Law Abiding Citizen
Movie • 2009 • Crime
ReportA frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
This movie contains 30 potentially triggering events.
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Is there pedophilia?
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SebMDA666
No, but there’s the passing comment of “it’s fine, kids love me” after assaulting the man’s wife in the first scene. Nothing further is shown, but it’s disturbing nonetheless
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Is a minor sexualized?
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I’m a passing disturbing comment
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Anonymous
CW: general description of the scene
TLDR: it’s in the first five minutes and mildly graphic (also, she’s fridged which adds insult to injury)
-Some workplace sexual harassment
Fridging is the act of killing or otherwise harming a female character for the male lead’s character development.
It’s literally less than two minutes into the movie. It’s mostly implied (woman being forcefully undressed, man on top of her) but it’s very obvious the totality of what is happening. It’s highly disturbing as it’s completely unexpected and everyone involved in the scene is helpless except the attackers.
TLDR: it’s in the first five minutes and mildly graphic (also, she’s fridged which adds insult to injury)
-Some workplace sexual harassment
Fridging is the act of killing or otherwise harming a female character for the male lead’s character development.
It’s literally less than two minutes into the movie. It’s mostly implied (woman being forcefully undressed, man on top of her) but it’s very obvious the totality of what is happening. It’s highly disturbing as it’s completely unexpected and everyone involved in the scene is helpless except the attackers.
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It’s very brief and you don’t really see anything. You only see him pull up his pants after getting up.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
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In an explosion
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Is someone buried alive?
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Only shown when he’s found
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Debatable: a character is punched repeatedly in the mouth and spits blood.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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No idea why there are so many votes for “no”: a character has his fingers and toes all cut off.
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Is someone tortured?
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Very detailed and shocking scenes of torture and murders. It was extremely triggering for me. Anyone sensitive to violence, I recommend just not watch this movie at all. I regret watching it.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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BridgeBe
Unseen. Discussed, and a scalpel is close to someone eye, but not shown on camera
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Children
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Fear
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Does someone spit?
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BridgeBe
A prisoner spits out food when he is killed.
Later on the antagonist splits blood when punched in the face
Later on the antagonist splits blood when punched in the face
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Is there copaganda?
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It’s mixed but I’m actually voting yes for one major reason.
Overall the justice system is shown to be incompetent and we are generally meant to be in the side of the man taking revenge against the system. However, there are undertones of “if only we fixed the system everything would be fine”. The main reason I’m voting yes, though, is that lethal injection is openly described as humane and “painless”. People that have experienced botched lethal injections describe the exact opposite experience. There are no pain killing drugs administered and it is described as a horrific experience. (I recommend researching this as the more you know the worse it gets.)
The idea that the state is killing humanly and that it has a right to kill/ should kill counts as copganda in my book.
Overall the justice system is shown to be incompetent and we are generally meant to be in the side of the man taking revenge against the system. However, there are undertones of “if only we fixed the system everything would be fine”. The main reason I’m voting yes, though, is that lethal injection is openly described as humane and “painless”. People that have experienced botched lethal injections describe the exact opposite experience. There are no pain killing drugs administered and it is described as a horrific experience. (I recommend researching this as the more you know the worse it gets.)
The idea that the state is killing humanly and that it has a right to kill/ should kill counts as copganda in my book.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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IVs are shown being put into arms. Highly visible on screen. Needles are used in other instances as well.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Not specifically referenced, but someone is buried alive.
Later there is a scene involving an underground tunnel, but nothing specifically linked to claustrophobia from the story or characters point of view
Later there is a scene involving an underground tunnel, but nothing specifically linked to claustrophobia from the story or characters point of view
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
A surprising amount of it comes from the “good guy” in the movie. Lots of misogyny (and it’s mostly misogynistic hate speech).
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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R*pe in the first scene and the main character is naked at one point, only shown from the back
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Well not nuclear but big
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