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Higher ratings for violent scenes among film classification guideline changes

Violent on-screen scenes may be classified more cautiously in the future as research shows it has become an increasing concern for UK audiences, according to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The BBFC has published new classification ...

19 Mar 2024 at 07:40

Council agrees to overrule 15 age rating for new Batman movie

Children under the age of 15 who are accompanied by their parents will be able to watch the new Batman movie in Belfast after the city council overruled the age rating given to the movie. It means Belfast will be the only location in the UK where ...

02 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Cinema chain launches bid to overturn 15 rating for The Batman

A cinema chain owner has launched a bid to overturn the 15 age rating for the new Batman movie. Michael McAdam, managing director of the Movie House chain in Northern Ireland, said cinema staff had faced abuse from parents in recent years ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:26

Cinema chain fails in bid to overturn 15 rating for The Batman

A cinema chain owner in Northern Ireland has failed in a bid to overturn the 15 age rating for the new Batman movie. Michael McAdam, managing director of the Movie House chain in Northern Ireland, said that cinema staff had faced abuse ...

16 Feb 2022 at 19:55

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Star Wars film reclassified to PG due to violence and frozen Han Solo scene

Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has been reclassified from a U to a PG due to its violence and a scene which shows one of the film’s heroes Han Solo frozen in carbonite. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) had ...

13 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Disney Plus must bring age rating in line with UK standards, Tory MPs say

Disney Plus must steer in behind the UK’s age rating standards for its content, Tory MPs have told the Government, amid claims the service has deemed inappropriate material suitable for children. Ministers were told the streaming ...

30 Jan 2024 at 18:27

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Sexual assault and violence would raise James Bond age classification, BBFC says

The age rating of two James Bond films would be raised if they were rereleased today, because of the portrayal of violence and sexual assault, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has said. Goldfinger and From Russia ...

19 Mar 2024 at 17:44

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Demand increasing for age ratings on online content, new BBFC report shows

The demand for official age ratings for online content has seen a consistent increase over the past year, according to an annual report from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The organisation said 91% of parents ...

12 Jul 2022 at 10:00

Prime Video to move towards BBFC age ratings after new agreement

Amazon Prime Video will move towards age ratings in line with British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) guidelines after a new agreement. The BBFC said it will support the streaming giant to adapt the ratings on its content ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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Watership Down film given PG classification for ‘mild violence … bad language’

Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Watership Down are among the classic films which have had their age ratings raised from U to PG, according to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) annual report. The sci-fi hit ...

21 Jul 2023 at 08:09

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Lightsaber fight sees Star Wars film reclassified due to ‘moderate violence’

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace has been reclassified from universal (U) to parental guidance (PG) by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) because of “moderate violence” in a lightsaber fight. The ...

28 Jul 2025 at 13:29

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