Blue Velvet
Movie • 1986 • Crime
ReportThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
This movie contains 37 potentially triggering events.
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Unanswered Triggers
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Does a family member die?
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mrflatwoods
The father of a young child is killed offscreen.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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mrflatwoods
No, but a child is kidnapped and kept away from his parents. It is implied that because he is so young and has been away for so long, he no longer recognizes his mother. One could make a case for a child *feeling* abandoned, and that he is neglected by his captors, but no straightforward child abandonment takes place.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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mrflatwoods
A man follows a woman with the obsessive intent of solving a mystery. He steals a key and sneaks into her apartment. The woman's abuser later follows his car and intimidates him.
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mrflatwoods
Many graphic depictions of intimate partner abuse take place on screen, including verbal, physical, and sexual abuse.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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madshealey
A woman is shown being brutalized multiple times, but the film makes it clear that these actions are reprehensible.
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mrflatwoods
Specifically, a woman who is being sexually abused pressures a man into sexual acts at knifepoint. The man later hits her after being provoked during sex. He is shown to be traumatized by what has happened.
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mrflatwoods
A child is mentioned to have been kidnapped. The child is eventually reunited with his mother.
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Addiction
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alansmithee
The villain regularly abuses amylnitrate.
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Is there addiction?
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mrflatwoods
A character is addicted to amylnitrate, which he huffs through a mask.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
5 supporters
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mrflatwoods
The film's villain is a raging alcoholic and is frequently shown drinking. Another character gets drunk at a bar, but is not shown to be habitually drinking.
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Animal
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mrflatwoods
An insect is eaten by a bird.
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Are there snakes?
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mrflatwoods
A character in the background dances with a dead snake. The animal is never shown close up or in focus.
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Are there bugs?
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mrflatwoods
An extreme closeup of insects eating a decomposing human ear in the first few minutes of the film. At the end, an insect is eaten by a bird.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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mia_maria
A man is shown tied to a chair, he is dead the entire time he is on screen.
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mrflatwoods
A woman is repeatedly sexually abused, and a man is pressured into sexual acts.
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mia_maria
Yes, there is a long and graphic scene in which a man who is holding a woman's family hostage demands sexual acts/incestuous roleplay from her. It is heavily implied this is a recurring situation.
The scene begins the first time someone is seen hiding in another person's closet.
The scene begins the first time someone is seen hiding in another person's closet.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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SaladInMyPants
There is a severed ear
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Is there amputation?
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mia_maria
A severed ear is the catalyst of the story, but the actual removal is not shown on screen.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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mrflatwoods
A woman's tooth gets chipped, but it is not graphic or bloody.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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mrflatwoods
A character blacks out after being beaten.
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Is someone tortured?
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Paci
There's many uncanny scenes that might count as torture, including verbal, physical and psycological threats, but also includes some very graphic examples of torture throught.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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sikamikanico
no, but someone does fall from a window (only the aftermath is shown)
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Is there eye mutilation?
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mrflatwoods
A character has a black eye, but nothing graphic.
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Is someone stabbed?
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mrflatwoods
No, but a character is threatened with a knife held to their throat, though he survives the ordeal.
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Is there excessive gore?
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mrflatwoods
A decomposing severed ear is shown in detail. A character is beaten and later shown with bruises and wounds, but nothing extreme. A person is shown dead with their ear cut off and a bullet wound in their forehead in the same scene where another character has a bloody head wound toward the end of the film. A character is shot in the head and chunks are shown flying.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Isabella Rossellini’s child is being held by Frank and his gang.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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mrflatwoods
Yes, but not a character you will feel attached to.
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Does someone die?
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mrflatwoods
The aftermath of a murder is depicted via flashback. A previously unseen character is found dead while another is found near death and is later killed. A person is killed onscreen via gunshot.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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evebmartin
A character’s husband and son are held hostage.
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Does a parent die?
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mrflatwoods
Yes, but we are not introduced to this character before their death, and it does not happen in the presence of a child.
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Does someone cheat?
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mrflatwoods
A woman cheats on her boyfriend, but the relationship is not depicted as serious. A man has a sexual relationship with another woman while in a sort of unofficial relationship.
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Fear
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Are there clowns?
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JuneGloom
No onscreen, but a song lyric about a "candy-colored clown" is referenced at one point
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Are there mannequins?
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mrflatwoods
A rather creepy mannequin is shown in the background when a character starts lip syncing to a song.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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Smorgasbord
Movie's safe! There's a scene early on where a girl mentions faking sick and another later scene where a man screams that warm beer makes him "puke." Also, the tiniest bit of blood trickles out of a man's mouth toward the end.
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Does someone spit?
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sikamikanico
character spits in the villains face
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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mrflatwoods
A character is a cop but most of the hard work solving the film's mystery is done by a college kid. There is a subplot involving police corruption.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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mrflatwoods
A character is taken to a mental hospital on a stretcher after having a breakdown. They are later shown to be released and doing very well.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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mrflatwoods
Briefly in the beginning, a character is shown in a very realistic but non graphic hospital setting. Another character is shown being taken away on a stretcher by medical professionals.
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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mrflatwoods
A man has flashbacks and nightmares about the violence he has witnessed and experienced. A woman suffers from severe mental illness as a result of the trauma of sexual abuse and her family's kidnapping.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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mrflatwoods
The main antagonist is mentally unwell and extremely violent.
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mrflatwoods
No, but a character is mentioned as "wanting to die"
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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mrflatwoods
The scenes include hiding in a closet and a very crowded car.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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mrflatwoods
Just about every line Dennis Hopper says.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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mrflatwoods
A man hides in a closet and witnesses everything from a woman undressing to sexual abuse being committed. He does this with the intent of solving a mystery rather than any sexual thrill.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does an LGBT person die?
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JuneGloom
The main villain is bisexual and is killed at the end of the movie
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
21 supporters
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mrflatwoods
Depends on how you feel about a college aged person entering a relationship with someone who is in high school but ostensibly 18 (and old enough to drink in the film's 1980's setting). Most notably, an older man is abusive to a younger woman.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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alansmithee
The film is very sexually explicit.
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TotallyZonked
No, but a kinda incestuous kink is present with the villain
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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mrflatwoods
A character is hospitalized for a medical incident, implied to be a stroke or seizure. The incident is in the very beginning of the film, but it is not graphic. They are later shown to be doing well.
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
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