The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Movie • 2007 • Action
ReportOutlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Mutilation per se - no. But there is a scene when a knife is being held against a person’s throat
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Jesse behaves in a frightening and volatile way and then tries to pass it off like he was just messing around.
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A boy is beat in an attempt to extract information from him.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Sandphin
In one scene near the end of the film, Bob is falling-down drunk.
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Animal
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Jesse pulls multiple live snakes out of a container and cuts off their heads after talking about eating them
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Are there snakes?
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Jesse pulls multiple live snakes out of a container and cuts off their heads after talking about eating then
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Are there bugs?
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Sandphin
Bob kills a mosquito in the first part of the film.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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SoftLamb
An adult man is shown tickling a young girl on a swing, she then chastises him for peeking up her skirt. He does not deny it.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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SoftLamb
A young boy is held down with his mouth covered while he is being beat for information
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Bodily Harm
Are any hands damaged?
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It’s not shown how it’s happened but a main character misses a part of his finger
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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SoftLamb
No, but someone does hurt their ankle jumping from a height
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Sandphin
No but there is a crude joke about it early in the film -- Frank says something about the gang shooting their dicks off or something like that.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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KristenC
Jesse is missing part of his finger. It's not explained or shown how he lost it or if he was born that way.
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Is someone tortured?
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A boy is beat in an attempt to extract information from him.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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KristenC
Not stairs but a roof of a two story home
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Children
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Jesse James has children
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Does someone cheat?
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Sandphin
A woman who hates her husband sneaks out and has sex with one of the James gang.
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Sandphin
a couple of bath tub scenes but no showers.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Towards the very end after "one year later", Charley spits and heaves. Not quite full vomit but it's said he vomits before each performance of their play.
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Does someone spit?
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There is a lot of spitting throughout the movie
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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Sandphin
Charley shoots himself late in the film.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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A character shoots himself in the chest. He is shown lining up the shot, but you only hear the shooting.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Sudden gunshots and yelling
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Does a baby cry?
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A baby is heard (but not seen) crying during a train robbery
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Sandphin
There's gay subtext but no one is admitted to be gay.
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Is there hate speech?
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Racial slurs and comments about black and native american people
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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A young woman is married to a much older man, though her age is not explicitly mentioned.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Mentions of main character's fathers both being preachers
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Sex
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Not sure why anyone voted yes here. The only depiction of sexual content is between two married people who are obviously not virgins.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Comments and conversations objectifying women
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there gun violence?
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Gunfight scenes as well as explicit gunshot wounds. A character dies by being shot in the head, shown on screen.
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