Showgirls
Movie • 1995 • Drama
ReportA young drifter named Nomi arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become a top showgirl.
This movie contains 30 potentially triggering events.
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Are there fat suits?
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coldcojones
The character Henry appears to be wearing a fat suit in which her breasts pop out as a strip club dress gag.
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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burntheworm
a woman is beaten and raped onscreen (spoiler: its molly)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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coldcojones
It is said, not shown, that Nomi’s father kills her mother and then kill himself. It’s implied that she had an abusive, traumatic childhood.
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Addiction
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Are animals abused?
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Anonymous
About 58 minutes in a bunch of trained chimps run around—they are distressed.
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Are there snakes?
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gamer4maker
In the background of a few shots around 20 minutes in
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is rape mentioned?
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coldcojones
There is an entire, graphic rape scene and there are mentions of this in the hospital scenes following it.
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Quiet_Wyatt
Persistent sexual threats to women from scene one. Predatory men throughout. At about the 3/4 point, there is a violent rape scene.
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Transitvoid
A very violent disturbing rape scene towards the end of the film.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Little_feral_thing
A girl shaving her legs.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Quiet_Wyatt
One person's face is badly beaten, and another is kicked in the mouth, both with bloody results.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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coldcojones
Molly, following a graphic SA scene, is unconscious on the floor and in the hospital in various scenes.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Mossypossy
Fractures and other injuries due to falling
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Anonymous
Not explicitly shown. After a rape scene the victim appears beaten up with blood between her thighs.
In a hospital scene, vaginal tearing is mentioned.
In a hospital scene, vaginal tearing is mentioned.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Little_feral_thing
Yes, pushed by somebody else. The falling is shown on screen. The person who fell is badly hurt.
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Is someone stabbed?
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coldcojones
It is implied, at the end, that Nomi stabs / uses a switchblade to rob a man.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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coldcojones
There isn’t just a brief mention of a parent dying. It’s outwardly stated that a father commits a murder-suicide on his wife.
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Does a family member die?
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coldcojones
It is stated that Nomi’s father commits a murder-suicide, killing her mother and then killing himself. Nothing is on screen.
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coldcojones
Cristal is seen shaving her legs in a brief scene.
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Does someone vomit?
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chalky01
Early in the film, during the fight in the parking lot.
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Does someone spit?
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EamonToPlease
Nomi spits in Zack's face.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Little_feral_thing
Kiss with loud wet sounds
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Quiet_Wyatt
But the panoply of porn-perfect bodies might induce it.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Anonymous
Not shown but some dialogue might be triggering to some.
A dance instructor tells the main character to maintain her weight and to only eat brown rice and vegetables. Later when the main character asks for a cheeseburger and fries the dance instructor orders her brown rice and vegetables instead.
A dance instructor tells the main character to maintain her weight and to only eat brown rice and vegetables. Later when the main character asks for a cheeseburger and fries the dance instructor orders her brown rice and vegetables instead.
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coldcojones
It is mentioned that Nomi’s father dies by suicide*** not her mother.
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Little_feral_thing
Child crying after somebody told them to "shut the fuck up"
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Quiet_Wyatt
Film takes place entirely in Las Vegas.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Quiet_Wyatt
A Vegas strip club emcee (and former showgirl) makes fat jokes about herself both onstage and off.
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Is there hate speech?
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Quiet_Wyatt
OTT misogynists spouting outrageously sexist one-liners are all part of Nomi's welcome to showbiz. It can be seen as satiric, but also as callously triggering.
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Race
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Little_feral_thing
Yes all along the film women are objectified, it peaks at times with huge power & psychological pressure (always on women and often triggering) and also the rape scene where the woman is completely objectified by the agressors.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Little_feral_thing
Technically the main character is at the beginning and end of the film but it is not seen as important and she finds a home right away.
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Little_feral_thing
Dangerous driving at several times
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Violence
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