What did Ellen's drawings do in To the Bone?

She used to publish her eating disorder–related drawings online as a coping mechanism and a way of grappling with her disease. But her art garnered a significant following online, with lots of people idolizing her work and using it as thinspiration, in the process making Ellen a semifamous celebrity artist on Tumblr.
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What did Ellen do on Tumblr into the bone?

One subplot of To The Bone involves a Tumblr Ellen used to run, where she would post her drawings. It was popular – so popular that other patients at her centre know who she is before she arrives; so popular that she, at one point, had a stalker.
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What happened to Ellen into the bone?

After a series of challenging events in residential care, Ellen runs away to be with her mother. That night, she experiences a 'spiritual awakening' of sorts - and we're led to believe that for the first time, she truly, genuinely wants to get better.
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What did Megan do in To the Bone?

Megan is a side character in the movie To the Bone. She has been in numerous programs to try and get better, but she continues to suffer from an eating disorder: anorexia. The other patients refer to her as the unicorn. This is because she got her period once and got pregnant off a guy she barely knew.
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Was To the Bone based on a true story?

This subject is distressing for anyone to watch, but it hits especially close to home for the writer and director of the film, Marti Noxon, as To The Bone is based on the true story, partially, of her struggles with anorexia.
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Did Lily lose weight for To the Bone?

Lily Collins, who played a young woman battling anorexia in the 2017 American drama film To the Bone, told Glamour Magazine that she lost about 20lbs (9kg) preparing for the role in the Netflix movie that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Did the actors in To the Bone have eating disorders?

"I personally knew that this was something I needed to do to tell this story," says Collins, who struggled with both anorexia and bulimia. "I wanted to be able to best exert my experiences on (Ellen) by going to the lengths I felt comfortable going to as an actor.”
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What disorder does Pearl have in To the Bone?

Herself a recoverer from anorexia, first-time film director Noxon uses details skilfully. Frail Pearl (Maya Eshet), who has to be fed through a tube, has regressed into a near-babyfied existence; it's unsurprising she's the girl who lobbies for a dangerously pregnant fellow patient (Leslie Bibb) to have a baby shower.
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What happened to Megan in the bathroom in To the Bone?

Ellen and her romantic interest, Luke (played by Alex Sharp) open the bathroom door to find Megan on the floor, crying, blood on her pants and the eggshell-colored tiles of the bathroom floor. She had miscarried.
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What does Kendra have in To the Bone?

Kendra suffers from BED (binge eating disorder) which is a disorder that is highly unspoken of.
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Did Ellen get better in To the Bone?

Spoiler alert: To The Bone does not have a happy ending. The Netflix film's anorexic protagonist, Ellen, doesn't magically get better. She starts the movie sick, and she ends the movie sick.
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What happened to Lukes knee in To the Bone?

He acquired a severe injury to his knee due to weakened muscle tissue caused by malnutrition. While at the the threshold group treatment, he not only was trying to recover from his anorexia, but his knee as well.
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What eating disorder did Luke have in To the Bone?

Perhaps worst of all, Luke is the only character who is given a tangible, non-psychological excuse for having an eating disorder in the first place: his dance career has been destroyed by a knee injury, which led to his spiraling into anorexia.
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Should an anorexic watch to the bone?

If you do choose to watch the film, we recommend that you mindfully watch this film with someone who is a healthy support person for you. Be a critical consumer. The new Netflix film To the Bone highlights the story of a young female struggling with anorexia.
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Does Luke like Ellen?

Luke's efforts to push Ellen into recovery cause friction between them, but also causes an attraction to form. Luke attempts to further the relationship in the film after professing his love, but Ellen rejects him out of fear.
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What is Barf stash?

0. In just about the only realistically gross moment of the film, Ellen discovers her roommate's “barf stash” – a box of vomit she has been hiding from the nurses. But you don't see anything, and no one is humiliated. The reveal takes place via black-lined eye rolls and an edgy conversation.
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Where does Dr Beckham take them in to the bone?

In the To The Bone rain scene, Reeves' character, Dr. Beckham, takes his patients into a room with water falling from the ceiling, like a rainstorm. In fact, this is the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and they're in the Rain Room exhibit.
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What does it mean when someone is purging?

Purging disorder is an eating disorder that involves “purging” behavior to induce weight loss or manipulate body shape. Purging can mean a number of things, including: self-induced vomiting. misuse of laxatives or medications. excessive exercise.
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Why is to the bone rated R?

Two scenes include underage drinking and cigarette smoking.
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What is the treatment in To the Bone?

Group therapy is common in treatment in higher levels of care. To the Bone portrays a group of patients who form supportive relationships fairly quickly - something that is typically hard for someone with an active eating disorder.
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Is To the Bone appropriate for kids?

Audience: To the Bone is rated TV-MA (for mature audiences), but has a large tween/teen appeal given the age of the protagonist, the subject matter, and the popularity of its star, Lily Collins.
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Where was To the Bone filmed?

Principal photography began in late March 2016 in Los Angeles.
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How did the girl in To the Bone get so skinny?

The 28-year-old hired a nutritionist to help her lose weight as safely as possible to portray an anorexic patient in the upcoming Netflix film To the Bone, but she explained that there was a part of her that feared she would fall back into unhealthy patterns. 'It was kind of nerve-wracking.
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