This page will give you an up to date listing of the movies that are in theaters now, with a note about whether or not they are trigger-free. This way, you won't have to play the guessing game, wondering if maybe the movie you want to see isn't on my list because I haven't gotten to it yet.

PLEASE NOTE that some of these reviews are very graphic and may be triggering in and of themselves!
Try to be in a safe place when reading and
USE YOUR OWN DISCRETION regarding whether to read them or not.

 


 

Reviews for January 2006

 

Underworld: Evolution (R) (2006) (Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman)
*Passes the trigger test!

The New World (PG-13) (2005) (Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher)
*Passes the trigger test! By the way, Kudos to the director for not showing rape scenes in this movie.

The Matador (R) (2005) (Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear)
*Passes the trigger test! However,there is a brief scene in which a man lusts after an underage child. Scene is played for laughs.

Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World (PG-13) (2006) (Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth)
*Passes the trigger test!

END OF THE SPEAR (2006) (Chad Allen, Louie Leonardo) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a brief scene occurs in which a tribeswoman looks down the pants of a boy to make sure that he is a boy. No harm is intended by doing so.

Glory Road (PG) (2006) (Josh Lucas, Derek Luke)
*Passes the trigger test!

Hoodwinked (PG) (2005) (voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close)
*Passes the trigger test!

Last Holiday (PG-13) (2006) (Queen Latifah, LL Cool J)
*Passes the trigger test!

Tristan & Isolde (PG-13) (2006) (James Franco, Sophia Myles)
*Passes the trigger test!

BloodRayne (R) (2006) (Kristanna Loken, Michelle Rodriguez)
*Fails the trigger test.

Grandma's Boy (R) (2006) (Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini)
*Passes the trigger test!

Hostel (R) (2006) (Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson)
*Passes the trigger test, but just barely. A drugged woman is vrought into a room by a group of men, and one man speaks up and says that they can't have sex with a drugged woman. There are dominatrix style sex scenes which are graphic. There is plenty of sadistic torture, but to my knowledge, nothing sexual happens in these scenes. There are plenty of abduction and bondage scenes. A man comes on to another man and he is very uncomfortable with it, but nothing else happens. All of these may be disturbing to some viewers who've been in similar situations.

Match Point (R) (2005) (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett Johansson)
*Passes the trigger test!

Breakfast on Pluto (R) (2005) (Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there is one scene in which a male prostitute dressed in drag gos to be with a john and he attemps to strangle him, but does not succeed. Some myay be disturbed by this quick shift from sexual expectation to violence.

Transamerica (R) (2005) (Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers)
*Fails the trigger test.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (PG) (2005) (Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt)
*Passes the trigger test!

Fun with Dick & Jane (PG-13) (2005) (Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni)
*Passes the trigger test!

Munich (R) (2005) (Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush)
*Usure... Someone will have to let me know! What I do know is that there are abduction scenes, that may bother some viewers. Also, a woman who is an assasin is about to be killed for murdering someone. She exposes her breasts in an atempt to stop them from killing her. I am usure whether or not she does this of her own free will or if they are forcing her to do this. She is ultimately killed by them..
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THE PRODUCERS (2005) (Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Ringer (PG-13) (2005) (Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl)
*Passes the trigger test!

Rumor Has It... (PG-13) (2005) (Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner)
*Passes the trigger test!

WOLF CREEK (2005) (Cassandra Magrath, John Jarratt) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

 

Reviews for December 2005

 

Brokeback Mountain (R) (2005) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger)
*Passes the trigger test! However, is a sex scene in which a man starts to make out with another man, The other man seems resisitant at first, and pushes him away, but then wants the situation to proceed. Some may be disturbed by this initial resistance.

The Family Stone (PG-13) (2005) (Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton)
*Passes the trigger test!

Memoirs of a Geisha (PG-13) (2005) (Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh)
*Fails the trigger test.

King Kong (PG-13) (2005) (Naomi Watts, Jack Black)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (PG) (2005) (William Moseley, Tilda Swinton)
*Passes the trigger test!

