The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Streaming On: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Cinemax Amazon Channel
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Jarvis Cocker, Wes Anderson, Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness, Helen McCrory, Juman Malouf, Karen Duffy, Roman Coppola, Jeremy Dawson, Garth Jennings, Brian Cox, Tristan Oliver, James Hamilton, Steven M. Rales, Rob Hersov, Jennifer Furches, Allison Abbate, Molly Cooper, Adrien Brody, Mario Batali, Martin Ballard
Keywords: based on novel or book, fox, tree, peasant, revenge, stop motion, cider, tale, farm life, anthropomorphism
Triggers
- dogs dying: Some dogs are drugged with a tranquilizer powder, but not killed. Notice that their pupils become stars, not the X's seen in a later scene when a character is killed. The same star pupils appear on one of the human antagonists when he ingests the same tranquilizer and he is later shown to be unharmed.
- animals (besides dog/cat/horse) dying: An anthropomorphic rat is killed in hand-to-hand combat with the protagonist, an anthropomorphic fox.
- animal abuse: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean try to shoot Mr. Fox. While shooting him, they succeed in shooting off his tail. They also do various other things that endanger multiple animals. For example, Bean fills the fox’s burrows with apple cider, which could’ve potentially drowned the animals.
- dead animals: A rat is killed during a knife fight, it isn't gory and they do give him a redeeming last few moments. Its actually sweet.
- domestic violence: The protagonist's wife strikes him across the face with her claws, cutting his cheek.
- stalking: The animal characters are aggressively pursued throughout the film.
- alcohol abuse: There is a man (Bean) who lives off nothing but strong alcoholic cider, it is also implied that the black rat character drinks often and is fairly dependant on the substance
- addiction: It is strongly implied that one of the characters is addicted to alcoholic cider. Also (more debatable) the protagonist also cannot resist the urge to steal.
- restraints: Kristofferson is placed in a locked apple crate and bound.
- druggings
- shaving or cutting: The protagonist's wife slashes him with her claws, cutting his face (no blood). The protagonist gets into a fight involving a switchblade and his opponent seemingly dies of cuts (not bloody) on his neck, which may or may not have been from the knife.
- unconscious
- choking: The rat before he dies.
He is struggling to tell what he wants and also struggles to breathe
- non-human death
- kidnapping: A young fox is captured and held hostage.
- farting or spitting: Ash, the son of Mr. Fox, spits often. No one farts
- needles or syringes are used: A character has a fear of needles. When Mr. Fox’s tail gets shot off he’s shown getting the wound sewn shut by his wife. (It’s not graphic and is never shown in close up)
- claustrophobic scenes: The story involves the animal characters digging tunnels to escape the antagonists. They are essentially cornered for most of the movie and some of these scenes could be considered claustrophobic.
- flashing lights or images: During the fight scene between the protagonist and the rat character, they battle in the dark with a strobing light.
- babies/unborn: Mrs. Fox reveals she is pregnant at the end of the movie.
- ableism: An antagonist's wife has very poor vision. The characters theorize about why she can't see well and her poor vision is both used for suspense and played for laughs. Use your discretion.
- car honk / tire screech
- gun violence: The animal characters are fired upon with hunting rifles, but not injured aside from one scene in which the protagonist's tail is shot off.
- blood or gore: Very minimal blood. While cuts are shown, there is no blood. The protagonist's tail is also shot off with a rifle and worn as a necktie, but the only blood shown is when the protagonist's wife is dressing the wound; the gauze is slightly miscoloured, suggesting blood.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Average Review: 7.777/10 (4486 votes)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Streaming On: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Cinemax Amazon Channel
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Jarvis Cocker, Wes Anderson, Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness, Helen McCrory, Juman Malouf, Karen Duffy, Roman Coppola, Jeremy Dawson, Garth Jennings, Brian Cox, Tristan Oliver, James Hamilton, Steven M. Rales, Rob Hersov, Jennifer Furches, Allison Abbate, Molly Cooper, Adrien Brody, Mario Batali, Martin Ballard
Keywords: based on novel or book, fox, tree, peasant, revenge, stop motion, cider, tale, farm life, anthropomorphism
Triggers
- dogs dying: Some dogs are drugged with a tranquilizer powder, but not killed. Notice that their pupils become stars, not the X's seen in a later scene when a character is killed. The same star pupils appear on one of the human antagonists when he ingests the same tranquilizer and he is later shown to be unharmed. - animals (besides dog/cat/horse) dying: An anthropomorphic rat is killed in hand-to-hand combat with the protagonist, an anthropomorphic fox. - animal abuse: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean try to shoot Mr. Fox. While shooting him, they succeed in shooting off his tail. They also do various other things that endanger multiple animals. For example, Bean fills the fox’s burrows with apple cider, which could’ve potentially drowned the animals. - dead animals: A rat is killed during a knife fight, it isn't gory and they do give him a redeeming last few moments. Its actually sweet. - domestic violence: The protagonist's wife strikes him across the face with her claws, cutting his cheek. - stalking: The animal characters are aggressively pursued throughout the film. - alcohol abuse: There is a man (Bean) who lives off nothing but strong alcoholic cider, it is also implied that the black rat character drinks often and is fairly dependant on the substance - addiction: It is strongly implied that one of the characters is addicted to alcoholic cider. Also (more debatable) the protagonist also cannot resist the urge to steal. - restraints: Kristofferson is placed in a locked apple crate and bound. - druggings - shaving or cutting: The protagonist's wife slashes him with her claws, cutting his face (no blood). The protagonist gets into a fight involving a switchblade and his opponent seemingly dies of cuts (not bloody) on his neck, which may or may not have been from the knife. - unconscious - choking: The rat before he dies. He is struggling to tell what he wants and also struggles to breathe - non-human death - kidnapping: A young fox is captured and held hostage. - farting or spitting: Ash, the son of Mr. Fox, spits often. No one farts - needles or syringes are used: A character has a fear of needles. When Mr. Fox’s tail gets shot off he’s shown getting the wound sewn shut by his wife. (It’s not graphic and is never shown in close up) - claustrophobic scenes: The story involves the animal characters digging tunnels to escape the antagonists. They are essentially cornered for most of the movie and some of these scenes could be considered claustrophobic. - flashing lights or images: During the fight scene between the protagonist and the rat character, they battle in the dark with a strobing light. - babies/unborn: Mrs. Fox reveals she is pregnant at the end of the movie. - ableism: An antagonist's wife has very poor vision. The characters theorize about why she can't see well and her poor vision is both used for suspense and played for laughs. Use your discretion. - car honk / tire screech - gun violence: The animal characters are fired upon with hunting rifles, but not injured aside from one scene in which the protagonist's tail is shot off. - blood or gore: Very minimal blood. While cuts are shown, there is no blood. The protagonist's tail is also shot off with a rifle and worn as a necktie, but the only blood shown is when the protagonist's wife is dressing the wound; the gauze is slightly miscoloured, suggesting blood.