Dumbo
Movie • 1941 • Animation
ReportDumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Dumbo's mother is taken from him. It is not her choice, but he is left without a parent.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Dumbo's mother is taken from him.
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No, but Dumbo's mother is labeled "mad" and treated as a sort of curiosity in a way that might be triggering.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Dumbo falsely believes his powers originate from a feather, but the other characters tell him this to build his confidence. It's a well-intentioned deception, not gaslighting.
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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FLBros
Not a belt, but a whip.
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LJConrad
The main character is a child, though an elephant, and constantly abused.
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uryufriend
There is an alcohol induced hallucination scene that could possibly be triggering
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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LJConrad
The main characters accidentally drink alcohol and get drunk and have hallucinations.
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LJConrad
What? No one dies in this movie! The mother is separated from her son but they are reunited at the end.
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Are animals abused?
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LJConrad
It is set in a circus and the main charcharacter, a baby elephant, is constantly abused.
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Is an animal sad?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
I struggle to think of a sadder scene in cinematic history than Dumbo's imprisoned mother rocking him to Baby Mine.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone restrained?
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isopodproductions
we see dumbo's mother get caught in ropes and chains, to lead her to her cage that is way too small. breaks my heart every time.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
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LJConrad
No, but the main character is put into a dangerous situation involving fire.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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LJConrad
No but the main character is pushed from a great height and thinks he is going to die.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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GreyCaprice
No, but Dumbo is cruelly separated from his mother.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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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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LJConrad
The main character's mother is taken away and locked up but she doesn't die and they are reunited at the end.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Weatherfish
Many animals are in captivity.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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GreyCaprice
No ghosts, but there is a dream sequence where elephants are hallucinated (Pink elephants).
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Are there clowns?
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isopodproductions
this film takes place in a cricus. clowns are seen quite a bit.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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WeGotAllTheWays
This movie came out in 1941.
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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WeGotAllTheWays
They basically jail up Jumbo, Dumbo’s mom, for her actions trying to defend her son.
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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FLBros
The mouse pricks Dumbo with a needle to scare him and get him to run. It's slapstick and it's not on-screen
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Weatherfish
No but several injured elephants with bandages, braces, casts are shown.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Dumbo's mother is called "mad."
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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LJConrad
No but the main character's mother is locked up and declared mad because she became violent while protecting her son from abuse.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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lillpon
Pink Elephants on Parade. You don't come up with that stuff if you've never tried something illegal.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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LJConrad
The main character is constantly bullied because he looks different to others. He learns to be proud of how he looks however.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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LJConrad
The mother is locked in a cage little bigger than herself.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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GreyCaprice
Many baby animals at the start of the film, and the main character is a baby elephant.
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Is there childbirth?
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LJConrad
No babies are delivered by stalk in this world.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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GreyCaprice
Dumbo is constantly bullied throughout the movie (by humans and his fellow elephants) because of his large ears.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No, but the crows are hugely problematic.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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LJConrad
A male clown dresses up as a woman.
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Are there fat jokes?
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GreyCaprice
No, but Dumbo's mother's name is Mrs. Jumbo.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Black people set up the tent in the song "Happy Roustabout", they are described as unintelligent in the lyrics of the song.
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Is there hate speech?
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LJConrad
The crows are racist stereotypes.
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Race
Is there blackface?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Not exactly, but the crows are reminiscent of minstrel show characters.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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The mouse tells Dumbo to stop crying over and over - tells him he comes from a proud race and shouldn’t cry.
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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WeGotAllTheWays
Some of the clowns wear fat suits, as is common in clowning.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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LJConrad
No, it has a happy ending.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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There is a clown car.
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