Syriana (R) (2005) (George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright)
*Passes the trigger test! However, for those that are sensitive to such scenes, this movie does include scenes of abduction and torture (non-sexual) of an adult male.

AEON FLUX (2005) (Charlize Theron, Martin Csokas) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, during an exam, a woman isartificially impregnated. I'm not sure if this is her wish or if she even knows what's going on. The scene has potential to disturb viewers, so be careful.

FIRST DESCENT (2005) (Documentary) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005) (Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

THE ICE HARVEST (2005) (John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton) (R)
*Passes the trigger test! However, this seems to be a pretty skanky movie with some scenes in a strip club that are borderline (involves a man touching a stripper while she dances- she may or may not be OK with it. If anyonesees this and finds out, let me know please!).

In the Mix (PG-13) (2005) (Usher, Emmanuelle Chriqui)
*Passes the trigger test! However, for those that are senisitive to such scenes, a woman is bound, gagged and held hostage, but nothing sexual happens.

JUST FRIENDS (2005) (Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there's ascene in which a woman shoots a taser at a man's crotch. I'm not sure if this is a violent act though- the scene was described as if it could have been a strange form of sex play.

RENT (2005) (Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

Yours, Mine & Ours (PG) (2005) (Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo)
*Passes the trigger test!

Bee Season (PG-13) (2005) (Flora Cross, Richard Gere)
*Passes the trigger test!

HARRY POTTER AND GOBLET OF FIRE (2005) (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (R) (2005) (Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer)
*Fails the trigger test.

Walk the Line (PG-13) (2005) (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon)
*Passes the trigger test!

 

Reviews for November 2005

 

Derailed (2005) (Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN (2005) (Curtis Jackson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005) (Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfayden) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a 15 year old girl runs off to marry an adult man. This blurs the borders of statutory rape, although that I think that during the time period the movie was set in, the age of consent was much lower or nonexistent (not that this makes it any more right!).

Zathura (PG) (2005) (Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson)
*Passes the trigger test!

Capote (R) (2005) (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener)
*Fails the trigger test.

Chicken Little (G) (2005) (voices of Zach Braff, Joan Cusack)
*Passes the trigger test!

Jarhead (R) (2005) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx)
*Passes the trigger test!

 


 

Reviews for October 2005

 

The Legend of Zorro (PG) (2005) (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones)
*Passes the trigger test!

Prime (PG-13) (2005) (Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep)
*Passes the trigger test!

Saw II (R) (2005) (Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith)
*Passes the trigger test!

Shopgirl (R) (2005) (Claire Danes, Steve Martin)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Weatherman (R) (2005) (Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine)
*Fails the trigger test.

DOOM (2005) (The Rock, Karl Urban) (R)
*Passes the trigger test! However, aman jokes with a group of woman that he has to strip search them.

DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY (2005) (Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

KIDS IN AMERICA (2005) (Gregory Smith, Stephanie Sherrin) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

NORTH COUNTRY (2005) (Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

STAY (2005) (Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling) (R)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there's talk of a professor wanting to have sex with her students and, in a separate discussion, of how professionals are not supposed to have sex with their patients.

DOMINO (2005) (Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

Elizabethtown (2005) (Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE FOG (2005) (Tom Welling, Maggie Grace) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (2005) (David Strathairn, George Clooney) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE GOSPEL (2005) (Boris Kodjoe, Tamyra Gray) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

IN HER SHOES (2005) (Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

TWO FOR THE MONEY (2005) (Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey) (R)
*Fails the trigger test. Check it out

WAITING (2005) (Justin Long, Ryan Reynolds) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (2005) (voices of Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter) (G)
*Passes the trigger test!

 


 

Reviews for September 2005

 

THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (2005) (Shia Labeouf, Stephen Dillane) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

INTO THE BLUE (2005) (Paul Walker, Jessica Alba) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a man makes a possible sexual reference regarding pain when a woman is abducted and bound. Nothing of a sexual assault nature is seen in this scene.

