Absolute Beginners
moderate violence, racist language, sex references, nudity, drug misuse
Director(s)Julien Temple
Production year1986
Genre(s)Drama, Musical
Approx. running minutes103m
CastPatsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Mandy Rice-Davies, Eve Ferret, Tony Hippolyte, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Joseph McKenna, Julien Temple, Colin MacInnes, Michael Hamlyn, Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, Chris Brown, Stephen Woolley, Gil Evans, Oliver Stapleton, Richard Bedford, Michael Bradsell, Gerry Hambling, Russell Lloyd, Leonara Davis, Susie Figgis, Mary Selway, John Beard
Absolute Beginners
moderate violence, racist language, sex references, nudity, drug misuse
violence
Scenes of violence include fights in which men are kicked and punched in the face and body, a fight between two men which includes a bottle being smashed over a man's head, and a knife fight between two men that ends with a woman being accidentally cut. The film also features a race riot in which clubs, a straight razor and a knuckleduster are wielded, and in which a man is threatened with a broken bottle that is held close to his face. However, there is no injury detail.
sex
There is a scene in which a man masturbates under bedclothes, as well as some verbal references to sexual behaviour. However, there is no strong detail.
discrimination
There is some use of racist language, which is often aggressive, including terms such as 'n****r', 'wog', 'golliwog', and 'sambo'. However, the film - which is set against a backdrop of rising racial tensions leading up to a race riot - clearly condemns discriminatory language and behaviour.
drugs
In one scene, a man smokes a marijuana joint before passing it to another man; the second man smokes it and subsequently crashes his motorbike.
nudity
Pin-up photographs and posters show bare-breasted women. There are also simple outline drawings of naked women.
additional issues
There is some mild bad language ('bastard', 'piss off', 'crap', 'bloody', 'sod', 'balls', 'tits', 'moron', 'hell', 'damn', 'Christ', 'God'), as well as scenes in which adult characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period in which the film is set.
Classified Date:
18/03/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
moderate violence, racist language, sex references, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
23/05/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Second Sight Films
violence
Scenes of violence include fights in which men are kicked and punched in the face and body, a fight between two men which includes a bottle being smashed over a man's head, and a knife fight between two men that ends with a woman being accidentally cut. The film also features a race riot in which clubs, a straight razor and a knuckleduster are wielded, and in which a man is threatened with a broken bottle that is held close to his face. However, there is no injury detail.
sex
There is a scene in which a man masturbates under bedclothes, as well as some verbal references to sexual behaviour. However, there is no strong detail.
discrimination
There is some use of racist language, which is often aggressive, including terms such as 'n****r', 'wog', 'golliwog', and 'sambo'. However, the film - which is set against a backdrop of rising racial tensions leading up to a race riot - clearly condemns discriminatory language and behaviour.
drugs
In one scene, a man smokes a marijuana joint before passing it to another man; the second man smokes it and subsequently crashes his motorbike.
nudity
Pin-up photographs and posters show bare-breasted women. There are also simple outline drawings of naked women.
additional issues
There is some mild bad language ('bastard', 'piss off', 'crap', 'bloody', 'sod', 'balls', 'tits', 'moron', 'hell', 'damn', 'Christ', 'God'), as well as scenes in which adult characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period in which the film is set.
Classified Date:
04/07/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Virgin Video
Classified Date:
18/05/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Second Sight Films
Classified date23/05/2016
LanguageEnglish
violence
Scenes of violence include fights in which men are kicked and punched in the face and body, a fight between two men which includes a bottle being smashed over a man's head, and a knife fight between two men that ends with a woman being accidentally cut. The film also features a race riot in which clubs, a straight razor and a knuckleduster are wielded, and in which a man is threatened with a broken bottle that is held close to his face. However, there is no injury detail.
sex
There is a scene in which a man masturbates under bedclothes, as well as some verbal references to sexual behaviour. However, there is no strong detail.
discrimination
There is some use of racist language, which is often aggressive, including terms such as 'n****r', 'wog', 'golliwog', and 'sambo'. However, the film - which is set against a backdrop of rising racial tensions leading up to a race riot - clearly condemns discriminatory language and behaviour.
drugs
In one scene, a man smokes a marijuana joint before passing it to another man; the second man smokes it and subsequently crashes his motorbike.
nudity
Pin-up photographs and posters show bare-breasted women. There are also simple outline drawings of naked women.
additional issues
There is some mild bad language ('bastard', 'piss off', 'crap', 'bloody', 'sod', 'balls', 'tits', 'moron', 'hell', 'damn', 'Christ', 'God'), as well as scenes in which adult characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period in which the film is set.
Director(s)Julien Temple
Production year1986
Genre(s)Drama, Musical
Approx. running minutes103m
CastPatsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Mandy Rice-Davies, Eve Ferret, Tony Hippolyte, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Joseph McKenna, Julien Temple, Colin MacInnes, Michael Hamlyn, Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, Chris Brown, Stephen Woolley, Gil Evans, Oliver Stapleton, Richard Bedford, Michael Bradsell, Gerry Hambling, Russell Lloyd, Leonara Davis, Susie Figgis, Mary Selway, John Beard
Classified Date:
18/03/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
moderate violence, racist language, sex references, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
23/05/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Second Sight Films
violence
Scenes of violence include fights in which men are kicked and punched in the face and body, a fight between two men which includes a bottle being smashed over a man's head, and a knife fight between two men that ends with a woman being accidentally cut. The film also features a race riot in which clubs, a straight razor and a knuckleduster are wielded, and in which a man is threatened with a broken bottle that is held close to his face. However, there is no injury detail.
sex
There is a scene in which a man masturbates under bedclothes, as well as some verbal references to sexual behaviour. However, there is no strong detail.
discrimination
There is some use of racist language, which is often aggressive, including terms such as 'n****r', 'wog', 'golliwog', and 'sambo'. However, the film - which is set against a backdrop of rising racial tensions leading up to a race riot - clearly condemns discriminatory language and behaviour.
drugs
In one scene, a man smokes a marijuana joint before passing it to another man; the second man smokes it and subsequently crashes his motorbike.
nudity
Pin-up photographs and posters show bare-breasted women. There are also simple outline drawings of naked women.
additional issues
There is some mild bad language ('bastard', 'piss off', 'crap', 'bloody', 'sod', 'balls', 'tits', 'moron', 'hell', 'damn', 'Christ', 'God'), as well as scenes in which adult characters smoke cigarettes, reflecting the period in which the film is set.
Classified Date:
04/07/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Virgin Video
Classified Date:
18/05/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Second Sight Films
Classified date23/05/2016
LanguageEnglish
