British Board of Film Classification

The BBFC...

• Publishes short but detailed information about all the films and videos we rate
• It gives parents a clear idea of how and why films have been rated
• Wnd what issues the films contain
• Helps  make informed choices about what they watch
• It is displayed under the title and running time for each film

12A + 12

 

• Infrequent Strong language
• Sex may be briefly and discreetly

12A+12 as a horror...

Moderate physical and psychological threat is permitted at 12 or 12A as long as disturbing sequences are not too frequent or sustained.



15

• strong violence
• frequent strong language
• portrayals of sexual activity
• strong verbal references to sex
• sexual nudity
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behaviour
• drug taking

15 as a horror...
Horror films are often rated 15. Strong gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.




18

 

• very strong violence
• frequent strong language and/or very strong language
• strong portrayals of sexual activity
• scenes of sexual violence
• strong horror
• strong blood and gore
• real sex (in some circumstances)
• discriminatory language and behaviour

18 as a horror film...
The strongest horror works are at 18, they consist of strong horror, gore and violence that breaks the boundaries of horror films at 15