Captain America: the Winter Soldier
Movie • 2014 • Action
ReportAfter the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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*spoilers (obviously)*
After the Winter Soldier/ Bucky pulls Steve from the Potomac, he watches to make sure Steve is still breathing, and then leaves before Steve can wake up.
After the Winter Soldier/ Bucky pulls Steve from the Potomac, he watches to make sure Steve is still breathing, and then leaves before Steve can wake up.
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Is someone stalked?
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There is an assassin called the Winter Soldier who has a hit out for some S.H.I.E.L.D agents including Captain America and Nick Fury
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Winter Soldier is definitely gaslit. He's told that he does not know Steve, that he just met him earlier on a mission.
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Addiction
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No, but Fury takes an anesthetic
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Many fight scenes with bad guys
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Is someone restrained?
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ProfessorProcyon
The Winter Soldier is seen tied down in a chair with restraints at one point. Despite being in distress (he's about to undergo a memory wipe which is clearly shown to be extremely painful), little to no resisting occurs.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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By a mask
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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sorryboutit
During the last big fight scene Captain America gets beat up pretty bad and has a few bloody cuts on his face.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Bucky Barnes is shown to have lost his left arm at the elbow during his fall from the train in 1945. Hydra surgeons are then shown to start cutting into the elbow to begin removing the remainder of the flesh arm to make way for the titanium arm with the red star. Then the scene shifts to Bucky waking up to his (then) new cybernetic arm. No literal damage to hands shown, but this may be connected enough for some people to be bothered by it.
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Are there dislocations?
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During the last face off against Steve and the Winter Soldier, Steve dislocates the WS shoulder so he’ll drop the chip that Steve needs. There’s an audible crack.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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chocking by other characters on each other throughout the movie, during fighting. during the final fight, steve chokes the winter soldier for a prolonged amount of time, making sure he passes out. (he is still alive, but is shown going limp)
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Is someone burned alive?
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Background characters die in explosions. At the end of the movie a severely burned man is shown getting put onto a gurney.
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Is there amputation?
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In a flashback you see Winter Soldier's arm removed.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Towards the end of the movie, Scarlett Johansson intentionally zaps herself unconscious to help get out of a situation
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Does someone break a bone?
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Anonymous
Steve (Captain America) dislocates the Winter Soldier's shoulder during their fight on the helicarriers and a crack is heard.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Crow75
They literally show (though briefly) how they saw off the winter soldier's arm, so, take away what you want from that. Though it's a whole forearm, not just fingers.
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Is someone tortured?
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sorryboutit
A character's memory is wiped, they are strapped down and heard screaming.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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There's a few jumping-out-of-buildings and falling off of things scenes, but noone is shown dying this way, and when it happens to main characters, they are always okay after.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Crow75
At the last fight, the protagonist has a busted, swollen eye.
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Is there excessive gore?
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ProfessorProcyon
It's somewhat bloodier than some other MCU films, but I wouldn't necessarily call it "excessive gore". About the bloodiest it gets is when Nick Fury is seemingly killed.
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Death
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steve drops his shield and lets the winter soldier fight him, even willing to die in the fight. steve does not die in the fight.
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Does a major character die?
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*major spoilers*
A main character appears to have died (very dramatically on-screen) but is later revealed to be alive.
An antagonist dies on-screen later in the movie.
A main character appears to have died (very dramatically on-screen) but is later revealed to be alive.
An antagonist dies on-screen later in the movie.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Wakkiwitch
One of the characters is an amputee played by an actor who isn't, but the character has a bionic arm that functions much like a real one. The struggles of an amputee are not a major plot point for this movie.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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A parent death occurs offscreen in a flashback and is discussed.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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They kidnap Jasper Sitwell to get information.
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Fear
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They call someone a ghost, but they are not.
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Are there jump scares?
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There are no traditional jump scares, but there are moments during a fight scene where the combination of on-screen action and music cues can be startling.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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hemlock
near the end, there is a river
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Is someone possessed?
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No, but someone is controlled by brainwashing
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Gross
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No, but there's a mention at around an hour and 14 minutes.
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Is there audio gore?
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The sound (and visual, but no blood at the time) of a bone saw, and the slight squelching of the flesh.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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In fact, a black character scathingly calls out (alleged) cops for staring at him while he's in the driver's seat of a very nice SUV. "Wanna see my lease?"
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Is there incarceration?
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Characters are briefly shown in restraints and a transport, and one character is a prisoner but brainwashed to the point where they don't believe they are held against their will.
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Loss
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I mean the Smithsonian is definitely not getting back Steve’s WW2 Cap outfit that he stole, but technically it was his in the first place
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Medical
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between 1:29:50 and 1:30:20, a character is strapped down and is shown screaming in pain.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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A drip is seen in Bucky's right hand during the electrotherapy scene. The entire scene is disturbing in itself.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There is a surgery scene after a shooting in Cap's apartment. There is a makeshift hospital scene about 85 minutes in after Cap and Romanoff escape custody. The Winter Solider has flashbacks to surgeries he had back in the 40s. There is another hospital scene at the end of the movie
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Mental Health
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PTSD is mentioned and discussed briefly between two main characters.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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ProfessorProcyon
The Winter Soldier, although the reason he's violent/an antagonist is because he was brainwashed into doing so, not solely because he is mentally ill.
