Welcome to the British Board of Film Classification

Our age ratings provide children and families with the guidance they need to help them choose what’s right for them and avoid what’s not.

Nearly all UK parents find BBFC age ratings on Netflix helpful

The BBFC and Netflix celebrate five years of every film and TV series on the service carrying BBFC age ratings and content advice, as new findings show these ratings are widely recognised and help parents to make informed viewing decisions for their families.

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Nearly all UK parents find BBFC age ratings on Netflix helpful

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Home Alone crowned UK’s favourite Christmas film as nation says 'Ho...

As the festive season is in full swing, one of Britain’s most hotly debated Christmas questions has yet again been put to the test, and the nation has spoken.

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Home Alone crowned UK’s favourite Christmas film as nation says 'Ho...

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Liverpool student crowned winner of BBFC’s Create the Card Competit...

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is delighted to announce 11-year-old Maidah from Liverpool as the winner of its Create the Card Competition in partnership with Universal Pictures for Wicked: For Good.

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Liverpool student crowned winner of BBFC’s Create the Card Competit...

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Recent releases

Zootropolis 2

Mild threat, violence
Judy and Nick find their crime-fighting partnership coming under strain, just as they are drawn into a new case which is tied to the origins of Zootropolis itself.
Judy and Nick find their crime-fighting partnership coming under strain, just as they are drawn into a new case which is ...

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Content Advice

violence
threat and horror
language
rude humour
alcohol and smoking
theme
sex
discrimination

Blue Moon

Strong language, sex references
On the opening night of Rodger and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! in 1943, Richard Rodgers' former creative partner Lorenz Hart slips away from the performance to visit a bar in this biographical drama.
On the opening night of Rodger and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! in 1943, Richard Rodgers' former creative partner Lorenz Hart ...

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Content Advice

violence
language
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
alcohol and smoking
threat and horror
drugs

Wicked: For Good

Mild threat, violence, innuendo, language
In this musical fantasy sequel, the friendship of two witches is seriously tested when one of them is branded as 'wicked' by magical authorities.
In this musical fantasy sequel, the friendship of two witches is seriously tested when one of them is branded as 'wicked ...

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Content Advice

violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
theme
rude humour
drugs

Christy

Domestic abuse, sexual abuse, violence, language, drug use, discrimination
This biographical drama charts the highs and lows of pioneering US boxer Christy Martin's professional and personal life.
This biographical drama charts the highs and lows of pioneering US boxer Christy Martin's professional and personal life ...

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Content Advice

violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
nudity

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