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'Luckiest Girl Alive': Fans demand 'trigger warning' disclaimer for Netflix mystery thriller

A fan said, 'Netflix really dropped the ball on not adding a giant trigger warning for Luckiest Girl Alive'

'Luckiest Girl Alive' on Netflix was released on October 7, 2022. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 41% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10, whereas Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Fans loved it too however, they had one complaint which was the creators needed to be a little more mindful of the fact that some of the scenes had sexual assault vividly shown in them. 

If you have not watched the movie yet, it is a mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker from a screenplay by Jessica Knoll, based on her 2015 novel of the same name. The film stars Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Scoot McNairy, Thomas Barbusca, Jennifer Beals, and Connie Britton. 'Luckiest Girl Alive', which is also produced by Kunis, 39, explores the phenomenon of victim blaming and the scarlet-lettering of sexual assault survivors in graphic detail perhaps too graphic for some audiences thus they went on a rampage on Twitter.

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After watching the movie while everyone applauded Mila Kunis for her phenomenal acting and the movie being "a piece of art," others felt the movie should have had a disclaimer, which only briefly mentions “sexual violence” and “threat” on top of the screen when the movie begins that would make the viewers cautious as they felt extremely triggered after watching it. 

A fan said, "Wow. Good job, @netflix on the trigger warning you didn't provide on your Luckiest Girl Alive movie smh. PSA for anyone who is gonna watch the movie, there is very graphic intense scenes of sexual assualt in this movie." Another fan adds, "Netflix really dropped the ball on not adding a giant trigger warning for Luckiest Girl Alive."

A fan wrote, "Really wish they put some kind of trigger warning for that movie luckiest girl alive because there are some parts that really messed me up," while another said, "Luckiest Girl Alive literally just triggered me so bad."

Lastly, a fan says, "reeeeeeaaaaaally wish there had been any sort of warning about the sa content in luckiest girl alive because holy S**T"

Notably, however, 'Luckiest Girl Alive' has created a rift among viewers, with fans calling it a sobering portrayal of the ugly realities faced by sexual assault survivors. However, if you want to watch the movie, 'Luckiest Girl Alive' is streaming now on Netflix.

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