North by Northwest
Movie • 1959 • Mystery
ReportAdvertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
This movie contains 23 potentially triggering events.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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SpritePepsi
If you count being stalked by kidnappers, then yes.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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ChrisCampbell
This is essentially the premise of the movie. It's all about mistaken identity and no one believing them.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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SpritePepsi
No, but the main character does drink a lot (basically every third scene he's asking for a drink), and makes reference to being at bars often.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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BellG
A man is effectively forced to get drunk so that he can be driven off a cliff
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SpritePepsi
I would say yes while others may disagree. A character in the film is forced into espionage work that includes times where consent is dubious/she is coerced in some manner.
There are also certain points in the film where a character rejects another's advances, yet that character continues to pursue her (sometimes literally)
There are also certain points in the film where a character rejects another's advances, yet that character continues to pursue her (sometimes literally)
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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There is a scene of shaving with old style razors and a straight razor, but no cuts or cutting.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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SpritePepsi
When being chased by the crop duster, the plane dumps some "dust" on him to smoke him out of the corn fields. He coughs a lot until he leaves the dust.
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Does someone break a bone?
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SpritePepsi
Dunno why people are saying no. Near the end of the film, a character has their hand stepped on with intent to break it. Crunching noises can be heard while this is happening
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Does someone fall to their death?
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SpritePepsi
At the end of the film
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Death
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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SpritePepsi
the film begins with the main character getting kidnapped
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Does someone cheat?
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SpritePepsi
dubious,,, A character gets quite mad at another for allegedly cheating on him even though shes in a relationship with someone else. It's rather complicated, but the cheating(?) all has a good reason.
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Is there a shower scene?
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SpritePepsi
A character pretends to be in the shower, but is not, in fact, within the shower.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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gabbid
Safe!
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Is there audio gore?
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SpritePepsi
(see: does someone break a bone). Not sounds of gore or blood or anything, but crunching and breaking of bones
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Law Enforcement
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Is there a hospital scene?
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SpritePepsi
The main character gets taken to a hospital partway through the film
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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It’s mentioned that someone “committed suicide” but it’s implied that they were actually killed off
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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fraisierdesbois
Not exactly shakey but it can be a little disorienting at times
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Paranoia
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Does an LGBT person die?
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SpritePepsi
Yes, actually. [a bit of spoilers here for later in the film] Leonard, the main bad guy's loyal henchman, is implied to be gay, and jealous of Eve's romantic affairs with the main bad guy. He dies at the end of the film of course- but not for any reason related to his (possible) sexuality.
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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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ChrisCampbell
There is kissing and heavy flirtation with overt sexual innuendo.
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Sickness
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Anonymous
Other comment is accurate. There is also a car accident where a car is hit by a crop duster and explodes
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Does a plane crash?
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ChrisCampbell
The above comment I presume is for the car crash trigger below. A biplane crashes into tanker truck and explodes.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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BellG
There is a sequence near the start of the movie where someone on a bike is nearly hit by a speeding car driven by a drunk driver
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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SpritePepsi
Someone gets a light bruise on their side and thats basically as bad as it gets
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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SpritePepsi
Theres an explosion in which no one is hurt, but it is not a nuclear explosion
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Is there gun violence?
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SpritePepsi
guns are featured several times, some are shot. At the end of the film, a man is shot to death.
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