BBFCANDRE

RATINGS

BBFC• THE BBFC IS THE UK'S REGULATOR OF FILM AND VIDEO, PROVIDING AGE RATINGS SUCH AS U, PG AND 12A. WE ARE A DESIGNATED BODY SO HAVE LEGAL POWERS TO RATE, AND SOMETIMES CUT OR EVEN REJECT WORKS.

U - UNIVERSAL• SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES ESPECIALLY YOUNG

PEOPLE.• U FILMS SHOULD BE SET WITHIN A POSITIVE

FRAMEWORK AND SHOULD OFFER REASSURING COUNTERBALANCES TO ANY VIOLENCE, THREAT OR HORROR.

• EXAMPLES – MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, INSIDE OUT AND TOY

STORY

PG• GENERAL VIEWING, BUT SOME SCENES MAY BE UNSUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN A PG FILM SHOULD NOT UNSETTLE A CHILD AGED AROUND EIGHT OR OLDER. UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN OF ANY AGE MAY WATCH, BUT PARENTS ARE ADVISED TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE CONTENT MAY UPSET YOUNGER, OR MORE SENSITIVE, CHILDREN.

• EXAMPLES - THE LORAX, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS AND HOME

12 AND 12A• FILMS CLASSIFIED 12A AND VIDEO WORKS CLASSIFIED 12 CONTAIN MATERIAL THAT IS NOT GENERALLY SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED UNDER 12. NO ONE YOUNGER THAN 12 MAY SEE A 12A FILM IN A CINEMA UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. ADULTS PLANNING TO TAKE A CHILD UNDER 12 TO VIEW A 12A FILM SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER THE FILM IS SUITABLE FOR THAT CHILD.

• EXAMPLES – SCARY MOVIE, SAN ANDREAS AND INTERSTELLAR

15• ONLY PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 15 CAN WATCH 15 RATED MOVIES. DRUG TAKING MAY BE SHOWN BUT THE WORK AS A WHOLE MUST NOT PROMOTE OR ENCOURAGE DRUG MISUSE. VERY STRONG LANGUAGE MAY BE PERMITTED, DEPENDING ON THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS USED.

• EXAMPLES – TED, KINGSMAN AND INSIDIOUS

18

• MOST THINGS ARE ALLOWED EXCEPT FOR CLEAR IMAGES OF SEX OR CONTENT THAT MAY HARM THE PUBLIC IN SOME WAY. THE CONTENT CAN’T MAKE VIOLENCE SEEM APPEALING OR BE TOO VIOLENT.

• EXAMPLES – 22 JUMP STREET, PULP FICTION AND THE GODFATHER

R18

• R18 MOVIES MAY ONLY BE SHOWN IN SPECIALLY LICENSED CINEMAS. THEY USUALLY INCLUDE A LOT OF SEX WHICH CAN’T BE APPROVED FOR 18 RATING.