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British Board of Film Censors 'U' certificate for Berlin Airlift (1949) [9]. The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, [10] by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
The UK's film ratings are decided by the British Board of Film Classification and have been since 1912. [2] Previously, there were no agreed rating standards, and local councils imposed their own – often differing – conditions or restrictions.
The educational movie ratings, which have since been abolished, were: -7 – Targeted at children younger than 7 years. 7+ – Appropriate for children older than 7 years. 12+ – Appropriate for people 12 years and over. 15+ – Appropriate for people 15 years and over. New content descriptors and icons were added including: Sex; Nudity (Nahota)
The ratings board may award a PG-13 rating passed by a two-thirds majority if they believe the language is justified by the context or by the manner in which the words are used. [3] It is sometimes claimed that films rated PG-13 are only able to use the expletive fuck once to avoid an R rating for language. [53]
Typical reasons for restricting films to the 18 category have included hard drug use, supernatural horror, sexually explicit scenes, graphic violence, sadistic violence and sexual violence — the latter two of which have in the past led to a certificate not being issued at all, in effect banning the film in the UK.
Highest-grossing films of 2024 by In-year release [53] Rank Title Distributor U.K. gross 1 Wicked: Universal: £59,598,435 2 Inside Out 2: Disney: £58,916,081
BBFC R18 category symbol, used since 2019. R18 (Restricted 18) is a film and video classification given by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). It is intended to provide a classification for works that do not breach UK law, but exceed what the BBFC considers acceptable in the 18 category.
An X rating is a film rating that indicates that the film contains content that is considered to be suitable only for adults. Films with an X rating may have scenes of graphic violence or explicit sexual acts that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers. The X rating is used in different ways by different countries, and it may have legal ...