OLIVER TWIST (2005) (Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

SERENITY (2005) (Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

FLIGHTPLAN (2005) (Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005) (Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

PROOF (2005) (Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a man and a woman have sex (with nudity and related sounds) while they are both drunk. The sex is consensual, but the woman cries when they are done. It is not explained why she does so. These factors may disturb some viewers.

ROLL BOUNCE (2005) (Bow Wow, Chi McBride) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE (2005) (voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

CRY WOLF (2005) (Julian Morris, Lindy Booth) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a joke is made that a particular man's "buddy list" reads as if its a sex-offender registry. Also, a woman says that she likes the phallic imagery of a knife used for a murder weapon in a fictional work.

JUST LIKE HEAVEN (2005) (Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a woman mistakenly thought that a man tried to feel her up. It is not mentioned whether or not this was against her will.

LORD OF WAR (2005) (Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto) (R)
*Passes the trigger test!

VENOM (2005) (Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson) (R)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there is verbal mention of a man getting a woman drunk in order to have sex with her. She gets pregnant as a result.

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005) (Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

THE MAN (2005) (Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy) (PG-13)
*Fails the trigger test.

AN UNFINISHED LIFE (2005) (Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, we see a man abuse his girlfriend. He stalks her and her daughter, which may disturb some people.
*Some drunken guys are disrespectful to Nina in the restaurant, with one roping her like a farm animal and not letting her go.

THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005) (Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

A SOUND OF THUNDER (2005) (Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

TRANSPORTER 2 (2005) (Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However,the entire movie is about a boy who is kidnapped, which may disturb some viewers. No sexual assault occurs. Also, a man kicks another man in the crotch during a fight.

UNDERCLASSMAN (PG-13) (2005) (Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade)
*Passes the trigger test! However,some underage girls flirt with a cop who is 23 (they don't know he is this 'old'). I thought I'd mention this as it borders on a pedophelia scene, but is not negative and is filmed to be humourous.

 


 

Reviews for August 2005

 

THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005) (Matt Damon, Heath Ledger) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE CAVE (2005) (Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

UNDISCOVERED (2005) (Steven Strait, Pell James) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN (2005) (Steve Carell, Catherine Keener) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

RED EYE (2005) (Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, The entire movie centres on the plot wherein a woman is kidnapped, which may be disturbing to some viewers. Nothing sexual occurs.

SUPERCROSS: THE MOVIE (2005) (Steve Howey, Mike Vogel) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

VALIANT (2005) (voices of Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais) (G)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE ARISTOCRATS (2005) (Documentary) (Not Rated)
*Fails the trigger test.

DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO (2005) (Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

FOUR BROTHERS (2005) (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson) (R)
*Passes the trigger test!

THE GREAT RAID (2005) (Joseph Fiennes, James Franco) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

THE SKELETON KEY (2005) (Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, an young girl (underage) is seen walking naked in front of two men in an attempt to entice them.

Broken Flowers (R) (2005) (Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright)
*Passes the trigger test! However, on at least two occasions, an underage firl walks in her underwear in front of middle age men in an effort to entice them. Nothing else happens.

THE DUKES OF HAZARD (2005) (Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, two bestiality jokes are made.

LAST DAYS (2005) (Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas) (R)
*Passes the trigger test!

 


 

Reviews for July 2005

 

Must Love Dogs (2005) (Diane Lane, John Cusack) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

Sky High (2005) (Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

Stealth (2005) (Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

Bad News Bears (PG-13) (2005) (Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear)
*Fails the trigger test.

The Devil's Rejects (2005) (Sid Haig, Bill Moseley) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

Hustle & Flow (2005) (Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson) (R)
*Passes the trigger test! However, viewers should be aware that the entire movie is about a pimp, so we see lots of potentially upsetting material regarding his attitude towards women, the customers' attitudes towrds women, how the prostitutes are treated, and so one. No sexual assault occurs and it is not talked about.
(Isn't it weird tht a movie about pimps and hookers doesn't mention sexual assault, but a kid's or teen's movie like Bad News Bears does? Hmmm....)

