Batman Returns
Movie • 1992 • Action
ReportHaving 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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SiRenfield
Opening scene involves a rich couple abandoning their deformed child in the sewers
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
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Brief mention of if somebody is awake or not
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Are there abusive parents?
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SiRenfield
Oswald’s parents were abusive to him even before they abanonded him such as keeping him in a cage
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malovela
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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jdpamv
A woman is scared off of a building and dies for spectacle.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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pedanther
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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Addiction
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Phoenix30
We see a baby’s arm grab a curious cat before harming it offscreen. We hear the cat cry in pain.
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glitchybuddy
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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spindleclown
Selina puts a small bird in her mouth and pretends to eat it. It emerges unharmed.
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Does a cat die?
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MandyCandy
Young Penguin eats a cat 🙀
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Does a pet die?
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pedanther
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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Are there snakes?
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malovela
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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Assault
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Anonymous
A man attempts to rape a woman, but it is quickly thwarted.
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glitchybuddy
A woman is almost sexually assaulted but Catwoman stops it.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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malovela
Catwoman cuts people with her artificial claws.
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Are any hands damaged?
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pedanther
A prominent character has severely deformed hands, but the deformity is congenital and not a result of them being damaged.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Anonymous
No cannibalism specifically, but a pack of cats start to eat Selina’s body before she revives.
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Is someone burned alive?
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TropicalRemixed
Someone is caught alight by the Batmobile
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Is there amputation?
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glitchybuddy
Oswald shows the mayor the amputated hand of one of his rivals.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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malovela
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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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
Is an infant abducted?
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SiRenfield
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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Does a kid die?
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SilverWarriorWolf2
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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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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SiRenfield
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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pedanther
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
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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spindleclown
Selina destroys a dollhouse and shoves plushies down a garbage disposal. They belong to her, however; not a child.
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Does a parent die?
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malovela
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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Fear
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Are there mannequins?
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pedanther
There is a scene in a clothing store featuring store mannequins.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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pedanther
A river features in several scenes.
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Are there jump scares?
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SilverWarriorWolf2
The Penguin bites someone in a rather jarring scene, and the unexpected nature could count as a jump scare.
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Does someone vomit?
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Dr_Meatheadd
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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movieman
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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Is electro-therapy used?
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malovela
No, but there's electrocution.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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movieman
Catwoman Claws are crudely fashioned out of sewing needles. She claws a thug's face, and punctures batman's side.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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movieman
Catwoman's breakdown involves her destroying her things. Is violent throughout the movie, but in a more lucid state.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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SiRenfield
Selina has a rather intense one where she destroys her own apartment
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malovela
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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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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malovela
Baby in a locked crate, man in a hanging cage. Maybe more; I'm not sure.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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malovela
A rain of electric sparks towards the end.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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SiRenfield
PG-13 langauge , nothing above "shit" though
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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malovela
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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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Anonymous
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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Are there fat jokes?
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Anonymous
The Penguin is wearing a fat suit, which is supposed to contribute to a feeling of disgust towards his looks
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Darnicus
both primary villains in the movie are shrouded in antisemetic stereotypes
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Race
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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SiRenfield
Catwoman is the subject of several suggestive comments in-universe in addition to the male gaze the film itself has for her
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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movieman
From penguin's creepy behavior around women, to catwoman pinning Batman down, amd lickimg his mouth.
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Sickness
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Is someone homeless?
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SiRenfield
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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malovela
Sort of melancholy, but with a small sense of hope.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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SiRenfield
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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pedanther
At the conclusion of the police car chase.
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
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malovela
Yes. We see people get shot.
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Does someone drown?
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malovela
No, but we do see dead people under the water.
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