Watchmen

Movie • 2009 • Action  

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In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
This movie contains 54 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
Does the dog die?
169 supporters
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GuyofMinimalImportance
Rorschach kills a criminal's guard dog off screen and shows its corpse to him.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
61 supporters
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Is a minor sexualized?
56 supporters
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is an animal sad?
39 supporters
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
37 supporters
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Are rabbits harmed?
35 supporters
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
25 supporters
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Is someone stalked?
11 supporters
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Crow75
Rorscharc is spying on people.
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ggdawggg
The Comedian murders by gunshot a woman pregnant with his child and heavily implied to be his former lover. Before this she cuts him across the face with a broken bottle.
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Is someone gaslighted?
21 supporters
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Is a child abused?
60 supporters
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HeWithTheBanana
In one of Rorschach's flashbacks, he's shown being slapped by his mother, after calling him a b*****d and saying she should have had an abortion.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
7 supporters
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11
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GuyofMinimalImportance
One character is drowning their sorrows in alcohol in just about every scene they're in.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
5 supporters
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23
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Animal
Does a horse die?
49 supporters
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15
Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
88 supporters
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hajimehaywire
Bubastis (Adrian's lynx) dies
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Are animals abused?
102 supporters
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7
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10
Yes
3
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19
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jdpamv
A dog and a genetically-alerted cat (both were killed).
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Does a cat die?
92 supporters
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18
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invadermac
Ozymandias’ genetically altered cat is disintergrated
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Does a pet die?
80 supporters
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2
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Misiek1997
Bubastis, a genetically engineered pet lynx of Ozymandias, dies in the finale of the movie.
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Does a dragon die?
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16
Are there spiders?
26 supporters
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Are there snakes?
10 supporters
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
58 supporters
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4
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aiwxo
It is mentioned not shown. One of Roscharc's victims is shown to have childrens underwear in his kitchen and it is implied the child was fed to dogs.
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Is rape mentioned?
39 supporters
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30
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invadermac
The Comedian attempts to rape the original Silk Spectre pretty graphically
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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A character is taken to Mars without breathing apparatus
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Is there cannibalism?
21 supporters
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4
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8
1
A boy's cheek is bitten very hard by another boy. He tears away flesh.
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Yes
27
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SulfateFree
Vietnam war, the Comedian uses a flamethrower on someone
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Is someone buried alive?
11 supporters
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9
Is there body horror?
25 supporters
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4
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1
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Pantalones
Doctor Manhattan, right after his creation, is shown as a wandering, glowing partially formed body. He is nothing but a nervous system in one scene. Humans and animals are also disintegrated.
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Is there amputation?
11 supporters
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0
In prison, a man's arms are amputated.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Crow75
Some people are pubched in the face in an alleyway and they show their teeth being broken.
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GuyofMinimalImportance
Infamous scene where a goon is punched in the back of the elbow, causing his bone to snap out of his skin, spewing blood everywhere.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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13
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
41 supporters
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3
Yes
25
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GuyofMinimalImportance
Off screen someone's finger is broken while being tortured.

In the director's cut a woman gets shot in the hand and her fingers fly off (Still makes me shudder).
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Is someone tortured?
53 supporters
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20
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GuyofMinimalImportance
Shown in the trailer. That's the only instance of it.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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jdpamv
Probably the most graphic DC Comics film imo. It’s even gorier than the source material, as a point of reference.
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Children
Does a kid die?
25 supporters
Yes
26
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1
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invadermac
A little girl is murdered, but it is not shown
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Death
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4
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Pantalones
A major character is murdered by another major character near the end of the film.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
20 supporters
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4
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Family
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7
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GuyofMinimalImportance
A child is said to have been kidnapped, but you don't actually see it.
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Does a parent die?
6 supporters
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24
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Does someone cheat?
12 supporters
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
54 supporters
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Crow75
A female character after teleportation, it is mostly just the voice, not very graphic.
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Does someone spit?
7 supporters
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Is there audio gore?
26 supporters
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GuyofMinimalImportance
The Sound design really makes you feel every injury.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
8 supporters
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Medical
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invadermac
No, But drug paraphinala is show as if used
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invadermac
No, but Dollar Bill is seen being dragged away by men in white coats
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Yes
16
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GuyofMinimalImportance
Two separate, quick shots of either seriously injured or fatally ill people in hospital beds.
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invadermac
Associates of Dr. Manhattan get cancer
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
24 supporters
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2
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1
Does someone self harm?
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35 supporters
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10
Is a mentally ill person violent?
13 supporters
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6
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1
Is there body dysmorphia?
14 supporters
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0
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9
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6
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GuyofMinimalImportance
One Character has a breakdown when being swarmed by the press interview; screaming "Leave me alone!"

In one sequence Rorschach starts freaking out after realizing he's made a serious mistake.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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10
Does someone have an eating disorder?
21 supporters
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11
Is there autism specific abuse?
27 supporters
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7
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soulsinashes
A character shouts at another character to kill him. The other character does.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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11
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Crow75
There are strong flashing lights at many points
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
11 supporters
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7
Are there babies or unborn children?
8 supporters
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Yes
3
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1
Does someone miscarry?
12 supporters
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11
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3
Yes
19
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Katla
The Comedian kills a woman who is pregnant with his child.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
24 supporters
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4
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8
0
A fat comment is made to insult a man.

A fat comment is made as a reason why a man is disliked.
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Does the black guy die first?
10 supporters
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0
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12
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15
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ggdawggg
Graphic scene (aftermath) of homophobic violence including slurs in the opening montage. Would recommend skipping if you are sensitive to that content (nothing nearly as graphicly homophobic in the rest of the film).
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jdpamv
There is mention of the Comedian being a N*zi and depiction of swastikas, though.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
14 supporters
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24
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0
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GuyofMinimalImportance
See above.
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Yes
30
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5
anniequill
A lesbian couple are shown murdered with "Lesbian Whores" written on the wall with their blood. Their deaths aren't shown but the aftermath of it.
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hajimehaywire
at the start the word r-tarded is said, one of Rorschach's bullies calls him the r-word, when the kid is reading a comic a gang member calls him the r-word
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Are there n-words?
13 supporters
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Sex
Yes
28
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Crow75
There are several sex scenes.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
21 supporters
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3
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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44 supporters
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10
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
1 supporters
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Yes
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Anonymous
The ending is rather notorious for its ambiguity. While it's shown that the world is a better" place, it's unclear whether it'll last. Additionally, the fates of each main character range from happy to depressing.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
3 supporters
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Does a plane crash?
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10
Is someone hit by a car?
6 supporters
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10
Violence
Yes
19
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3
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Crow75
SPOILER there's the threat of nuclear bombs throughout the whole film, but actually the explosions at the end are not nuclear. They are caused by dr manhattan's energy. They look more like electric powers, too.
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Is there blood/gore?
26 supporters
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0
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Crow75
It's a pretty gory movie.
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Does someone drown?
9 supporters
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0
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11
Is there gun violence?
7 supporters
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18
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0