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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

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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 first released in ...

21 Jul 2023 at 08:09

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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 With Love, ...

19 Mar 2024 at 17:44

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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 ...

19 Mar 2024 at 07:40

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 for UK ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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Bullying of green-skinned witch in Wicked labelled discrimination by regulator

Bullying of the green-skinned witch in movie musical Wicked has been labelled as “discrimination” by regulators. The film, which serves as a prequel to the The Wizard Of Oz (1939) and is billed as “the untold story” of Elphaba and ...

27 Nov 2024 at 21:41

Movies

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) ...

13 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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What is the UK’s favourite Christmas film?

Home Alone has been named the nation’s favourite Christmas film, according to a poll. The 1990 American comedy topped the list, while the 2003 British romantic comedy Love Actually starring Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant took ...

01 Dec 2025 at 22:30

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