Does someone drown?
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Depictions of a person being submerged in water and unable to breathe.
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TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
204
No
54
9
series_of_unfortunate_events
S3E3: A character is shown gasping for air after her head shoots up from a bathtub. S3E6: The character in the bathtub is shown again. A character is thrown back onto the beach by a wave and coughs out water.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
164
No
1
15
friendlyneighborhoodtree
when the angel wings are seen for the second time
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
153
No
17
7
Anonymous
One of the early episodes of Season 1 shows several individuals drowning.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
150
No
3
23
Finnn
A lot of people drowned in this movie.
Video Game • 2009 Report
Yes
134
No
4
25
Nebulacat
Drowning is possible for NPCs and for the player when playing in Survival Mode, however, player characters can always respawn after drowning.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
127
No
4
5
hyperandrogenism
Meredith tries to drown herself in the bathtub but denies that it was one purpose. Later in the same episode two ships hit each other and people are mentioned to have drowned, and Meredith is drowned but survives after almost dying.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
126
No
8
4
aris
One culture upholds a religious tradition of ritual drowning, after which the drowned person is resuscitated.
Video Game • 2017 Report
Yes
125
No
2
21
Anonymous
One character is drowned in a sink and eaten by piranhas.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
116
No
5
8
series_of_unfortunate_events
S1E11: BoJack imagines a hypothetical death where he lets himself drown. S3E10: Stills in a flashback show a character almost drowning. BoJack nearly drowns but is revived. S3E12: A few people drown. S4E1: BoJack and a minor character almost drown. S4E7: Many characters are trapped in a space filling with water and almost drown. S6E15: BoJack is shown dead in a pool.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
113
No
25
10
eattherich
no one dies drowning but there are a couple scenes with people having difficulty swimming
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
105
No
39
22
cherry
in episode 3 there are flashbacks and general imagery involving drowning, though the character survives it.
TV Show • 2017 Report
Yes
93
No
4
3
Linexy
In flashbacks
Video Game Report
Yes
87
No
4
12
grimdarkpixels
Kara, Luther and/or Alice can drown if they attempt to cross the river into Canada.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
85
No
2
5
Yes, twice off camera AND also two people struggle to breathe underwater on camera
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
85
No
21
17
REPRESSEDCAP
In the finale, one of the characters is pushed off the ship and has most likely drowned, but it's not shown.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
84
No
2
13
FatalDeviation
Weasel drowns but does not die.
Podcast Report
Yes
83
No
1
5
treehorror
Episode 129 describes a drowning in detail
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
81
No
2
10
Irrellephant
There are multiple drownings, it's a very common recurring theme in the story.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
80
No
32
0
madliv
S2E14 or 15 we see a child being submerged in a bathtub full of water several times. He doesn’t drown, but he struggles for air.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
79
No
31
3
Anonymous
Season 4, Governor kills Pete by anchoring him to the bottom of a pond, you can see his walker body trying to reach up.
Book • 2003 Report
Yes
79
No
2
3
Plipplopcountess
Mapleshade's kits, Bluestar, and some others
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
79
No
9
1
Teamoon
Mason Verger dies in a water tank that contains a live eel. Season 3 episode 7.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
78
No
0
8
Several people drown, bur survive. Others are shown dead in the water but you do not see them drown
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
76
No
0
20
Cardiophobic
Again, You.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
74
No
16
4
Anonymous
Hes practically dead before he goes under but does go under while alive.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
73
No
5
4
Tarar
A girl's head is held underwater until she drowns in Season 3.
TV Show • 2024 Report
Yes
72
No
7
3
S1
E1
Someone drowns in pickle water
Movie • 1988 Report
Yes
70
No
1
8
Anonymous
Two characters drown off screen.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
69
No
4
8
sampharos
I think that character mentioned in the other comment was already dead when he was held under the water.
Movie • 2013 Report
Yes
68
No
12
3
csbyron1
Mentioned that one of the ghosts haunting the house drowned in a nearby lake.