Does the dog die?
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The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King
Movie • 2003 • Action
ReportAragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.
This movie contains 41 potentially triggering events.
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Anonymous
A dog like creature dies, but not a dog.
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Is someone eaten?
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Anonymous
Orcs bite and eat people in battle
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Pantalones
Emotionally abandoned. Faramir's father belittles him and compares him negatively to his brother. Faramir is so desperate for his father's love he almost dies in a hopeless battle to please his father.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Pantalones
Denethor emotionally abused his (adult) son Faramir. He constantly compares him negatively against his brother and belittles him.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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jdpamv
The only forgiveness is of Frodo, who is cruel to Sam a few times but this is because he's being manipulated by Gollum and The Ring. Tolkien is otherwise good at not having abusers be forgiven or portrayed sympathetically.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Tchotchke
Faramir is gaslightedby by his father.
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Addiction
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thespianscreed
Very brief scene of hobbits smoking pipes.
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Is there addiction?
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Harlbior
The corrupting effects of the One Ring are depicted as a kind of addiction, compelling those under its sway to take actions they wouldn't have otherwise taken in order to protect the ring despite its negative effects on their body and mental health. Smeagol kills his brother Deagol and becomes an psychopathic, emaciated hermit because of the Ring, and Frodo nearly fails his quest to destroy the Ring despite knowing the stakes because the temptation it creates is too strong to resist.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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MeerKAB
There is a comedically-framed scene where Gimli and Legolas compete in a drinking game, where several mugs of alcohol are shown to have been consumed. A crowd cheers on the two friends, and Gimli is shown slurring his speech as well as making nonsensical comments before ultimately passing out from the excessive drinking.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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ptcardinal17
Multiple (CGI) cavalry units are slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
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NICKO
Gollum starts to transform into the creature we all now and love, and the first scene shows him catching and eating a salmon fish.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Tchotchke
Dead horses and Gollum eats a fish.
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Does a cat die?
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CaitlinSnowLeopard
There are no cats depicted in this film.
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Does a dragon die?
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thespianscreed
A Fell Beast, a dragon-like creature ridden by the Nazgul antagonists, is beheaded graphically.
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Are there spiders?
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joyx
There is a giant spider
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Are there bugs?
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“Her” a sp1der
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Assault
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Is someone drugged?
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cocacola
A character is stung with a venom that knocks them unconscious.
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Is someone restrained?
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Frodo is trapped in a spiderweb. He is later shown with his hands tied by orcs.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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thespianscreed
First scene, about 3-4 minutes in: Sméagol strangles another person to death. This scene is longer in the extended edition but is still present in the theatrical cut.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Large stones are tossed by siege weapons and humans and orcs are crushed. People are also stomped by elephant-like beasts. A man is crushed under his horse and trapped.
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Is someone burned alive?
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joyx
Denethor and Gollum are notable examples
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Is there body horror?
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This character is only in the Extended Edition. The Mouth of Sauron is pretty gnarly. He has no lips and his teeth are exposed. Only the lower half of his face is shown but what skin is there is heavily scarred, especially on the chin.
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Is there amputation?
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scrib
As mentioned above, a finger is amputated.
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Does a head get squashed?
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thespianscreed
Several people and creatures, good and bad, are shown being crushed by catapulted boulders.
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Does someone break a bone?
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casslikesass
Eowyn (sp?) breaks her left arm. There is a scene in which we see that it is covered in purplish bruising, and has some scratches on it. It's pretty brief and not too graphic, but may still be troublesome for those who are sensitive to those kinds of injuries.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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NICKO
Frodo's Finger is bitten off by Gollum in Mt. Doom, graphic, yet quick
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Is someone tortured?
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elpimpa
gollum in minas morgul by the orcs to let them know the location of the hobbit
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Pantalones
Sam slips down some muddy stairs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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ptcardinal17
Various scenes, but most notably Denethor and Gollum
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
Not onscreen, but one of the orcs is missing an eye
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Is someone stabbed?
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Pantalones
Eowyn stabs the Witch King in the face after Merry stabs him in the leg. There are also countless scenes in battle of people and orcs fighting with bladed weapons like swords and spears.
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Is there excessive gore?
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jdpamv
A few scenes are arguably gorier than in the previous two, specifically a scene with many severed heads and Frodo's finger getting gnawed off, but the gore is brief and appropriate.
