Zoolander

Movie • 2001 • Comedy  

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Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic "he's so hot right now" Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. Its a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories can Derek make the world safe.
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Does the dog die?
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a dog is in very minor danger for a short moment but is not injured and is completely fine (an egg is thrown at someone holding a dog, it’s really not a huge amount of danger)
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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A parent is very mean but not physically abusive to their adult child.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Abandonment
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Golden
Adult is told by their parent "you are dead to me"
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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opalemeraldcat
Not really stalked, but in the last third of the movie Zoolander is followed by the bad guys to several locations.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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child labor is a repeated concept
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Addiction
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Characters drink a hallucinogenic tea.
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Two characters are given tea without knowing it is hallucinogenic.
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A character is restrained in a chair in order to “brainwash” him. The movie is very silly so this scene is not very scary, but could be triggering.
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opalemeraldcat
A woman has her butt grabbed as she passes Ballstein early in the film; the camera changes for a close-up shot.
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Bodily Harm
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Hair is cut
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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People are killed in an explosion
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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A wedgie
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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A character is kidnapped and brainwashed, during which they use electro shock therapy as part of the brainwashing.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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ywlcom
it's only mentioned that someone's parent is dead, presumably long before the events of the movie
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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opalemeraldcat
Derek is taken to a day spa, but goes willingly and does not know how much time passes while he's there.
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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opalemeraldcat
No, though Derek jumps out of the dark as a prank for someone else about a third of the way into the movie, in the coal mine.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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ywlcom
not possessed, but someone is brainwashed
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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twitchywitch
characters reveal they are bulimic, so it is mentioned, but not shown or heard
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xevenryx
there is a part where there is a competition between two of the main characters that involves removing their underwear, but nothing is shown and they aren't soiled
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Does someone spit?
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twitchywitch
there is wrestling-style spitting into buckets during the Walk Off
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
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cherryalexandra
The villain's henchwoman is called "she****" in a random insult way.
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Moomin
Not actually a trans person but one character is called a sh***le and that character is a killer
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Medical
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twitchywitch
Derek is electrically shocked once while being brainwashed
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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passerby
the whole joke is a guy who plainly does not understand social cues but idk if it’s autism coding or just a goof
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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A character mentions that she was unhappy with her body as a child and used to be bulimic.
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opalemeraldcat
No, but the main woman character mentions hating her body for being fat when she was younger.
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There are multiple scenes in a “coal mine”. There is plenty of space for people to walk around, but some may find this unsettling.
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twitchywitch
several characters are revealed to be bulimic
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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twitchywitch
any time there is paparazzi or a fashion show, there are flashing lights
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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opalemeraldcat
There's a baby at the very end.
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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LuciJadischke
Use of the R slur
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passerby
no but there might be black face. it’s not a racial caricature but a white man covers his face in coal dust to scare someone.
later, it’s implied that characters use race face to sneak into somewhere; however, they are represented by actors of color and the original actors voices are dubbed in
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opalemeraldcat
The character "Ballstein" is a conglomeration of Jewish businessman stereotypes, though he is not an irredeemable villain.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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A female character is referred to as a “sh*male” as an insult.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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A character says that she was fat as a child and Zoolander says “Ew!”. It seemed clear to me that the joke was how messed up it was for him say that, not that there is anything actually wrong with being fat.
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Is there aphobia?
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Mulu
A woman is made fun of and convinced into having sex after confessing she hasn't had sexual relationships for several years.
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A couple characters seem to depict stereotypes (specifically Jewish and Eastern European stereotypes).
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lolfurby
Three people die at once, one of whom is a black guy
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Is there hate speech?
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furby
Instance of transphobic slur
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Race
Is there blackface?
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jdpamv
Zoolander and Owen Wilson’s character use race-face to disguise themselves as BIPOC working at Mugatu’s event to sneak into it. They’re physically portrayed by nonwhite actors in this scene IIRC but their voices are the same. Gag where Zoolander is covered in coal dust and made to look like blackface. Also what the other comment says.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Anonymous
There's an orgy (played for laughs, not necessarily graphic but you get what's going on) at Hansel's place
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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xevenryx
there is a fashion show near the end that seems to glorify homelessness as being "beautifly gross", but no one actually homless is shown
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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A car explodes in the beginning of the movie
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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ywlcom
only a small bit of blood when someone is hit in the mouth
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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twitchywitch
brief shooting scene; one person is shot, no blood is shown
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