made and the a man's skull is drilled. Minor blood.
  • A surgical room catches on fire, and the clothes of some people are ablaze. Brief and no injuries are shown.
  • A man tries to kill himself by poisoning with natural gas. However he is pulled from the house. Shortly after the house explodes.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Patients in a psychiatric hospital are given medication.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The suicide scene may be frightening for some viewers.
  • The hallucinations seen by a character are frightening.
  • There is not real and hallucinated violence throughout, which is frightening.
  • The film has a very dark tone and is quite intense.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A man killed his mother by poisoning her with natural gas.

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