Batman Returns
Movie • 1992 • Action
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Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin—a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society, with the help of Max Schreck, a crooked businessman, whom he coerces into helping him run for the position of Mayor of Gotham, while they both attempt to frame Batman in a different light. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all while also deciding just what must be done with the mysterious Catwoman slinking about.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Opening scene involves a rich couple abandoning their deformed child in the sewers
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Abuse
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A married couple keep their baby son in a lidded crate with air holes instead of a cradle because he's abnormal and apparently more or less dangerous, at least to cats (it's The Penguin). They proceed to kill him (or so they think) by throwing his bassinet in the river with him inside.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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A woman is scared off of a building and dies for spectacle.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Oswald’s parents were abusive to him even before they abanonded him such as keeping him in a cage
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Oswald makes a public show of proclaiming that he forgives his parents' mistreatment of him. Whether he means it is less certain.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Brief mention of if somebody is awake or not
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Addiction
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Animal
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Are there snakes?
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YES, there is a big snake (a boa, I think), in several scenes. However, it's so non-prominent that my co-watcher (and apparently many others) didn't notice it. It does nothing but hang lazily on a woman in Penguin's posse.
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Does a cat die?
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Young Penguin eats a cat 🙀
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Does a pet die?
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A pet cat is attacked in the opening sequence.
In a later scene a pet bird and a different pet cat are threatened but both survive unharmed.
In a later scene a pet bird and a different pet cat are threatened but both survive unharmed.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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you might see a comment here saying "We see a baby’s arm grab a curious cat before harming it offscreen. We hear the cat cry in pain" that does NOT mean an animal was harmed in the making. There is no known animal cruelty that happened during the film-making and the cat "crying" is likely from a stock recording of a vocal trained cat or cat in a unrelated scenario (note that the recording *could* be of a genuinely distressed cat, but we don't know the context and it's unlikely it was harmed since there's no documentation of it. It might simply be a recording taken while it was at the vet or something).
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At the start of the movie Oswald grabs onto a cat and fights it, you never see it coming out of the cage so it can be assumed that it was killed.
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Are animals abused?
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Selina puts a small bird in her mouth and pretends to eat it. It emerges unharmed.
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Assault
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A man attempts to rape a woman, but it is quickly thwarted.
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A woman is almost sexually assaulted but Catwoman stops it.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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We see a close-up of a cat chewing on a woman's finger (still attached to the woman). Also, Penguin's "flipper hands" may bother some just by looking the way they do.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Someone is caught alight by the Batmobile
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Is there cannibalism?
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No cannibalism specifically, but a pack of cats start to eat Selina’s body before she revives.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Catwoman cuts people with her artificial claws.
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Is there amputation?
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Oswald shows the mayor the amputated hand of one of his rivals.
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Are any hands damaged?
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A prominent character has severely deformed hands, but the deformity is congenital and not a result of them being damaged.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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It’s implied Selena falls to her death twice, but is revived by a “9 lives” ability.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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The Penguin is dumped in a river as a baby, but he survives. Later, he attempts to abduct and murder the firstborn sons of Gotham in revenge, but he’s stopped by Batman.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Part of Penguin's plan in the climax involves kidnapping several babies and toddlers from Gotham's elite to kill them
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Death
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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The Penguin tries to kidnap Max Schrek's son Chip ,but Max gives himself up to go in his place since at the end of the day Chip has nothing to do with the grudge. The act is not lethal in itself, but it indirectly leads to his death
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Disability
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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If Oswald's deformities (which include hands with restricted mobility) count as a disability, then yes: the actor did not have those deformities, which were simulated with prosthetics.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Yes, the middle-aged father of an adult son is murdered. But he's a bad guy, so it's okay. :D Side note: No sick, suffering or dying old people in the movie.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Selina destroys a dollhouse and shoves plushies down a garbage disposal. They belong to her, however; not a child.
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Fear
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A river features in several scenes.
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Are there jump scares?
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There are a couple of scares, but none of them overly startling.
