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News Tuesday 11th February...

Poster Birdeater 2023 Jack Clark Jim Weir
BBFC Daily
Daily UK Ratings from the BBFC
Latest classification decisions

News Sunday 9th February...

Poster Bull Street 2024 Lynn Dow
BBFC Daily
Daily UK Ratings from the BBFC
Get Away, Four Riders, Speak No Evil
Poster Black Bag 2025 Steven Soderbergh
MPAA Weekly
Weekly US Ratings from the MPA
Hell of a Summer, Locked

 

Censor Cuts Index

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The British Board of Film Classifications are the state designated censors of all video media sold in the UK.

The BBFC are also the cinema censors, but in this capacity, the ultimate decision rests with local councils. BBFC certificates though are generally accepted by the local authorities.

In recent years the BBFC has done a very good in making their decisions accessible to all.
See www.bbfc.co.uk

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Comparing European Classifications:

See comparisons from kijkwijzer.nl
 

 

BBFC Podcast

 
2022 - 2024
 
Podcast 116 New BBFC guidelines
Podcast 115 Youth panel takeover part 2
Podcast 114 Youth panel takeover part 1
Podcast 113 Comedian Henning Wehn in conversation with David Austin about age ratings across the globe
Podcast 112 Youth Panel on Halloween scares, October
Podcast 111 Col Needham of IMDb, October
Podcast 110 Dark superhero films, May
 
2021
 
Podcast 109 Discriminatory terms
Podcast 108 The movie: Censor
Podcast 107 Suggestions for families
Podcas106 Int. Women's Day
 
BBFC Podcast Previous Episodes
 
 
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List: Blasphemy
List: Exorcist Films
List: Friday the 13th Films
List: Halloween Films
List: Hammer Films
List: Hardcore 18s
List: Ilsa Films
List: Jess Franco Films
List: Nightmare on Elm St. Films
List: Saw Films
List: Texas Chainsaw Films
 
Detailed Cuts: A Serbian Film
Detailed Cuts: The Expendables
 
List of Cuts:  James Bond Films
Detailed Cuts: Die Another Day
Detailed Cuts: GoldenEye
Detailed Cuts: Licence to Kill
Detailed Cuts: Tomorrow Never Dies
 

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Cutting Edge Season 6 2023
 
63: The Jackal
62: Fawlty Towers

Cutting Edge Season 5 2020
 
61: Total Recall
60: Mrs. Doubtfire
59: Wolf Creek 2
58: Monster's Ball
57: Willow
56: The  Equalizer 2

Cutting Edge Season 4 2018
 
55: The Jaws Films
54: Manhunt Special Edition
53: Scarface
52: Romy & Michele's High School Reunion
51: Lawless
50: Rambo III

Cutting Edge Season 3 2017
 
49: The Exorcist
48: Last House on the Left
47: Ace Ventura 2
46: Enter the Dragon
45: The Angels' Share
44: Spider-Man Films and 12A
43: 2 Fast 2 Furious
 
Cutting Edge Previous Episodes
 
Cutting Edge Quick Trims
 
40 Edward Scissorhands August 2018
39 A Bridge Too Far June 2018
38 The Saint March 2018
37 Moonwalker February 2018
 
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News Wednesday 5th February...

The Cell 4K Blu-ray
Cuts and Bans
The Cell
2000 USA / Germany Sci-Fi thriller by Tarsem Singh, once cut in the US, just released on UK 4K Blu-ray
Poster Golden Eighties 1986 Chantal Akerman
BBFC Daily
Daily UK Ratings from the BBFC
Serie Noire

News Thursday 30th January...

trans
Movies
Streuth!
A cut version of Crocodile Dundee has premiered in Sydney without the transgender jokes



 


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Policy at the BBFC:  News and updates
BBFC Classification for mobile internet (BBFC page)
The legalisation of R18 hardcore porn (1997-2000)
BBFC reviewed against This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Dare Devils at the BBFC by Rob Stone (2006)
Appeal against BBFC cuts to Last House on the Left (2002)
The Professionals: BBFC hassle re lock picking (2002)
Snuff Movies: The Making of an urban legend (1999)
Examiner Richard Falcon:  Censorship of horror in 1995
European Court: 1996 blasphemy ban of Visions of Ecstasy
 


 
David Cooke BBFC Director 2004 - 2016
Robin Duval BBFC Director 1999-2004
James Ferman BBFC Director 1974-1999
Quentin Thomas BBFC President 2002-2012
Andreas Whittam Smith BBFC President 1997-2002
John Taylor BBFC Vice President 1998-2008
Rating Games for a Living Interview with Sue Clark (2008)
Jan Chambers Retired BBFC examiner exposé (2002)
Jim Barratt BBFC examiner: post-Ferman changes (1999)
Confessions of a Censor by Ros Hodgkiss, film examiner
Sinful Days in Soho by Maggie Mills,  film examiner
Monster Love Carol Topolski tells of being a film examiner
 

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