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Children
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Anonymous
There are lots of battles
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Does a non-human character die?
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Assorted orcs and trolls are killed in battle. Sauron, who takes the shape of a fiery eye, is killed in the end. In the extended edition, the wizard Saruman is also killed on screen.
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Does someone die?
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Pantalones
Many, many soldiers die in a huge battle. An important character dies on screen during the course of the fight. Grief over his death is shown by his family.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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casslikesass
A main character is kidnapped by orcs.
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Does a parent die?
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joyx
A parental figure dies in a battle
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Does someone cheat?
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JuanOteo
Aragorn never did anything with Eowyn that counts as cheating, he was really loyal to Arwen and put Eowyn on the friendzone.
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Does a family member die?
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Eowyn's uncle is killed in battle. They were very close and she is injured trying to protect him.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Marcell_Davis
I noticed none in the theatrical cut.
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Is someone possessed?
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casslikesass
The Ring has the power to make those close to it obey its command. It's not quite possession, but it's very close in that regard.
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Are there ghosts?
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ptcardinal17
The Army of the Dead(known in the novel as the Oathbreakers) are ghostlike zombie soldiers with poltergeist abilities(they can physically harm others).
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
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casslikesass
No, *but* there is a scene in which a big spider stings someone and they kind of foam up at the mouth and it dribbles out.
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Does someone spit?
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MeerKAB
There is a scene where Denethor eats a meal, featuring extreme close-ups of his face as he noisily chews on food and juices squelch and ooze from his mouth. This is juxtaposed by his son seemingly riding to his death in battle and is accompanied by an eerie song with clashing violin notes, making this scene especially disturbing.
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Is there audio gore?
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Tchotchke
Lots of fighting so there are slashing and hacking sounds.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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casslikesass
There is not a hospital, per se, but after the battle of Gondor, there is an infirmary-like scene in which the injured are on pallets and being treated. It does not have the starkness and sterility of a hospital.
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Mental Health
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Tonz
A main character sets himself on fire
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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jdpamv
The abusive dad is described as having "gone mad" when he tries to set his son on fire. It's unconfirmed if he is mentally ill but this line followed by him dying in a crowd-pleasing way felt a bit weird to me. The Ring affects Frodo and especially Gollum in ways akin to mental illness while sometimes making them violent.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Pantalones
Maybe? If Gollum and Smeagol are seen as separate entities, then yes. Gollum is an evil personality that wants to kill the hobbits and get the ring at all cost.
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Pantalones
Denethor's original plan was to burn himself on Faramir's pyre. Gandalf stops him from doing that and Denethor ends up running away while on fire and either falling or leaping from the city walls. He does die, but not directly from his original attempt.
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Is there misophonia?
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SilverTulip
There is scene where Denethor noisily, disgustingly devours a large meal. There are mouth sounds and close ups of biting and chewing moist food. This scene is juxtaposed with footage from battle.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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JjjjjjjjjjJjjjjj
Main character like all the time
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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MeerKAB
Frodo gets caught in webs within Shelob’s Lair, and is eventually wrapped in spider-like silk by the monster.
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Tonz
A main character jumps of a cliff after setting himself on fire.
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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RubinSmallwood
In the siege of the white city, just after Gandalf utters a call to arms, for 2 seconds it pans over a woman holding her crying infant child.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
for a minute, after frodo and sam get to the witch king of angmar's castle and see the staircase then frodo almost walks into the castle and then an energy beam shoots out
some fire
some fire
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Very brief shot of a woman holding a baby
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Tchotchke
Gollum calls a hobbit fat
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Tonz
It was eowin’s intend to be mis-gendered so she was allowed to ride into battle. In the end she saves the day because, quote: “I am no man!” Which allowed her to kill a Ringwraith.
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Does the black guy die first?
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JjjjjjjjjjJjjjjj
There’s no black representation
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Pantalones
Technically yes, but in the fantasy sense where a character is immortal. Arwen is several thousand years old and is in love with a much younger human. This same human, who is 80 but looks younger due to magical ancestory, is the target of a much younger woman's interest. He does not reciprocate her feelings.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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joyx
It's a little bittersweet but overall happy
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Vehicular
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Tchotchke
There is war so a lot of people are killed, sometimes graphically. A lot of orc blood is shown.
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Does someone drown?
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joyx
Does drowning in lava count? If so yes, as Gollum falls into a volcano full of lava
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