FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecktor to capture a new killer.
This movie contains 21 potentially triggering events.
Yes! **SPOILER** The killer's entire thing is that he is himself, but he is also becoming a dragon in a watercolour painting. That dragon motivates him to do the terrible things he does.
The killer does, but entirely offscreen and before the start of the movie. The tiger that another commenter mentions is sedated for a dental procedure.
main character is a cop, cops do several mean things including ass*ult, to people, show no remorse and they're still painted as the good guy in these situations.