Is there an up-to-date list of movies that should have a trigger warning?

I highly doubt it. That said, you can feel free to ask Fluther. Someone is bound to have seen a movie that you might feel like watching. I can think of some newish movies that have rape scenes, so I can warn you away from them, if you want.

How about inputting the name of the movie along with the word rape on either Google or IMDB ?

That’s a pretty major plot point that’s bound to get mentioned by at least one viewer or critic, wouldn’t it ?

@Buttonstc I try that- it catches about a fifth of the films I see. It’s very frustrating. It’s surprising how little regard there is and how easily movies/tv/books throw in a rape or molestation and don’t consider it relevant enough to be a plot point, yet so “important” to the story that they won’t take it out of the project.

Don’t know if these would help..;

Link

Link

Only twenty percent. That really is eye-opening.

I’m wondering if there is some group devoted to womens issues/ rape crisis intervention who would consider it important enough to have made a project on this ?

If there isn’t, I can certainly understand how it would provide a much needed service.

Are you only looking to avoid movies that specifically show rape or sexual assault? There are a lot of movies that allude to a rape or talk about a rape or the possibility of rape but have no actual rape scene in them. If you want to catch those too, those are going to be a lot harder.

Just as a stop-gap measure, are there any movies you really want to see right now? You can PM me and I’ll tell you about any that I know. Also, you could look at a synopsis on Wikipedia. That would ruin the movie but you most likely would be warned about any rape scenes before you watched it.

”Side note: We get warnings for side boob but no warning system for movies that show rape? WTF”

Didn’t you know? Sex is okay, as long as it’s violent.

@Buttonstc Yes, it’s an uphill climb to be sure. I’m not aware of any group gathering data into a searchable list. I’m looking into building one up, starting with rape and then moving onto possibly other triggers (ED, abuse etc) in the future. I’m no programmer so I’m having to do a lot of research- I wonder if there’s a grant I could apply for to help… Thank you for your help, I appreciate it.

@KatawaGrey I’m looking to avoid scenes of rape, attempted rape, sexualized violence to women, women screaming in pain/fear of rape. Thank you for the offer- I will take you up on it.

@MacBean Heaven forbid we have positive sex in movies. Ugh. Better to have the ‘morality tale’ of rape- now that’s entertainment!

I’m looking for the same exact “trigger warning”, except I want it to tell me when there is embedded product placement. I would pay money to know beforehand and be able to “ban” movies with overt product placement.

I suggest owning IMDB keywords. You can be “that guy”.

www.pluggedin.com

I was thinking in the wrong direction with womens groups which are usually struggling for funding.

I knew in the dim recesses of my memory that I had previously stumbled across the website above.

It’s set up to give parents a guide to avoid the unsavory in movies before sending them off to the cineplex.

This is run by Focus on the Family, James Dobsons group. Yes, they are appealing to Fundy Christians, but if any group will spot rape and other offensive stuff, you’d better believe this bunch has their phasers set to higher than just stun.

But this isn’t like their main preachy site. The total focus here is reviewing all forms of media as well as just movies.

Their total raison d’être is to be an early warning system for objectionable content in movies and media. Plus, the are massively funded so they’ll be around for quite awhile.

Give it a try and see what you think. There are also other family friendly sites you could try but some of them basically focus more on PG stuff so might be a little more limited.

Hope that helps.

Sometimes Fundy Christians judgementalism can have a practical purpose other than just guilting people out. If anyone can spot rape and trauma scenes, they would fit the bill :)

@Buttonstc Thank you- I just searched a few movies and they caught the triggers rather well. I’m going to keep checking back there.

I think I may still set up a database that’s not affiliated with religion to make it a safer place to those who have been traumatized. Looks like I have a new project.

You can also try the Spotlight section of

www.christiansnswers.net

They go into considerable detail in their reviews but have them more divvied up regularly by terms like “Objectionable Content” so it makes skimming thru a review for triggers of violence and forced sex a little more convenient.

Any of the religious stuff can just be conveniently ignored since your primary goal is clearly in your mind.

But more power to you if you do establish a more secularly oriented database for those affected by sexual violence.

The more sources of accurate info, the better is my motto.

@Buttonstc I’ll check out there too. I don’t have a problem with religion, obviously, so I’m okay with searching there. I’m thinking of a member of my support group who was traumatized while someone read the bible to her. Not exactly a resource I can refer her to. I agree- the more data the better.

Working link to http://www.christiananswers.net/

Buttonstc link had a missing letter, didn’t work.

@FM

Thanks for picking that up. Because I’m on iPhone, I have to type links out manually.

Usually I click on them once posted to double check, but it was way past my sleepy time last night :)

@gemi

I understand where you’re coming from. Hopefully there aren’t many like the person you reference. For most, it’s just a matter of personal preference.

And, unfortunately, in her case I guess it’s a matter of which trauma takes precedence. Sort of a “pick your poison” kind of situation.

Most people would just find the judgementalism and preachiness kind of off-putting rather than traumatizing as I’ve found most agnostics and atheists to be a pretty hardy and level headed bunch, quite used to defending themselves from the onslaught of zealous proseletyzing :)

Her case is unfortunate, but hopefully a bit rare.

As I mentioned, sometimes that zealousness and judgementalism can have an eminently practical side, especially in knowing what young children may be inadvertently exposed to, with the parents being unawares till later. At least with these and other family friendly sites, it puts the control in each parent’s hands rather than the commercial media establishment, whose sole guideline is the almighty dollar.

The more knowledge the better. Then everyone can make their own decisions based upon what is important to them.