The Island (2005) (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson) (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) (Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore) (PG)
*Passes the trigger test!

Wedding Crashers (2005) (Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn) (R)
*Fails the trigger test.

Dark Water (PG-13) (2005) (Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade)
*Passes the trigger test!

Fantastic Four (PG-13) (2005) (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba)
*Passes the trigger test!

Après Vous (R) (2005) (Daniel Auteuil, Jose Garcia)
*Passes the trigger test!

March of the Penguins (G) (2005) (Documentary)
*Passes the trigger test!

Rebound (PG) (2005) (Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson)
*Passes the trigger test!

War of the Worlds (PG-13) (2005) (Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning)
*Although no actual act is seen or directly discussed, there is a scene which so strongly leaves the viewer with the impression of potential child molestation that I believe it qualifies as failing the trigger test.
*Fails the trigger test.

 


 

Reviews for June 2005

 

Bewitched (PG-13) (2005) (Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell)
*Passes the trigger test!

Herbie: Fully Loaded (G) (2005) (Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton)
*Passes the trigger test!

Land of the Dead (R) (2005) (Simon Baker, John Leguizamo)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a rape joke is made when a man says that "...getting women stinking drunk..." is the only way that the other man could get someone to have sex with him.

Rize (PG-13) (2005) (Documentary)
*Passes the trigger test!

Batman Begins (PG-13) (2005) (Christian Bale, Liam Neeson)
*Passes the trigger test!

Deep Blue (G) (2005) (Documentary)
*Passes the trigger test!

Howl's Moving Castle (PG) (2005) (voice of Jean Simmons, Christian Bale)
*Passes the trigger test!

My Summer of Love (R) (2005) (Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Perfect Man (PG) (2005) (Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (PG) (2005) (Cayden Boyd, Taylor Dooley)
*Passes the trigger test!

High Tension (R) (2005) (Cécile De France, Maïwenn Le Besco)
*Fails the trigger test.

The Honeymooners (PG-13) (2005) (Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps)
*Passes the trigger test!

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (PG-13) (2005) (Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie)
*Passes the trigger test! However, viewers should be careful if watching this movie. There are many scenes wherein a married couple who used to love each other try to murder each other. Also, there is at least one extremely violent scene that turns from active violence to sex, which some viewers may find disturbing.

Cinderella Man (PG-13) (2005) (Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger)
*Passes the trigger test!

Lords of Dogtown (PG-13) (2005) (Victor Rasuk, Emile Hirsch)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a group of men menacingly come up to a group of skateboarders and act threateningly. They start to push around a woman, making us think that they might be about to do more to her, but nothing else happens.

Rock School (R) (2005) (Documentary)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (PG) (2005) (Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel)
*Passes the trigger test!

 


 

Reviews for May 2005

 

Ladies in Lavender (PG-13) (2005) (Judi Dench, Maggie Smith)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Longest Yard (PG-13) (2005) (Adam Sandler, Chris Rock)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there are some very veiled jokes about prison rape.

Madagascar (PG) (2005) (voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock)
*Passes the trigger test!

Mad Hot Ballroom (PG) (2005) (Documentary)
*Fails the trigger test.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (PG-13) (2005) (Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor)
*Passes the trigger test!

Winter Solstice (R) (2005) (Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford)
*Passes the trigger test!

Kicking and Screaming (PG) (2005) (Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall)
*Passes the trigger test!

Mindhunters (R) (2005) (LL Cool J, Kathryn Morris)
*Fails the trigger test.

Monster-in-Law (PG-13) (2005) (Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda)
*Passes the trigger test!

Unleashed (R) (2005) (Jet Li, Morgan Freeman)
*Passes the trigger test!

Kingdom of Heaven (R) (2005) (Orlando Bloom, Marton Csokas)
*Passes the trigger test! However, it is mentioned in passing that a fifteen year old girl was made to marry a man. Also, a father tells his son that he did not rape his mother (which is true).

House of Wax (R) (2005) (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray)
*Passes the trigger test!

