Is someone held under water?

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My mother did this to me at 2 years old. It's very triggering and traumatizing to see it happen to others.
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Movie • 2023 Report
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pinklemonade
That character was already dead when held underwater
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
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MeredithMorgenstern
For a split second during that underwater scene it's implied that she was forced down, probably by government agents.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
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TheShape1978
When the mom first turns, they try to put her in the bath and she flails a LOT. Not exactly enough to seem like she’s forced underwater but it’s clear that the water is harming her in a similar way
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
37
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malovela
Not exactly, but someone who's tied up is lowered into water slowly from a crane. He's not HELD under water - no pressure is applied - but he can't get up because he's tied, so he drowns. It's seen from a distance.
Movie Report
Yes
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NoAviNK1
Beau fights a man in his bathtub, a dream sequence has an imaginary family seperated by a flood, and towards the end, someone drowns while being stuck under a boat
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
29
No
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Pantalones
A boy's head is held underwater inside a cooler filled with water. He is submerged for a very disturbing amount of time while his brother tries to save him.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
24
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zzlyn
Earlier in the show, Frank is seen with his head being held in a toilet bowl.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
22
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dreamworkshera
a character is repeatedly held forcibly under water in episodes 4-5. this happens in episode for in 23:22 for around 15-20 seconds and then 47:20 for a minute.
Movie • 2014 Report
Yes
22
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wallflowers
At the 48:20 mark, it only lasts about ten seconds
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
22
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3
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AleE
S3
 E3
Several people drown while on land. One man is pulled into a sink.
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
19
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dido
(Early Series Spoiler) Lapis "I've drowned a lot of people" Lazuli attempts 2 drown two characters onscreen.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
19
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LinnBeermann
Rose is being pushed down under water multiple times by a panicked passenger.
Movie • 2013 Report
Yes
18
No
1
1
naturesi
Mia holds David underwater after he goes in the basement.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
18
No
6
TV Show Report
Yes
17
No
0
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MovieWatcher10
S1
 E1
We see several flashbacks of two men where one tries to drown the other. This is a crucial part in an antagonist's backstory. I believe in the first episode there's also visual references to this?

The scenes in question are often shot in a chaotic way to stress the tense situation.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
16
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Theon
S1E5: Homelander baptizes Hughie and holds him under water for an extended period of time. He is fine afterwards
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
16
No
0
2
mistersandman
(Spoilers) In the final fight of the game, a character is held underwater by another character who is trying to drown her. She eventually releases her before she can drown.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
16
No
1
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
15
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3
0
In the season 1 if I’m right, someone must verify please
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
14
No
0
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helpfulbug
a character is drowned on screen
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
14
No
5
1
the main character wakes up in a filled-up bathtub in the very first scene. he is not held under, but he thrashes around as he gets out.
Movie • 1975 Report
Yes
14
No
0
0
twitchywitchy
first death, girl is pulled under water by shark and struggling a lot, she ends up drowning
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
14
No
1
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poptart
Obviously not the mer-creatures, but Eric gets tugged under by Ursula’s eels.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
14
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MingaLei
Briefly, but not by another person. Their clothes get caught on something while they’re underwater
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
13
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2
0
Clancy21
The characters must escape by briefly going underwater in a cave
YouTube • 2023 Report
Yes
13
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3
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Corviday
After the wedding of Cellbit and Roier, Quackity gets taken away by the the Federation and ends up in a white room. The floor under him opens up and he falls into water. His pov cuts here and he's not seen again.
Movie Report
Yes
13
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minimickzy
one character is held underwater for a short time (baptism) another character is left to struggle to get out of a frozen lake and dies
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
13
No
5
Anime • 2009 Report
Yes
12
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0
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hqbed
in part 3, a stand is held under a liquid in an attempt to suffocate it.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
12
No
0
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Pyreiella
The main character spends a chunk of time stuck under water, pulling others down to kill and steal their last breath.