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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passerby
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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Are there heart attacks?
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Are there tsunamis?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Is there audience participation?
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Is there smoke or haze?
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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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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
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Is someone gaslighted?
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A parent is very mean but not physically abusive to their adult child.
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Is a child abused?
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passerby
child labor is a repeated concept
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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 a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Addiction
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Characters drink a hallucinogenic tea.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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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 alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone held under water?
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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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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there pedophilia?
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A woman is hit in the face by another woman.
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suhblime
Ballstein grabs a woman’s butt while talking to Zoolander
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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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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Moomin
Hair is cut
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0
One character is a “hand model” and keeps his hand in a special glass container to prevent it from aging. Zoolander later steps on the man’s hand container and breaks the glass. The hand appears to be unharmed and there is no blood.
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There are cartoon depictions of the prime minister being decapitated. They are not gory.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Are there dislocations?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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furby
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 someone have a seizure?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Moomin
A wedgie
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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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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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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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 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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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Zoolander’s friends/roommates die in an explosion.
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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suhblime
r word occurs when Mugatu stops sewing and accepts call from Ballstein
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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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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It is briefly mentioned that Zoolander’s mom is dead but she is not in the movie.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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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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Are there razors?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there mannequins?
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Are there clowns?
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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 someone possessed?
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ywlcom
not possessed, but someone is brainwashed
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Is someone eaten?
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Is there audio gore?
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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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Is there farting?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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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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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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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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cherryalexandra
The villain's henchwoman is called "she****" in a random insult way.
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Loss
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A computer filled with important files is destroyed.
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Medical
Does someone have cancer?
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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 menstruation?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there misophonia?
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opalemeraldcat
No, there is just the "trigger" song that makes Derek do martial arts.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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There is a scene where the characters get high on hallucinogenic drugs.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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twitchywitch
several characters are revealed to be bulimic
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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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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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A character described her experience with body dysphoria and bulimia.
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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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opalemeraldcat
No, but the main woman character mentions hating her body for being fat when she was younger.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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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 autism misrepresented?
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Noxious
Is there screaming?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Zoolander is depicted as a cartoon mermaid in a commercial. This is the only “underwater” scene of the movie.
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Does a baby cry?
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twitchywitch
any time there is paparazzi or a fashion show, there are flashing lights
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Zoolander is followed by people who are trying to kill him.
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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opalemeraldcat
There's a baby at the very end.
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Prejudice
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lolfurby
Three people die at once, one of whom is a black guy
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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suhblime
Man in a dress joke occurs when Zoolander is in the day spa getting a massage, ends when Matilda is kicked out
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LuciJadischke
Use of the R slur
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A couple characters seem to depict stereotypes (specifically Jewish and Eastern European stereotypes).
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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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furby
Instance of transphobic 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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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 female character is referred to as a “sh*male” as an insult.
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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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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Is there BDSM?
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suhblime
There’s a brief image of Zoolander dressed in a BDSM outfit.
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Is there bestiality?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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0
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Yes
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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 chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Yes
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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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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Are there end credit scenes?
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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 plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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0
A car explodes in the beginning of the movie
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Violence
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twitchywitch
brief shooting scene; one person is shot, no blood is shown
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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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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Does someone drown?
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