A Knight's Tale

moderate violence, injury detail, language
Director(s)Brian Helgeland
Production year2001
Release date20/02/2026
Genre(s)Action, Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes132m
CastHeath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell

A Knight's Tale

moderate violence, injury detail, language
A squire poses as a knight to enter a jousting tournament in this period action comedy film.
A squire poses as a knight to enter a jousting tournament in this period action comedy film.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
injury detail
nudity
rude humour
moderate violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
08/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of jousting violence, some of which result in injury detail. There are also scenes in which people are punched and kicked. 
threat and horror
A fighter replaces his blunt lance with a sharper weapon, with the intention of injuring his opponent. A prisoner is jeered at by an angry crowd. A man threatens another man using a dagger.
language
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch) and milder terms ('bastard', 'shite', 'piss', 'git', 'damn', 'God').
sex
A reference is made to a woman 'uncrossing her legs' and to a knight's 'enormous manhood'.
discrimination
A man refers to a woman as a 'thoroughbred trophy'. 
injury detail
A corpse is shown hanging by a noose. A man has a blood-stained shirt after a jousting injury. 
nudity
There is buttock nudity after a man is robbed of his clothes.
rude humour
A group of friends have a farting competition. 
theme
In a flashback scene, a young boy is sad when he has to part with his father.
Contains mild action violence and language
Classified Date:
27/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
14/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
14/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
29/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
10/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
05/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
25/06/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
31/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
15/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
04/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
26/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
Classified Date:
26/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
Classified Date:
30/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
30/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
23/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified date08/01/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
injury detail
nudity
rude humour
Director(s)Brian Helgeland
Production year2001
Release date20/02/2026
Genre(s)Action, Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes132m
CastHeath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
moderate violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
08/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of jousting violence, some of which result in injury detail. There are also scenes in which people are punched and kicked. 
threat and horror
A fighter replaces his blunt lance with a sharper weapon, with the intention of injuring his opponent. A prisoner is jeered at by an angry crowd. A man threatens another man using a dagger.
language
The film features moderate bad language ('son of a bitch) and milder terms ('bastard', 'shite', 'piss', 'git', 'damn', 'God').
sex
A reference is made to a woman 'uncrossing her legs' and to a knight's 'enormous manhood'.
discrimination
A man refers to a woman as a 'thoroughbred trophy'. 
injury detail
A corpse is shown hanging by a noose. A man has a blood-stained shirt after a jousting injury. 
nudity
There is buttock nudity after a man is robbed of his clothes.
rude humour
A group of friends have a farting competition. 
theme
In a flashback scene, a young boy is sad when he has to part with his father.
Contains mild action violence and language
Classified Date:
27/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
14/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
14/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
29/01/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
10/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
05/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
25/06/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
31/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
15/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
04/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
Classified Date:
26/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
Classified Date:
26/03/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
Classified Date:
30/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
30/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
23/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified date08/01/2026
LanguageEnglish