Superman

Movie • 1978 • Superhero  

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Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Does the dog die?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Is there aphobia?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Referenced but not depicted
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TriedandTrulyYours
Yes and no. One of the villains tells an unsuspecting woman to act like her brakes failed, without telling her that the brakes were actually cut. She is saved by Superman eventually, but at the end of a tense scene of traffic peril.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Yes, Lois smokes tobacco cigarettes, but no "hard drugs". Her boss also smokes a cigar.
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Is there addiction?
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Nicotine dependence.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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A cat is safely returned to its owner from a tree by Superman, it's great.
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
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A girl is slapped by her parent (out of shot, heard but not seen).
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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GrizzlyClare
Someone is left to drown but he's not physically held under water
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Is rape mentioned?
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pedanther
Briefly mentioned as the subject of one of Lois's articles.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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A character's response to finding an unconscious female accident victim is to molest her under the excuse of "chest massage" and "mouth-to-mouth resuscitation". Played for laughs.
A woman kisses a man without his consent while he's physically unable to resist, explicitly noting that she doesn't believe he would let her if she'd given him a choice.
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sheregenerated13
No, but there is sexual assault on Superman when under the effects of kryptonite. Explicitly stated as being done because he wouldn't have agreed if not powerless.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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sheregenerated13
Buried alive near the end.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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pedanther
A character suffocates after being buried alive.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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airisofparis
In the beginning, kryptons fall to their death
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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TriedandTrulyYours
Presumably many Kryptonian infants die at the beginning. One of the infants, Kal-El, is saved by his parents who go against the government to save their child.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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TriedandTrulyYours
Not sexualized, but there are two versions of the movie. One shows Clark Kent as a baby, completely naked. The other version is modified.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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SiRenfield
It’s undone via time travel though
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Both of Superman's biological parents are killed when their home planet is destroyed. His adoptive father dies of a heart attack on screen.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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thomasfernandomusic
A computer generated recreation of a dead character is shown.
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thomasfernandomusic
Very mild. A mugger suddenly sticks a gun out at two characters.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there menstruation?
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pedanther
There is a line of dialogue noting that Lois is risking lung cancer with her smoking habit, but it's also confirmed that she doesn't have it yet.
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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pedanther
Noted in case the imagery is close enough to be uncomfortable: At one point, Superman in his ordinary-human guise climbs out of a high window and jumps, falling for a while before activating his powers and flying away.
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Is there misophonia?
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TriedandTrulyYours
Yes, after losing power to her brakes, a character has a anxiety attack.

Superman has an anxiety attack after not being able to prevent his co-worker's death.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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GrizzlyClare
A woman is buried alive in her car
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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TriedandTrulyYours
Yes, many earthquake victims likely do.

Another character loses power to their brakes and is visibly shaken.

Superman also has post traumatic stress after not being able to save someone close to him from dying.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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pedanther
Superman occasionally appears to look out at the audience: once at the end of the scene where Clark and Lois are mugged, and again at the end of the movie.
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Multiple uses of ableist language related to mental impairment.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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BabyNake
Paraphrased: "Otis, do you know why the number '200' is significant to us both? Because it's your weight and my IQ!" Also brief fat insult hurled near the end of the movie, yet it is hard to distinguish.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
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TriedandTrulyYours
There was approximately only a four year difference in age between the actress who played Lois Lane and the actor who played Superman.

However, there is an approximate thirteen year gap between Lex Luthor and his henchwoman, Miss Tessmacher.
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Religious
Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
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pedanther
There is a naked infant. No adult or sexual nudity.
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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sheregenerated13
See the sexual assault section for more info.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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airisofparis
Nothing shown but lots of innuendo
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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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pedanther
A helicopter and later a plane hit trouble that would normally result in a crash. In both cases, Superman comes to the rescue and nobody is harmed.
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pedanther
No, but somebody is hit by a train.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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thomasfernandomusic
Character almost drowns, but is rescued.
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Is there blood/gore?
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pedanther
The villain detonates a stolen nuclear warhead at the climax of the movie. The emphasis is subsequently on seismic damage; there is nobody at ground zero of the blast and due to the science-fictional way the situation is resolved, fallout and radiation damage never become an issue.
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GrizzlyClare
Guns are fired but no one is shot
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