Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl
Movie • 2003 • Action
ReportJack Sparrow, a freewheeling 18th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
This movie contains 59 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Anonymous
The monkey gets left behind after falling off the ship. He’s shown to be okay in the end credit scene.
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Abuse
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Anonymous
No, but a woman is slapped by a man in a way that may be triggering to survivors of abuse.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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Stijn2511
There is nobody who uses drugs. But they use a lot of alcohol.
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Is there addiction?
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mad_melody
Nearly all of the pirates are alcoholics.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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mad_melody
Nearly all of the pirates are alcoholics.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Reports of explosions and pyrotechnic displays killing the local marine life
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Does a horse die?
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mad_melody
Horses are, however, spooked during action scenes.
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mad_melody
An undead monkey is shot but survives.
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Are animals abused?
194 supporters
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Corellon
Someone jabs a red hot iron rod at a donkey to make it move. It's seemingly played for laughs because there's a shot of the donkey's pained face.
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Is there a dead animal?
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jesslucy
55 minutes in a table is shown with lots of food/meat on it including a pigs body cooked
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Does a pet die?
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There is an undead pet, but none get killed
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Does a dragon die?
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No dragons in the movie
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Are there sharks?
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Anonymous
Brief hammerhead shark silhouettes in an underwater shot
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Assault
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Twice
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Is someone drugged?
32 supporters
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Anonymous
Even considering alcohol a drug, no one consumes alcohol or any drug without their knowledge. Therefore, no one is drugged.
A woman briefly wonders if shes been poisoned, but she was not.
A woman briefly wonders if shes been poisoned, but she was not.
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Is there pedophilia?
124 supporters
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Grimzey
No, but Norrington knew Elizabeth since she was small (he is played by the same actor, showing that he was a full adult back then), and seeing as when she is an adult (and he has a large amount of power and trust) he asks her to marry him, it's probably not impossible that there *was*. But again, not actually a theme that's acknowledged
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Is someone held under water?
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Anonymous
A main character is trapped underwater in a sinking ship.
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Is someone restrained?
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Anonymous
Yes, characters are restrained in this movie.
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imaginethedragonss
There is no graphic or direct sexual assault. However, there are some moments that could be considered sexual harassment. For example, Elizabeth being told that if she doesn't wear a certain dress, she will have to dine with the crew while naked.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Corellon
Yes, but in a romantic sense. Mild spoiler: Will sneaks up to rescue Elizabeth, and he gently puts a hand over her mouth so she doesn't alert the bad guys before she realizes it's him.
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Anonymous
No, but a woman is sexually harassed, groped, and has her clothes pulled at by a group of men.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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mad_melody
Multiple characters have their palms cut either willingly or unwillingly. Several characters have their throats slit.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Palms are cut to draw blood as ritual sacrifice; a skeletal hand is chopped off and insinuated to become a full hand; but the full hand is not shown on screen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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mad_melody
There is a prolonged scene where a woman has trouble breathing in a tight corset; she faints from lack of oxygen, then immediately nearly drowns when she falls into water. Several characters choke and wheeze when their throats are slit. A man struggles with a noose tightening around his neck.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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No, however it *almost* happens to a young child in the chaos of an attack
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Is someone choked?
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Anonymous
A man has his hand around Keira knightly’s neck in the background of a scene
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Is someone burned alive?
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mad_melody
In one scene there is a burning ship. Someone comments that there are likely no survivors.
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Is there body horror?
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Anonymous
Yes, in the form of living decaying skeletons.
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Is there amputation?
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mad_melody
A skeletal arm is smashed off and shown up close in a prolonged scene.
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Is there a hanging?
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Corellon
Shot of decaying bodies swinging from nooses in the beginning of the movie. Dramatically drawn out hanging scene at the end with extensive charges read, drums beating, and frantic last minute rescue plans being made.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Ryko88
1) Keira Knightley’s character faints from her corset being too tight and falls into the water off a cliff. She’s then rescued, pulled out of the water, and revived.
2) Keira Knightley’s character is punched unconscious in the later half of the movie.
2) Keira Knightley’s character is punched unconscious in the later half of the movie.
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Does someone break a bone?
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mad_melody
Undead skeletons are hit and smashed throughout.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Anonymous
Yes, and many of the characters have visibly fake teeth.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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haexelhasel
A long fall off a tall cliff is shown, but the character is unharmed.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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haexelhasel
A character has a false eye, and it repeatedly falls out as a joke.
