Blade
strong bloody violence
Director(s)Stephen Norrington
Production year1998
Release date29/10/2021
Genre(s)Action, Adventure
Approx. running minutes120m
CastWesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Kevin Patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, Stephen Norrington, David S. Goyer, Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes, Mark Isham, Theo van de Sande, Paul Rubell, Rachel Abroms, Jory Weitz, Kirk M. Petruccelli
Blade
strong bloody violence
BLADE is an action horror thriller, from 1998, in which a vampire hunter must stop a plot to unleash an ancient evil.
BLADE is an action horror thriller, from 1998, in which a vampire hunter must stop a plot to unleash an ancient evil.
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including shootings, stabbings, immolations, and limbs being cut off. While much of the violence is directed towards vampires who turn to ash as they die, in some scenes humans are bitten or gored, and vampires swell up and explode in gory fashion. There are also scenes of torture, and sexualised sequences in which vampires in a club dance while being showered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as occasional strong sex references, including partial sight of a man being fellated.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
19/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including shootings, stabbings, immolations, and limbs being cut off. While much of the violence is directed towards vampires who turn to ash as they die, in some scenes humans are bitten or gored, and vampires swell up and explode in gory fashion. There are also scenes of torture, and sexualised sequences in which vampires in a club dance while being showered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Passed '18' for coarse language and strong action violence
Classified Date:
18/09/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
language
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Contains strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
20/10/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
14/07/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
16/03/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
19/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
30/08/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THEATRICAL TRAILER
Classified Date:
19/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
22/09/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
28/08/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary featuring actor Wesley Snipes
Classified Date:
19/08/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified date19/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including shootings, stabbings, immolations, and limbs being cut off. While much of the violence is directed towards vampires who turn to ash as they die, in some scenes humans are bitten or gored, and vampires swell up and explode in gory fashion. There are also scenes of torture, and sexualised sequences in which vampires in a club dance while being showered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as occasional strong sex references, including partial sight of a man being fellated.
Director(s)Stephen Norrington
Production year1998
Release date29/10/2021
Genre(s)Action, Adventure
Approx. running minutes120m
CastWesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Kevin Patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, Stephen Norrington, David S. Goyer, Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes, Mark Isham, Theo van de Sande, Paul Rubell, Rachel Abroms, Jory Weitz, Kirk M. Petruccelli
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
19/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including shootings, stabbings, immolations, and limbs being cut off. While much of the violence is directed towards vampires who turn to ash as they die, in some scenes humans are bitten or gored, and vampires swell up and explode in gory fashion. There are also scenes of torture, and sexualised sequences in which vampires in a club dance while being showered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Passed '18' for coarse language and strong action violence
Classified Date:
18/09/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
language
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Contains strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
20/10/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
14/07/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
16/03/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
Scenes include gunfights, fistfights, the use of bladed weapons and fantastical weaponry. Violent sequences feature copious amounts of blood, including when characters explode. Vampire victims are soon reduced to ash as they die, but there is occasional strong injury detail when humans are attacked.
Classified Date:
19/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
30/08/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THEATRICAL TRAILER
Classified Date:
19/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
22/09/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
28/08/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary featuring actor Wesley Snipes
Classified Date:
19/08/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified date19/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
