Bullet In The Head
strong bloody violence, threat, language, drug misuse
Director(s)John Woo
Production year1990
Release date29/05/2026
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes131m
CastTony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, Yolinda Yam, Chung Lam, Fennie Yuen, Kan-Wing Tsang, Hang-Shuen So, John Woo
Bullet In The Head
strong bloody violence, threat, language, drug misuse
After murdering a rival gang member, three best friends flee Hong Kong for Vietnam during the height of the war in this ...
After murdering a rival gang member, three best friends flee Hong Kong for Vietnam during the height of the war in this action drama.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
theme
strong bloody violence, threat, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
19/05/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
Frequent scenes of strong bloody violence occur throughout. These include repeated shootings, resulting in blood spurts, as well as stabbings, slashings, and a person's throat being cut. There is also hand to hand fighting and, in one scene, women and children are indiscriminately shot.
threat and horror
Sequences of strong threat included sustained scenes in which people are held at gunpoint, kidnapped, tied up and subjected to intimidation. Distressed prisoners of war are forced to kill others. Riot sequences feature crowds in conflict with armed forces.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'whore', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'moron'.
sex
Visual and verbal references are made to sex workers and there are occasional sex references.
drugs
There are scenes of drug misuse involving the injection of heroin. There is sight of bags of cocaine and references are made to drug trafficking.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is threatened, physically abused, coerced to take drugs and forced into sex work.
injury detail
There is frequent sight of blood, including blood spurts from gunshot wounds and bloodied bodies in the aftermath of violence. Wounds and scars are visible on people's bodies, and a soldier's arm is blown off following an explosion.
theme
There are emotionally distressing scenes involving characters being severely injured and experiencing trauma after their experiences in a prisoner of war camp.
Classified Date:
21/10/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
M.I.H.K. Ltd.
Classified Date:
17/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
17/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
New subtitle track.
Classified Date:
13/09/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Made In Hong Kong
Classified Date:
25/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
UK Promotional
Classified Date:
18/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Original theatrical trailer
Classified date19/05/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
theme
Director(s)John Woo
Production year1990
Release date29/05/2026
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes131m
CastTony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, Yolinda Yam, Chung Lam, Fennie Yuen, Kan-Wing Tsang, Hang-Shuen So, John Woo
strong bloody violence, threat, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
19/05/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
Frequent scenes of strong bloody violence occur throughout. These include repeated shootings, resulting in blood spurts, as well as stabbings, slashings, and a person's throat being cut. There is also hand to hand fighting and, in one scene, women and children are indiscriminately shot.
threat and horror
Sequences of strong threat included sustained scenes in which people are held at gunpoint, kidnapped, tied up and subjected to intimidation. Distressed prisoners of war are forced to kill others. Riot sequences feature crowds in conflict with armed forces.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'whore', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'moron'.
sex
Visual and verbal references are made to sex workers and there are occasional sex references.
drugs
There are scenes of drug misuse involving the injection of heroin. There is sight of bags of cocaine and references are made to drug trafficking.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is threatened, physically abused, coerced to take drugs and forced into sex work.
injury detail
There is frequent sight of blood, including blood spurts from gunshot wounds and bloodied bodies in the aftermath of violence. Wounds and scars are visible on people's bodies, and a soldier's arm is blown off following an explosion.
theme
There are emotionally distressing scenes involving characters being severely injured and experiencing trauma after their experiences in a prisoner of war camp.
Classified Date:
21/10/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
M.I.H.K. Ltd.
Classified Date:
17/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
17/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
New subtitle track.
Classified Date:
13/09/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Made In Hong Kong
Classified Date:
25/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
UK Promotional
Classified Date:
18/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Original theatrical trailer
Classified date19/05/2026
LanguageEnglish