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Is someone stabbed?
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jamieblazej
Many people are stabbed with swords and one person is repeatedly stabbed/impaled with some sort of spear. You don’t see the actual impaling, just the pirate raising the spear and lowering it again (plus maybe a brief visual of the victim laying on the ship deck but not in detail)
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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mad_melody
A toddler does, however, almost get crushed by a collapsing structure (he gets saved at the last moment), and the child is clearly in real and extreme distress (screaming, sobbing, and calling for his mum).
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Anonymous
A character does sacrifice themself but it is not fatal.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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mad_melody
There are, however, several references to parents having died in the past.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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sorryboutit
Elizabeth gets kidnapped at the beginning of the movie
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Corellon
This is a VERY ghosty movie.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Corellon
The Caribbean does indeed feature prominently.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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eunkyung18
What you guys are probably thinking about is not vomit at all, just the water that got into her lungs or whatever while drowning. But yea could be triggering to some
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Does someone spit?
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MaxA15
A character is spit at a few times
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Is there audio gore?
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Cassiman
Yes repeatedly with the false eye
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
36 supporters
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Ponda
The only 'cops' shown are constantly making fools of themselves.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Mental Health
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Corellon
Several reoccurring moments where characters slash their palms to draw blood as a plot point.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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mad_melody
There are no confirmed autistic characters.
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Anonymous
No, suicide is talked about or implied a few times.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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mad_melody
A woman is seen hyperventilating and shaking after getting intentionally frightened by undead people.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Anonymous
A character threatens to shoot himself.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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haexelhasel
One brief scene involves a character unhappily having her corset tightened and having trouble breathing from it. No dysmorphia, but seemed worth mentioning just in case.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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sorryboutit
There is a scene mid movie when Will gets stuck under water in a small space
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Jeminey
No but someone does threaten suicide as leverage, holding a gun to his own head. Doesn't go through with it but could still be triggering.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
35 supporters
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Anonymous
Talk of Jack not being the same after being stranded. Doesn’t seem to be ptsd though.
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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mad_melody
The camera rocks back and forth during scenes that take place on ships.
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Does a baby cry?
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KaiFrost
Not a baby but when Port Royal is stormed there’s footage of a toddler in real distress (crying, screaming for their mum, etc) and they almost get crushed by a falling tower but their mum saves them at the last moment.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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you can tell they really wanna though
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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sorryboutit
When Jack and Will leave Tortuga there is a scene with a lightning storm
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There's a very young child, possibly 1 or 2 years old, who almost gets crushed but is saved
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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mad_melody
Two male characters (who are implied/interpreted as being gay) are, however, made fun of for taking an interest in and wearing dresses.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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mad_melody
Additionally, a parrot speaks for a mute character, and other characters have conversations directed at the parrot while the mute character looks into the distance not really listening.
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mad_melody
There are no Jewish characters, and no mentions of Jewish people.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Stijn2511
There is a scene where 2 man are dressed in a dress for distraction.
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mad_melody
There is a prolonged scene about two men dressing up in dresses and being mistaken for women.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
There's whitewashing of the Caribbean with almost no people of color in the film, even in the background. Jacoby seems like an Islamophobic caricature given his distinct use of bombs in conjunction with a stereotypical beard and headscarf.
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Does the black guy die first?
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no, but characters of color are often treated as background and unimportant; and are subsequently killed off frequently.
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Is there hate speech?
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jdpamv
References to imperialism of the era, with the plot hinging on stolen Aztec artifacts.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
38 supporters
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Anonymous
One of the main characters is proposed to by a man who is at least 8 years older than her.
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Religious
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Anonymous
Characters mention having been to hell
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
44 supporters
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Anonymous
Yes, a female character is sexually objectified many times in this movie.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
59 supporters
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Anonymous
Some innuendos and suggestive comments.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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VinbiethFael
A character lives with the pigs And sleeps on them
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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BearLizz
men are seen falling/jumping out of boats, presumably to their deaths, and there is a scene where someone falls into the water unconscious but is saved.
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Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
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mad_melody
There are many graphic combat scenes and injuries.
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Is there gun violence?
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mad_melody
Numerous characters wield and shoot guns throughout the movie. Several characters, undead people/skeletons, and an undead monkey are seen getting shot.
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