On the Waterfront

Movie • 1954 • Crime  

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Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
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Does the dog die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there bestiality?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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a pigeon is killed and the body is thrown
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Are animals abused?
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Multiple pigeons are implied to be killed but there is no on-screen abuse and the death is implied to be efficient.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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A character repeatedly tells another character not to enter the house, the second character forces entry and kisses the first character. This is framed as a good thing.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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A character is beaten heavily at the end. The blood on his mouth would imply tooth damage. Nothing graphic is shown.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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No, but there are a few beat-up scenes.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
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Family
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A main character's parent is mentioned as dead.
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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
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Are there jump scares?
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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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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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One of the characters spits out gum
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Is there audio gore?
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Medical
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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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Does someone have cancer?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
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Towards the end, but nothing too bad
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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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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Someone is called "fat man" in an insulting way early on in the film.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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A character is beat up violently. The character is okay.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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A gun is provided in a threatening manner.
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