Vertigo
Movie • 1958 • Mystery
ReportA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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I would say yes. When the main character realizes he was being used and duped, he becomes angry and violent with a woman.
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Is someone stalked?
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someone is followed by a private investigator
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Yes, my God. John emotionally abuses Judy and eventually physically abuses her, manhandling her in the church tower. There is also a spousal murder, which we see on screen.
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Not explicitly, but a man urges a woman to drink brandy "like medicine" on two occasions, which obviously isn't a very healthy relationship with alcohol.
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No, but worthy of note: A man who is secretly stalking a woman saves her from drowning. He brings her to his apartment while she is unconscious, undresses her from her wet clothes, and puts her in his bed. When she wakes up, she doesn't know where she is or what happened. The man is a stranger to her. Naturally she is uncomfortable at first, but she seems all right once he explains the situation. There's no suggestion that he abused her, but he's already obsessed with her by this point in the movie, and the erotic tones of the scene are clear.
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Is someone restrained?
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A man grabs a woman to prevent her from walking away, and holds her as she struggles.
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Is rape mentioned?
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No, but worthy of note: There's a scene where a man follows a woman he doesn't know to her apartment. He knocks on her door and begs her to let him in so he can talk to her. She's naturally suspicious of him. Both characters allude to the possibility of SA--he says "I won't hurt you, I promise" and "You can leave the door open," while she says "I'm gonna yell in a minute" and "You don't look like Jack the Ripper."
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Woman jumps/falls into San Francisco Bay and is rescued but wakes up from being unconscious in a strange apartment, naked.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Multiple people bloodlessly fall to their deaths. It can be disturbing.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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someone is taken to a place against their will, but I wouldn't call that a kidnap
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Is someone possessed?
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SPOILER Someone pretends to be possessed
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The protagonist is a cop, but he's not a nice man.
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Maybe not priceless, but a woman destroys her own painting.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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John experiences a state of "acute melancholy" after the events of the first half of the film, and is shown in an institution in one scene. We see the nurses and the doctor, but we don't see any restraints, medication, or distressed or abused patients.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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There isn’t traditional body dysmorphia but one of the characters is forced against their will to change their appearance to look like someone else.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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A character pretends to have an alter for half the film
A character pretends to have an alter for half the film
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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The main character becomes violent and coercive in the third act.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Jumps in river/ocean - personally I find triggering. The entire movie is sort of based off it too
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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A woman frequently alludes to the fact that she is destined to die by suicide. The words are never uttered verbatim but it's clear what she means.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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No, but a character is briefly thought to be mentally ill.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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The main character experiences panic/ anxiety attacks as a result of his vertigo.
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Is there shakey cam?
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The movie where it was first created, the inward and outward zoom happens throughout the movie
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There's a dream sequence where the film flashes red a lot. I don't think it's fast enough to trigger epilepsy but it's definitely annoying.
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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Pretty much the entire first act.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A court official publicly shames a man for his debilitating fear of heights. A local historian tells a story about a woman who went "mad," while another woman angrily states she is "not mad." A woman calls herself "stupid" and an "idiot."
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Worthy of note: In the second scene of the movie, John is wearing a medical corset and is embarrassed about it, wondering if "a lot of men" wear them.
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James Stewart was 50 and Kim Novak was 25. She’s infact the only person alive from this film
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A lot of passionate kissing, nothing more explicit than that.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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No nude scenes, although it’s suggested that a person is naked, covered by the sheets (only shoulders visible)
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does someone drown?
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One of the characters almost drowns but is saved before dying.
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Is there gun violence?
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