THE COUNSELLOR (2013)
THE COUNSELLOR (2013)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 117
Release dates 15/11/2013
BBFCInsight Contains strong bloody violence
Genre(s) Drama
Director(s) Ridley Scott
Cast includes Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Goran Visnjic
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 05/11/2013
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
THE COUNSELLOR is a crime thriller about a lawyer who becomes embroiled in a drug trafficking deal which fails to go according to plan. It is rated 18 for strong bloody violence.
In one scene a metal wire is wrapped around a man's neck. The man attempts to stop the wire tightening by inserting his fingers between the wire and his skin. However, this merely results in his fingers being severed, as well as his neck, causing sprays of blood and gory detail. The film also contains a number of shoot outs that include bloody bullet impacts.
THE COUNSELLOR also includes strong sex and sex references and strong language ('f**k').
No-one younger than 18 may see an 18 rated film in the cinema. No-one younger that 18 may rent or buy an 18 rated video or DVD.
Details
- Title
- THE COUNSELLOR
- Also known as
- THE COUNSELOR,THE COUNSELLOR - TRAILER B
- Year
- 2013
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.,Samsung Electronics UK Limited,20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
- Classified date(s)
- 02/06/2014
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF302334
Related work
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COUNSELLOR [Trailer B] | FilmTrailer | 0m 45s | 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd | 26/07/2013 |  12A |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Trailer G] | FilmTrailer | 2m 24s | 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd | 03/09/2013 | 12A |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,Trailer G] | VideoTrailer | 2m 16s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 |  15 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,How Bad] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 |  12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Pedigree Event] | VideoTrailer | 0m 19s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Problem] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spots,Quotes] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 15 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Trouble Review] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot - Event Revised] | VideoTrailer | 0m 14s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Been Bad] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Life] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Greed] | VideoTrailer | 0m 29s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 | 12 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,TV Spot,Has To Be Seen] | VideoTrailer | 0m 14s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 10/01/2014 |  PG |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,Trailer G,UK Theatrical Trailer] | VideoTrailer | 2m 24s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 17/01/2014 | 15 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Trailer I] | VoD | 2m 0s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 13/11/2013 | 12 |
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COUNSELLOR | Film | 117m 29s | 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd | 15/10/2013 |  18 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR | Video | 112m 22s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 31/01/2014 | 18 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Extended Feature] | Video | 132m 13s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 31/01/2014 | 18 |
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| THE COUNSELOR | Video | 117m 17s | Samsung Electronics UK Limited | 02/06/2014 | 18 |
VAM
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional material,Audio description] | Video | 112m 22s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 07/01/2014 | 18 |
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| THE COUNSELLOR [Additional Material,Audio commentary,Extended feature and The Truth Of The Situation] | Video | 207m 4s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 07/01/2014 | 18 |
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