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The Winter Soldier is Bucky Barnes, who has been brainwashed, tortured, medically altered without his consent, wiped of his memories— and thus his identity and moral compass— each time they started to resurface, and treated as less than human for the entirety of his time as a POW held by and used as a weapon by Hydra. It is all absolutely depersonalization.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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For The Winter Soldier, yes. But this movie is not from his point of view, so we the viewers see things clearly
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Is there misophonia?
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ProfessorProcyon
There's one scene where a character chews gum and pops it, although the sound is rather quiet and it only lasts a second.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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piesandfalcs
Bucky's reaction during the scene in which he is tortured may remind some of an anxiety attack.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There is a scene where a character is being shown being frozen in a cryogenic tube that doesn't have much space.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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ProfessorProcyon
It's pretty strongly implied that Bucky has some form of PTSD, though this is generally made more clear in later installments.
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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sorryboutit
Used extensively during fight scenes and intense scenes
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Lesser swears, depending on your tolerance level.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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sorryboutit
There are bright rapid gun flashes. While talking to a computer Romanoff and Rogers watch a video that flashes between videos quickly, after that there is an explosion with rapid flashing lights. 108 (1 hour 48 min) in there is a red flashing emergency light
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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There are a couple of spy characters in the movie, so there's that. One rolls up on the main character right where he's located after a run, and it's clear that they didn't arrange that spot prior, as it's an emergent hostage extraction mission briefing he's being picked up for, but she does text him that she's about to pick him up, and they're friends/colleagues.
Another character is a mind controlled assassin, and snipes another character when they think they're in a safe-ish place, but there was definitely some time spent by the assassin laying in wait for the best possible shot, knowing his target was there.
Another character is a mind controlled assassin, and snipes another character when they think they're in a safe-ish place, but there was definitely some time spent by the assassin laying in wait for the best possible shot, knowing his target was there.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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sorryboutit
The main goal of the villains revolves around eliminating a mass of specific people who are seen as inferior
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Hydra is associated with the Nazi party, but there is no explicit antisemitic language/behavior
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During a flashback, a drill sergeant says "ladies" to a group of recruits as they are running.
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Does the black guy die first?
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piesandfalcs
A black character does fake his death though, which is treated at the time like a death.
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Is there hate speech?
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skyphlox
(spoilers)
the major reveal is that the villains of the movie are a N**i splinter group so
the major reveal is that the villains of the movie are a N**i splinter group so
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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IgnisMickelsen
It depends on how you count it. There is no large age gap in terms of mental or physical age, however, Steve has been alive for over a century.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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just a short kiss scene
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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A former love interest of the main protagonist has aged greatly, and has developed dementia, which is deteriorative.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Anonnnn
After the scene with Steve at the Smithsonian, he goes to visit Peggy Carter. They talk for a bit, then Peggy starts coughing, and when she looks up it’s as if she’s seeing Steve for the first time since he came out of the ice again.
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Is someone homeless?
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At the end, the main antagonist (who is actually a good guy, but was brainwashed to to bad things for evil people) escapes his imprisonment, and goes on the run. We don't see where he goes, but he wouldn't have a home to go to, at least for a while. He's not homeless by the next installment, at two years later, so there's hope to hold onto if that helps.
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Wakkiwitch
There are two, one after the slideshow credits and one after the scrolling credits.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Anonnnn
There’s a lot of these noises during the highway fight. You’ll know when it’s coming. Steve, Natasha, Sam, and Jasper Sitwell are in Sam’s car on the highway at the start of the scene.
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Does a car crash?
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Crow75
Lots of cars, buses, motorbikes, various types of airplanes. There's a lot of crashes in this movie.
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Does a plane crash?
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sorryboutit
Several planes crash throughout the movie, some very large helicarriers crash at the end
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Is someone hit by a car?
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lokiisbestantihero
Yes, Jasper Sitwell is thrown out of Sam’s car by The Winter Soldier and is hit by a semi truck immediately after. Sitwell’s body is not shown, and they never mention it again in the rest of the movie.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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sorryboutit
After the major fight scene at the end a character falls into the water unconscious and dragged out of the water, still unconscious.
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Is there blood/gore?
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ProfessorProcyon
Probably a little more than the usual amount of blood in Marvel films, yet still within the boundaries of PG-13. In general, this movie is a bit darker than many of the others in the series.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Crow75
There are "regular explotions" though, a lot of vehicles blow up.
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Is there gun violence?
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sorryboutit
There is gun violence in every fight scene throughout the movie
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