Content & Trigger Warnings for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
11 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Hacksaw Ridge (2016) contains 11 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for War / combat (severity 5/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), 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 | Soldiers cope with the loss of comrades during intense combat |
| Other | |||
| War / combat | 5/5 | Depicted | The film centers on the Battle of Okinawa with extended, brutal combat sequences |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic and bloody WWII combat sequences during the Battle of Okinawa |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic depictions of war wounds, severed limbs, and mangled bodies |
| Needles / medical procedures | 3/5 | Depicted | Field medical treatment of severe war injuries |
| Substance Use | |||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist's father is depicted as an alcoholic |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist's father is physically abusive toward his family |
| Gore / graphic violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic war violence including dismemberment, traumatic injuries, and battlefield carnage during the Battle of Okinawa |
| Gun violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Intense and prolonged combat scenes with gunfire throughout the battle sequences |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | Japanese soldiers are shown committing suicide rather than surrendering |
| Torture | 3/5 | Depicted | Japanese soldiers commit atrocities against wounded soldiers |
Mental Health & Emotional
Soldiers cope with the loss of comrades during intense combat
Other
The film centers on the Battle of Okinawa with extended, brutal combat sequences
Phobias & Sensory
Extremely graphic and bloody WWII combat sequences during the Battle of Okinawa
Substance Use
Violence & Physical Harm
The protagonist's father is physically abusive toward his family
Extremely graphic war violence including dismemberment, traumatic injuries, and battlefield carnage during the Battle of Okinawa
Intense and prolonged combat scenes with gunfire throughout the battle sequences
Japanese soldiers are shown committing suicide rather than surrendering
