• Director(s)

    Peter Hedges

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones, David Zaldivar

Film

Ben Is Back

strong language, drug misuse

BEN IS BACK is a US drama in which a teenage drug addict shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.…

BEN IS BACK is a US drama in which a teenage drug addict shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.

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language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as uses of milder language including 'dick', 'bitch', 'shit', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
drugs
In one scene a drug dealer snorts some white powder to test it. In another scene a woman walks through an alleyway where there is a brief glimpse of someone inserting a needle into an arm. There are frequent verbal and visual references to drugs in a story that focuses on a recovering drug addict, but the film carries a strong anti-drugs message.
additional issues
There is moderate violence when a man punches another man. Scenes of threat include a mother discovering her son unconscious.

  • Director(s)

    Peter Hedges

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones, David Zaldivar

strong language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/02/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as uses of 'dick', 'bitch', 'shit', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
drugs
In one scene a drug dealer snorts some white powder to test it. In another scene a woman walks through an alleyway where there is a brief glimpse of someone inserting a needle in to their arm. There are frequent verbal and visual references to drugs in a story that focuses on a recovering drug addict, and the film carries a strong anti-drugs message.
additional issues
There is moderate violence when a man punches another man. Scenes of threat include a mother discovering her son unconscious.
strong language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
09/05/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC Europe Ltd
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as uses of milder language including 'dick', 'bitch', 'shit', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
drugs
In one scene a drug dealer snorts some white powder to test it. In another scene a woman walks through an alleyway where there is a brief glimpse of someone inserting a needle into an arm. There are frequent verbal and visual references to drugs in a story that focuses on a recovering drug addict, but the film carries a strong anti-drugs message.
additional issues
There is moderate violence when a man punches another man. Scenes of threat include a mother discovering her son unconscious.
Classified Date:
02/04/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC Europe Ltd
Classified Date:
08/02/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer 2
Classified Date:
01/02/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer

  • Classified date

    09/05/2019

  • BBFC reference

    AVF371399

  • Language

    English