Crash (R) (2005) (Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon)
*Fails the trigger test.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (PG) (2005) (Martin Freeman, Mos Def)
*Passes the trigger test!

House of D (PG-13) (2005) (Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a woman offers sexual favours to two underage boys, one of which is mentally challenged. nothing further happens though.

XXX: State of the Union (PG-13) (2005) (Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a man birefly insinuates a prison rape type threat or joke or to another man. The comment is not graphic.

 


 

Reviews for April 2005

 

The Game of their Lives (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Interpreter (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

King's Ransom (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, there are a few brief quips made that may be references to prison rape. They are meant to be taken in jest and are not graphic at all.

Kung Fu Hustle (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

A Lot Like Love (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Amityville Horror (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

State Property 2 (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Dust to Glory (PG) (2005) (Documentary)
*Passes the trigger test!

Fever Pitch (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Sahara (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Beauty Shop (PG-13) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

Sin City (R) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

D.E.B.S. (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Guess Who (PG-13) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

Melinda and Melinda (PG-13) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (PG-13) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

 


 

Reviews for March 2005

 

Ice Princess (G) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Millions (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Ring Two (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Upside of Anger (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Dear Frankie (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Gunner Palace (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Hostage (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! however, there are some scenes to be careful of in this movie. For those that are sensitive to such topics, the entire movie is about a family being held hostage by thugs. A thug makes an oral sex gesture towards a young teen while she is being held hostage. A thug ties the same young woman to a bed. He uses his knife to spread her legs so he can tie her ankles to the posts, and does so in a sexual way. Nothing else happens.

Robots (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Rory O'Shea Was Here (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Be Cool (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Jacket (R) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

The Pacifier (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (R) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test!

Cursed (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Man of the House (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

 


 

Reviews for February 2005

 

Because of Winn-Dixie (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Constantine (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Son of the Mask (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Bride and Prejudice (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, an adult male acts sexually attracted to a seemingly underage girl, but nothing happens. I believe this is a minor part of the film.

Hitch (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a woman purposefully knees a man in the crotch.

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (R) (2005)
*Fails the trigger test.

Pooh's Heffalump Movie (G) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Boogeyman (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a couple begin to have sex. When the man looks at his partner, he sees his mother there instead of his lover (this happened due to paranormal phenomena). He is shocked and horrified, and nothing else happens. Some may find the incestuous overtones disturbing.

The Chorus (PG-13) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Wedding Date (PG-13)
*Passes the trigger test! However, the entire movie is about a male escort, who gets paid for sex in one scene.

 


 

Reviews for January 2005

 

Alone in the Dark (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Hide and Seek (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a man tells another man how beautiful his young daughter is, which makes the father worry that the other man has pedophile tendencies. Also, we see a graphic suicide scene for those that are disturbed by such scenes.

Are We There Yet? (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

The Assassination of Richard Nixon (R) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test! However, a man in a restuarant feels a waitress's buttox and the touch is not wanted. She ignores him, although another man throws a glass of water in the man's face.

Assault on Precinct 13 (R) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Bad Education (NC-17) (2004)
*Fails the trigger test.

Coach Carter (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Elektra (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

In Good Company (PG-13) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test!

Racing Stripes (PG) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test!

Hotel Rwanda (PG-13) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test! However, for those sensitive to such scenes, we see women who are naked while prisoners in a caged place.

Million Dollar Baby (PG-13) (2004)
*Passes the trigger test! However, for those sensitive to such scenes, a woman is harassed by two men about the size of her breasts in an attempt to demoralize her. Also, one of these men drops to the floor and starts humping it to upset her.

White Noise (PG-13) (2005)
*Passes the trigger test! However, for those sensitive to such scenes, we see a man who has abducted a woman prepare to or in the process of torturing her. I do not think that this torture is of a sexual nature.

The Woodsman (R) (2004)
*Fails the trigger test.

 

 

 


 

Archived "In Theatres" Reviews for 2004

Archived "In Theatres" Reviews for 2005