Does the dog die?
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The Little Mermaid
Movie • 1989 • Animation
ReportThis colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
This movie contains 38 potentially triggering events.
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Anonymous
No DOG was killed during the movie. While yes there are dead FISH being shown no DOG died.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Ariel trades her voice for legs.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Anonymous
Father says he will disown her.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Weatherfish
Triton yells at his daughter, is very controlling (hires his own composer to spy on her), and destroys her beloved collection. While he's far from the worst Disney parent, his actions are framed more as a caring and overprotective father rather than an angry and violent man.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
44 supporters
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Weatherfish
Can be interpreted this way, seeing as Triton's angry outbursts at his daughter and destruction of her precious collection are never really addressed, and they are on good terms at the end.
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Is someone stalked?
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Ursula spies on Ariel.
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cassandrasaurus
Triton doesn’t strike Ariel but he is physically threatening and destroys her prized possessions in anger.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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“Vanessa” (Ursula in disguise) is attacked in an attempt to stall the wedding.
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Ursula was banished from the palace.
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cassandrasaurus
Arguable but a father’s behavior towards his teenage daughter might be considered controlling, manipulative and threatening.
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Addiction
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Animal
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cassandrasaurus
Near the beginning of the film, Ursula eats a struggling, terrified shrimp alive. Disturbed me as a child. Later, her pets (two sentient eels) are killed.
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Are animals abused?
212 supporters
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zement
Ursula also kicks a dog in the face
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Is there a dead animal?
118 supporters
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LauraMcG
Lots of dead fish and other sea creatures in the Les Poissons scene
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Does a pet die?
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Draczard
Ursula’s pet eels are killed
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Are there snakes?
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cassandrasaurus
Eels
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Are there sharks?
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SiRenfield
Ariel and Flounder are chased by one near the start of the movie
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Are there bugs?
39 supporters
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LightJest
Various insects and molluscs in some of the musical numbers but they are not creepy
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone held under water?
26 supporters
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Blondebeauty23
Eric gets dragged under water by Ursula’s eels and is held there by the eels but he frees himself
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Is someone restrained?
30 supporters
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LightJest
Both heroes are restrained under water by eels
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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LightJest
A starfish covers the villain's mouth during the wedding scene
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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br14rr0s3
Ursula is grazed on the arm by a spear from which Eric throws at her. What is presumed to be blood appears from the cut on her arm, though it is black and inky.
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Are any hands damaged?
19 supporters
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LightJest
Yes! The chef puts his hand directly into a flame on an oven and is shown to be in great pain.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
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LauraMcG
A couple of scenes of people struggling underwater, but they all end up fine.
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Is there decapitation?
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RoyalLouds
A dead fish gets it’s head chopped off by a chef. No blood is shown.
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Is there cannibalism?
37 supporters
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Sebastian the crab witnesses a chef butchering and cooking other sea creatures, including crabs. He is disturbed and sickened by it.
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Is there body horror?
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Ariel’s tail turns into legs; Vanessa turns back into Ursula.
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Is there amputation?
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LauraMcG
There's chopped up fish shown during Les Poissons, which in the context of the film is gruesome, but it's not exactly amputation in the normal sense. Viewer's interpretation.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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cassandrasaurus
In a cartoonish way. An unlikeable character is hit in the face with a frying pan and some teeth fall out. Not graphic, done for comedy.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Draczard
Ursula is impaled and killed by a ship
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
114 supporters
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Anonymous
Ariel is young.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Triton gets turned into a polyp to save Ariel.
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Does a major character die?
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Ursula.
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Does a non-human character die?
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A villain
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Does someone die?
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The villain
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Not on screen, but the prequel confirms that Ariel’s mother died
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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cassandrasaurus
Teenage main character’s father destroys her prized possessions.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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runasoul
Several plant looking creatures (later revealed to be merpeople) and the main character (temporarily) are captured by the villain.
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Does someone cheat?
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LightJest
No but a heart is broken when the person the protagonist is in love with suddenly decides to marry someone else.
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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EthanColes
There's a bath scene
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Considering it’s a movie about sea creatures, obviously.
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Is someone possessed?
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Ursula hypnotizes Eric.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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The butler guy gets seasick in the opening scene and retches over the boat (no visual or audio).
Sebastian also gags when he sees the chef cooking crab.
Sebastian also gags when he sees the chef cooking crab.
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Is someone eaten?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No people are eaten, but we see shots of a kitchen where fish (who have only been anthropomorphic characters thus far) are being cut up and cooked. It sickens the crab who sees them.
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Does someone spit?
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LightJest
Fish create water fountains with their mouths during Kiss The Girl. Dolphins spit seawater in the villain's face during the wedding scene.
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Is there audio gore?
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LauraMcG
During Les Poissons, we can hear the fish being chopped and squished and deboned.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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The movie came out in 1989.
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Objects treated as priceless artifacts to the owner, but not to broader society
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Medical
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Mental Health
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LightJest
No but the hero is hypnotized towards the end of the film.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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LightJest
Not really but A sidekick is in a constant state of anxiety, shown trembling and another sidekick also gets extremely nervous when speaking to the king
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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 body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
During Ursula’s “poor unfortunate souls” song there is a couple shown who both turned to the sea witch to change their bodies
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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LauraMcG
Flounder gets stuck in a shipwreck porthole, while a shark stalks him. He gets unstuck in time.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Yes, considering the main character is a mermaid.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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JessieFoster
There are flashing lights during a storm around 22min, at around 35 min, in poor unfortunate soul- I don't know why people have said no
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
14 supporters
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Ursula spies on Ariel.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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cassandrasaurus
Some comments/attitudes might be considered ableist towards the hearing and/or speech impaired.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Fayy
No, just comments done by Ursula about her own body. But nothing negative.
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Is there hate speech?
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Triton hates humans and calls them “barbarians”.
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Race
Is there blackface?
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BuzzyMcGee
The blackfish is a caricature of performers from minstrel shows. It only appears briefly during "Under the Sea."
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Ariel and Eric are both 16. Ursula is elderly but she dies before she can officially marry Eric.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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A priest officiates Vanessa’s and Eric’s wedding.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sebastian calls Ursula a demon.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Ariel is naked from the waist down when she is given legs, but we only ever see her silhouette
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Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
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Anonymous
Specifically in the song by Ursula.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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Ariel has to live in Eric’s castle when she becomes human.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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cassandrasaurus
Shipwreck is the closest thing.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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cassandrasaurus
No drowning deaths are shown but a ship does capsize and we don’t know if there are other survivors besides Eric.
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Is there blood/gore?
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LauraMcG
no blood, but we do see a lot of chopped up seafood, which in the context of the film is pretty horrific. Also, Ursula gets impaled, but it is not graphic at all.
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