• Director(s)

    Brady Corbet

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    24/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    215m

  • Cast

    Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce

Film

The Brutalist

strong sex, drug misuse, brief sexual violence

An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. This powerful drama explores themes of identity, discrimination, abuse, addiction, and trauma.

An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. This powerful drama explores themes of identity, discrimination, abuse, addiction, and trauma.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

nudity

rude humour

  • Director(s)

    Brady Corbet

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    24/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    215m

  • Cast

    Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce

strong sex, drug misuse, brief sexual violence
Classified Date:
26/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
Brief scenes of violence include a woman being knocked over and dragged from a room.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'bitch', 'prick', 'screw', 'shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'Christ', and 'hell'.
sex
Scenes include thrusting, cunnilingus, masturbation and genital nudity. Footage of silent-era pornographic films includes group sex, and in one scene a couple engage in sex while under the influence of drugs.
discrimination
Instances of discriminatory behaviour include use of racist language ('spic', 'negro'). Discrimination is clearly condemned.
drugs
A man becomes addicted to heroin and is seen preparing and injecting the drug, as well as administering it to another person as pain relief. People also smoke joints, and drink to excess.
sexual violence and sexual threat
An intoxicated man is raped. Although detail is limited, the sequence is stark and includes abusive language.
nudity
There is occasional natural nudity, as well as breast, buttock and genital nudity in sexual contexts.
rude humour
A drunk man urinates over a bathtub and floor.
theme
People deal with illness and trauma, and discuss persecution, violence and death.
Classified Date:
09/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
13/12/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
14/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
14/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
14/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
04/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
  • Classified date

    26/11/2024

  • Language

    English