Content & Trigger Warnings for 1917 (2019)
9 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, 1917 (2019) contains 9 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drowning / underwater scenes, Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence.
The most severe warnings are for War / combat (severity 5/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 3/5 | Depicted | A soldier experiences the death of his companion and witnesses mass casualties, with grief as an undercurrent |
| Other | |||
| War / combat | 5/5 | Depicted | Entire film takes place during World War I with constant combat, trench warfare, and battlefield horror |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of war wounds, dead bodies, and battlefield injuries throughout the continuous single-shot war film |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | Decomposing bodies, severed limbs, and grotesque war injuries shown in detail |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | 3/5 | Depicted | Claustrophobic scenes in narrow trenches, tunnels, and underground bunkers |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | 3/5 | Depicted | A character falls into a river and struggles to survive in rushing water |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | 2/5 | Depicted | Dead animals visible on the battlefield including horses and rats |
| Gore / graphic violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic depictions of war injuries, dismemberment, corpses in various states of decay, and battlefield carnage |
| Gun violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Constant gunfire, sniper attacks, and shooting throughout |
Mental Health & Emotional
A soldier experiences the death of his companion and witnesses mass casualties, with grief as an undercurrent
Other
Entire film takes place during World War I with constant combat, trench warfare, and battlefield horror
Phobias & Sensory
Graphic depictions of war wounds, dead bodies, and battlefield injuries throughout the continuous single-shot war film
Decomposing bodies, severed limbs, and grotesque war injuries shown in detail
Claustrophobic scenes in narrow trenches, tunnels, and underground bunkers
A character falls into a river and struggles to survive in rushing water
Violence & Physical Harm
Dead animals visible on the battlefield including horses and rats
Extremely graphic depictions of war injuries, dismemberment, corpses in various states of decay, and battlefield carnage
