• Director(s)

    Danny Devito

  • Production Year

    1996

  • Genre(s)

    Children

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris

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Film

Matilda

violence
There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".
additional issues
There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.
  • Director(s)

    Danny Devito

  • Production Year

    1996

  • Genre(s)

    Children

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris

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Classified Date:
14/08/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK)
violence
There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".
additional issues
There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.
Classified Date:
22/09/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".
additional issues
There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.
Classified Date:
08/07/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
violence
There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.
threat and horror
There is a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher. The sequence is comic and viewers know the haunting is not real.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language, notably when the school principal calls her pupils names including 'piss-worm' and orders them to "Get the hell out of here".
rude humour
There is some mild rude humour, including a reference to breast implants and to a 'male stripper'.
alcohol and smoking
Adults drink alcohol.
additional issues
There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.
Classified Date:
27/03/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
violence
There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.
language
There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".
additional issues
There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.
Classified Date:
04/06/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony DADC UK Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Matilda (1996) - Trailer 1
Classified Date:
04/10/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
02/08/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK)
  • Classified date

    22/09/1998

  • BBFC reference

    CVF066321

  • Language

    English