Total Jump Scare Count: 7 (7 Minor)
(Minor) (19:20) (The Penguin suddenly fires a gunshot from his umbrella)
(Minor) (27:05) (In a sudden twist, Max throws Selina off the building)
(Minor) (49:39) (The Penguin suddenly turns around and bites a guy's nose)
(Minor) (56:36) (A large Explosion suddenly goes off behind Catwoman at the Shop)
(Minor) (1:34:13) (An Explosion suddenly goes off during a ball dance)
(Minor) (1:51:01) (The Penguin pops out of the water, along with a sound effect)
(Minor) (1:51:35) (Batman removes the debris to discover the burnt corpse of Max)
Total Jump Scare Count: 7 (7 Minor)
(Minor) (19:20) (The Penguin suddenly fires a gunshot from his umbrella)
(Minor) (27:05) (In a sudden twist, Max throws Selina off the building)
(Minor) (49:39) (The Penguin suddenly turns around and bites a guy's nose)
(Minor) (56:36) (A large Explosion suddenly goes off behind Catwoman at the Shop)
(Minor) (1:34:13) (An Explosion suddenly goes off during a ball dance)
(Minor) (1:51:01) (The Penguin pops out of the water, along with a sound effect)
(Minor) (1:51:35) (Batman removes the debris to discover the burnt corpse of Max)
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Are there mannequins?
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There is a scene in a clothing store featuring store mannequins.
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Gross
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Around 47 minutes in, Selina recalls a story that someone p*, due to morning sickness. but no shown or heard v*
Near the end of the movie, The penguin is seen with black fluid flowing out of his mouth and his voice is more gurgley. It isn't supposed to be v*, but it may be triggering to some.
Near the end of the movie, The penguin is seen with black fluid flowing out of his mouth and his voice is more gurgley. It isn't supposed to be v*, but it may be triggering to some.
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Does someone spit?
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A woman drinks milk sloppily from a carton during a mental breakdown. Catwoman licks Batman on the mouth. A characters' death includes black gore streaming from his mouth.
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Law Enforcement
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Maybe? Since Batman's kind of like a cop and it doesn't really question his actions.
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Catwoman Claws are crudely fashioned out of sewing needles. She claws a thug's face, and punctures batman's side.
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Is electro-therapy used?
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No, but there's electrocution.
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Mental Health
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This one is tricky... We see Catwoman electrocuting herself and a man together, both of them disappearing in a rain of sparks. Afterwards, we see him lying very, very dead, whereas her body is missing. Shortly thereafter she turns out to be alive and seemingly well. Maybe she didn't die, or maybe she died and came back to life, like she did when she became Catwoman.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Catwoman's breakdown involves her destroying her things. Is violent throughout the movie, but in a more lucid state.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Baby in a locked crate, man in a hanging cage. Maybe more; I'm not sure.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Selina has a rather intense one where she destroys her own apartment
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Noxious
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A rain of electric sparks towards the end.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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PG-13 langauge , nothing above s**t though
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Yes, but not on-screen. It's in the beginning of the movie, and hardly a happy affair, since people in the room scream with horror at the sight of the newborn's misshapenness (it's The Penguin). We only hear the screams, and we don't see the baby at any point.
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
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The Penguin is wearing a fat suit, which is supposed to contribute to a feeling of disgust towards his looks
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The Penguin was born with various physical malformations, which cause his parents to try to drown him as an infant. Throughout the movie we are supposed to be disgusted with his appearance. His attempts to garner sympathy from the Gotham residents is portrayed as obviously duplicitous.
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both primary villains in the movie are shrouded in antisemetic stereotypes
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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From penguin's creepy behavior around women, to catwoman pinning Batman down, amd lickimg his mouth.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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From a film perspective I think it's worth noting that Catwoman is sexual, but not objectified in my opinion. Her alter ego is a rejection of her good girl image and infantilisation. She turns her femininity into power (like using sewing supplies to make weapons) and she uses her sexuality to feel powerful. It's quite important to note that sexual does not equal objectified. HOWEVER, some characters in the movie itself do undoubtedly objectify her, although they are quick to regret it.
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Sickness
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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The Penguin actor wears a fat suit.
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Is someone homeless?
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Penguin and his gang lives in the sewers prior to Max Schrek helping orchestrate a heroic act to help re-introduce him to society
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Sort of melancholy, but with a small sense of hope.
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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Penguin at one point takes control of the Bat-Mobile via remote control to run into people on purpose
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Does a car crash?
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At the conclusion of the police car chase.
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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No, but we do see dead people under the water.
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Is there gun violence?
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Yes. We see people get shot.
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