• Director(s)

    Spike Lee

  • Production Year

    2013

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick

Film

Old Boy

Contains strong bloody violence

violence
There are several scenes of violence. Some of these are fight scenes which include the use of a hammer and a baseball bat, including a criminal being killed by a hammer blow to the skull which causes blood to spurt from the wound. There is also a scene in which a man tortures a criminal in order to gain information, cutting pieces of skin from the man's neck and sprinkling salt into the wounds. In one scene a female criminal's throat is cut and blood sprays from the wound. In another scene a family is killed with a shotgun before the killer turns the weapon on himself. These scenes include some gory detail.
additional issues
There is a scene in which a woman is raped and murdered. The rape is briefly indicated by showing a man removing her underwear before she is strangled and clubbed to death. There is little further detail. Sex includes sight of a man and woman together, with female nudity and sight of the man thrusting between the woman's legs. In another scene, a clothed woman has sex with a man who is subsequently revealed to be her father. OLD BOY also contains several uses of strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf***er'). Moderate and mild bad language includes use of 'bitch', 'piss', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'goddamit', 'crap' and 'Jesus Christ'.

  • Director(s)

    Spike Lee

  • Production Year

    2013

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Imperioli, Lance Reddick

Contains strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/11/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
There are several scenes of violence. Some of these are fight scenes which include the use of a hammer and a baseball bat, including a criminal being killed by a hammer blow to the skull which causes blood to spurt from the wound. There is also a scene in which a man tortures a criminal in order to gain information, cutting pieces of skin from the man's neck and sprinkling salt into the wounds. In one scene a female criminal's throat is cut and blood sprays from the wound. In another scene a family is killed with a shotgun before the killer turns the weapon on himself. These scenes include some gory detail.
additional issues
There is a scene in which a woman is raped and murdered. The rape is briefly indicated by showing a man removing her underwear before she is strangled and clubbed to death. There is little further detail. Sex includes sight of a man and woman together, with female nudity and sight of the man thrusting between the woman's legs. In another scene, a clothed woman has sex with a man who is subsequently revealed to be her father. OLD BOY also contains several uses of strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf***er'). Moderate and mild bad language includes use of 'bitch', 'piss', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'goddamit', 'crap' and 'Jesus Christ'.
Contains strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
02/02/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
There are several scenes of violence. Some of these are fight scenes which include the use of a hammer and a baseball bat, including a criminal being killed by a hammer blow to the skull which causes blood to spurt from the wound. There is also a scene in which a man tortures a criminal in order to gain information, cutting pieces of skin from the man's neck and sprinkling salt into the wounds. In one scene a female criminal's throat is cut and blood sprays from the wound. In another scene a family is killed with a shotgun before the killer turns the weapon on himself. These scenes include some gory detail.
additional issues
There is a scene in which a woman is raped and murdered. The rape is briefly indicated by showing a man removing her underwear before she is strangled and clubbed to death. There is little further detail. Sex includes sight of a man and woman together, with female nudity and sight of the man thrusting between the woman's legs. In another scene, a clothed woman has sex with a man who is subsequently revealed to be her father. OLD BOY also contains several uses of strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf***er'). Moderate and mild bad language includes use of 'bitch', 'piss', 'asshole', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'goddamit', 'crap' and 'Jesus Christ'.
Classified Date:
12/08/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)

  • Classified date

    02/02/2015

  • BBFC reference

    AVF303222

  • Language

    English