Does the dog die?
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The Art of Self-Defense
Movie • 2019 • Comedy
ReportCasey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
This movie contains 19 potentially triggering events.
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indiedarling
A dog is killed by a human offscreen and its corpse is shown. The dog's death is described graphically by a veterinarian.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Casey joins a cult-like karate class and is manipulated into committing acts of violence that he doesn't want to do. The teacher convinces him that this will help him become a better person. Some of these scenes could be disturbing for some people with triggers relating to gaslighting.
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A kid is kept in a choke-hold until he passes out as part of a karate class, but the kid apparently is OK with it and is fine afterwards.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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There is one scene where the main character takes a long and aggressive drink from a bottle of liquor.
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Are animals abused?
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Not shown on screen, but the details surrounding the pet dachshund’s death are spoken by the vet. Pretty disturbing details about what happened to the dog.
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No dogs fight other dogs. There is a scene where a dog is commanded to attack a person, and kills them. This dog isn't harmed.
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There is discussion of past assault that was later blamed on the woman for being too tempting to the aggressor.
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Is someone burned alive?
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No, but a cremation is shown briefly - obviously the person is already dead
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Is there a hanging?
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A body of a man who hanged himself is shown, we don't see the hanging occur onscreen.
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Does someone break a bone?
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A man breaks another man's elbow and it bleeds.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Someone spits out a bloody tooth after being hit hard in the face
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Does someone vomit?
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Not vomit but in the beginning of the movie, after he drops the dog food and gets beat up, he spits out blood. Might be a little triggering
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Does someone spit?
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There is also a scene where Casey takes a bite of food and a sip of water and spits both out onto the floor.
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Is there audio gore?
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In the scene where a bone is broken, as described in another category, there is a disturbing sound.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Casey is briefly shown recovering in hospital after his attack.
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Mental Health
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pizzabones
You do see the body of a person that has hanged themselves.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Casey gets severely beaten in a random attack early in the film, and later shows PTSD-like symptoms, reacting anxiously to things that remind him of the attack.
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A character hangs himself; we don't see the hanging, but we see someone else find the body.
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Is there shakey cam?
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pizzabones
Only for one VERY brief part of a fight between two characters.
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Pregnancy
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Casey is misgendered by a salesperson on the phone based on having a "feminine" name. It's not intentional or malicious, and the salesperson apologises.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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There is an extended scene with a pornographic magazine and a masturbation scene with it. The main character later makes a picture of a naked female chest his computer wallpaper at work.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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