Does the dog die?
365 supporters
Oldboy
Movie • 2003 • Action
ReportWith no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
This movie contains 89 potentially triggering events.
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kittykat93
There is a scene where a man commits suicide by pushing himself off a building while holding his little dog, but when he lands it is VERY obvious that they used a stuffed dog toy to create the "dead dog." It's so apparent it that it makes it watchable as it doesn't even convincingly look like a dead dog.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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mossx
Character is getting arrested on his daughter’s birthday and is kidnapped and isn’t able to see her for 15 years. Traditional deadbeat dad turned into accidentally fully deadbeat dad.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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rubyfire77
kind of? a father is tricked into having sex with his daughter, though neither of them know
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EmilyHicks
Technically yes between members of an incestuous relationship, a rape attempt is briefly made but is unsuccessful.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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mimicamila
woman is tied up with her tits out
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rubyfire77
sort of. the victim of torture tortures and harms other people, becoming a "monster" himself, in his own words.
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rubyfire77
kind of? a father is tricked into having sex with his daughter, though neither of them know
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Addiction
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Demii
A character is gassed and drugged against his will.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Anonymous
It's portrayed in a kind of comedic way, but at the beginning it is shown that the lead character is an alcoholic. He is at the police station because he got into a brawl while drunk and subsequently misses his kid's birthday.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
4 Octopus where eaten alive on set to get the scene where he eats the octopus alive
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deathhairball
Squid eaten alive by main character
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Are animals abused?
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rubyfire77
a man takes his dog with him for his act of suicide, also killing the dog. the main character eats an octopus alive at the sushi restaurant.
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Is an animal sad?
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An real octopus is eaten alive on camera. Hard to imagine it was happy
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Does a pet die?
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just_here_for_the_cake
It dies with its owner, though, which might lessen the blow.
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Are there spiders?
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xcolossusx
There are no spiders in this entire movie. Just ants and one giant ant in a subway car.
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Are there bugs?
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bethdotjpg
Within the first 10 minutes he hallucinates an ant crawling under and breaking free from his skin. Then we are shown ants covering his face and crawling into to his mouth. This lasts a good few seconds, though his movement blurs the ants somewhat.
Wish I'd have known this going in.
Wish I'd have known this going in.
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Assault
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Demii
Not slapped, but a woman is assaulted more than once and restrained.
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Is there pedophilia?
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mossx
There’s a voyeuristic scene between teenagers and there is a very young woman in love with a much older man, but they never say exactly how young the woman is.
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Is rape mentioned?
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EmilyHicks
There is a brief unsuccessful rape attempt, and off-screen SA (sexual assault) occurs.
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Graphic scenes of sexual assault throughout
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Demii
A character attempts to and there is a struggle but he is ultimately pushed off. Later in the film, characters briefly mention ways they have assaulted a character they tied up. During sex scenes, information is hidden from characters that would otherwise have changed if they would consent.
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
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ajaugust44
The main character receives a package with a severed hand. He also punches a wall until his hands are bloody.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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inkndagger
One person chokes another
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Is there cannibalism?
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The main character mentions cannibalism, but it never happens
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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rubyfire77
a man squeezes another man's genitals during torture. the young woman also mentions that sex is very painful, which may also be triggering
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Are any teeth damaged?
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kelseyj610
40 minutes in to the film, the main character immobilizes another character with duct tape and removes his teeth with a hammer.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Ophelianne
Tongue (self)-mutilation, actually
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Is someone tortured?
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JayHay
The beginning of the film is mostly torture. Dae Su is kidnapped and kept captive in a room for 15 years without human contact and administered drugs to have horrible hallucinations. The antagonist is playing a mental game with him the entire film. There is a scene where Dae Su uses a hammer to pry out a person's teeth to get info.
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Is there excessive gore?
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soteriia
A lot of gore all throughout the movie - torture scenes, teeth pulled out, stabbing, graphic self injury etc. Most are VERY lingering, uncomfortably long scenes and let you stew in it for one long take instead of cutting away.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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KUYUHAKAY421
a young girl dies
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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An attempt is made but not accepted
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Does someone die?
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just_here_for_the_cake
Frequently and brutally.
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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Anonymous
“fucktard” is a few times
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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MariaClocktower
The main characters wife is killed early on after their child has been born
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Does someone cheat?
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Paci
Not on screen but the Main character is said to be a womanizer before the events of the film
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Fear
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mossx
Not specifically razors but people are injured with other sharp objects etc frequently.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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ValentinaVi
Around minute 36 outside a restaurant the protagonist throws up
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Is someone eaten?
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Anonymous
No, but an octopus is eaten alive
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Demii
There is a montage of real world events at the start of the film and a clip of 9/11 is shown.
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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Demii
Characters are kept/imprisoned against their will but not by the police
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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deathhairball
Needle dug into arm for stick-and-poke tattoo
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Is there menstruation?
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vernline
mentioned briefly
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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Demii
The main character is very likely mentally ill due to years of trauma which makes him violent or act inappropriately at times
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A man repeatedly punches a brick wall. Wrist scars are shown.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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pachirisu
he is mentally ill in that he was tortured for years and is violently reactive because of it
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Anonymous
While imprisoned, Dae-su is seen twice laying on the floor with blood staining the carpet under his wrists.
Later we see a man holding a dog on the edge of a roof top (in a later scene, it's made clear the man jumps, though this is in the background)
Later we see a man holding a dog on the edge of a roof top (in a later scene, it's made clear the man jumps, though this is in the background)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Paci
The protagonist Oh Dae Su is one of the most unhinged characters in cinema history, at times it seems like he acts a bit like an animal
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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ajaugust44
The antagonist offers to kill himself
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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MariaClocktower
The entire first section of the film is set in a prison, with the intro featuring the character narrowly squeezed into a gap
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Demii
Not really an eating disorder but the protagonist is shown going to many different restaurants in a row and then later throwing it up.
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2 falls from great height, and wrist scars from a suicide attempt by cutting can be seen.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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ValentinaVi
Spoiler: a girl thinks that is pregnant and commits suicide
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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vernline
the main character went to a catholic school
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Teff
Sexual scenes contains lots of nudity and there is a couple of moments with nudity (female and male) non related
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Paci
Not really stated but it's clear that's What happened
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MariaClocktower
A major part of the film
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Is there sexual content?
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Demii
Many sex/sexual scenes throughout the movie
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Paci
The Main character has a giganting mental breakdown and the antagonist mocks at his dispare
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Demii
Some releases of the movie include behind-the-scenes/interviews with the director
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Demii
A car in a busy intersection honks at a character standing in front of it
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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bcouser14
A woman's death by drowning is described but not shown.
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