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The Polar Express
Movie • 2004 • Adventure
ReportWhen a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
This movie contains 6 potentially triggering events.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are animals abused?
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shroomoss
Flying Reindeer are handled roughly by the elves and then Santa uses a magic whip on them to steer them forward.
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Nebulacat
One scene has toys that are broken, but instead of getting destroyed, the broken toys are taken to be fixed.
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Are there jump scares?
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Anonymous
There's a jumpscare in the broken toys-scene if I remember correctly
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Are there ghosts?
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thespianscreed
The ghost of a middle-aged man is a side character throughout the movie, but he is benevolent.
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Are there clowns?
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Anonymous
There are clowns in the train cart full of toys
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Are there mannequins?
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jdpamv
More of puppets/marionettes but they’re mannequin-like.
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Does someone vomit?
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slayallday123456788
a character spits out the drink the guy on the roof of the train gives him but it wasn't triggering for me personally
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Does someone spit?
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shroomoss
The protag spits out his "joe" that the "hobo" gave to him after tasting it.
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Is autism misrepresented?
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jdpamv
The nerd character could be seen as misrepresenting autism.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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shroomoss
Potentially the beginning of one when the protag couldn't hear the sleigh bells at the north pole during Santa's reveal. But he recovers.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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YourLocalINTJ
They’re in a tight-space shuttle at one point
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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shroomoss
In a dark tunnel scene the train brakes causing light sparks in the darkness that flash.
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Paranoia
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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ChanticleerxGoldie
The "annoying kid" seems to be a stereotype of autism (especially when infodumping about "what kind of train this is"), but nothing is confirmed
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there fat suits?
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jdpamv
No, but there's a similar concept; Michael Jeter (who wasn't fat) does the voice and motion-capture of a photorealistic CGI character who is fat.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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thespianscreed
The main character does not believe in Santa at the beginning of the movie, and articles about mall Santa strikes" and the "barren North Pole" are shown and read. Dialogue about his doubt is present throughout the movie. However, by the end of the movie, the boy meets and believes in Santa. End-of-movie narration reveals that although his family and friends stopped believing as the got older, he did not.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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thespianscreed
No automobiles in the movie, but a train and its cars are frequently shown in peril and sometimes crashing, including being in peril of falling through thin ice and off steep cliffs. No one is harmed.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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rockhasnoclue
There isn’t ties screeching but the wheel of the train scraping across the ice could be read or be triggering in a similar way
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