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* AdaptationDisplacement: Outside the UK, this film is much better-known than the British TV series on which it is based.
* AwardSnub: It won four of its five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations including Best Director and other major categories, however it lost Best Picture to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' which only won one major category (Best Actor) besides Best Picture.

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* AwardSnub: It won four of its five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations including Best Director and other major categories, however it categories but lost Best Picture to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', which only won one major category (Best Actor) besides Best Picture.



* NightmareFuel: In one scene, Seth, his girlfriend and his friends are freebasing heroin when a fellow new student joins in. Only for that new student to start sweating profusely, lose concentration, collapse on the floor and begin convulsing. Understandably, Seth and his friends panic. One of the friends notes that the student is turning blue and he isn't breathing. Seth's girlfriend panics, saying that she cannot call a responsible adult (like her father) on the phone to help them because it's only 3 in the morning. So Seth and the group of friends promptly drop the OD'd student off at a hospital.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Fans of ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' might be morbidly amused at seeing [[spoiler:[[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia Addams]] ordering a car bombing that unintentionally kills Gomez]].
* NightmareFuel: In one scene, Seth, his girlfriend Caroline, and his their friends are freebasing heroin when a fellow new student joins in. Only in, only for that new student the guy to start sweating profusely, lose concentration, collapse on the floor and begin convulsing. Understandably, Seth and his friends panic. One of the friends notes teenagers freak out. Somebody points out that the student is turning blue and he isn't breathing. Seth's girlfriend Caroline panics, saying that she cannot can't call a responsible adult (like her father) on the phone to help aid them because it's only 3 in the morning. So Seth and the group of friends promptly a.m.. So, they just drop the OD'd OD'ing student off at a hospital.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Michael Douglas having a drug addicted child becomes much tougher to watch after his real life son [[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cameron-douglas-michael-douglas-prison-drugs-long-way-home-1203388250/ Cameron Douglas]] developed a serious drug problem that eventually led to a notable stay in prison.
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* NightmareFuel: In one scene, Seth, his girlfriend and his friends are freebasing heroin when a fellow new student joins in. Only for that new student to start sweating profusely, lose concentration, collapse on the floor and begin convulsing. One of the friends notes that the student is turning blue and he isn't breathing. Seth's girlfriend panics, saying that she cannot call a responsible adult (like her father) on the phone to help them because it's only 5 in the morning. So Seth and the group of friends promptly drop the OD'd student off outside a hospital.

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* NightmareFuel: In one scene, Seth, his girlfriend and his friends are freebasing heroin when a fellow new student joins in. Only for that new student to start sweating profusely, lose concentration, collapse on the floor and begin convulsing. Understandably, Seth and his friends panic. One of the friends notes that the student is turning blue and he isn't breathing. Seth's girlfriend panics, saying that she cannot call a responsible adult (like her father) on the phone to help them because it's only 5 3 in the morning. So Seth and the group of friends promptly drop the OD'd student off outside at a hospital.
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* NightmareFuel: In one scene, Seth, his girlfriend and his friends are freebasing heroin when a fellow new student joins in. Only for that new student to start sweating profusely, lose concentration, collapse on the floor and begin convulsing. One of the friends notes that the student is turning blue and he isn't breathing. Seth's girlfriend panics, saying that she cannot call a responsible adult (like her father) on the phone to help them because it's only 5 in the morning. So Seth and the group of friends promptly drop the OD'd student off outside a hospital.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Outside the UK, this film is much better-known than the British TV series on which it is based.
* AwardSnub: It won four of its five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations including Best Director and other major categories, however it lost Best Picture to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' which only won one major category (Best Actor) besides Best Picture.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/ViolaDavis is the counselor Caroline sees after her arrest.
** Creator/JohnSlattery is the prosecutor Robert meets with to get the charges against Caroline dropped.
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