Cursed Films

Director(s)Jay Cheel

Production year2020

Genre(s)Documentary

Approx. running minutes26m

CastChristopher Sandford, Mitch Horowitz, Blanche Barton, Julian Wasser, Jacqueline Castel, Terry Castle, Scott Michaels, Kevin Eustace, Tom O'Neil, Dianne Lake, Jay Cheel, Jay Cheel, Brian Robertson, Weyes Blood, Jared Raab, Jay Cheel, Emma Doyle

Cursed Films

CURSED FILMS is a US arts documentary series; this episode looks at Tobe Hooper's 1982 horror film, 'Poltergeist'.

infrequent strong language, moderate horror, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are factual references to the murder, by strangling, of an actress by her boyfriend.

threat and horror

Clips from horror films include a child being attacked by a clown, a young girl being menaced by a ghost and a screaming woman in a swimming pool full of skeletons.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'crap' and 'God'.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

strong injury detail, suicide

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

suicide and self-harm

In a clip, a woman hangs herself at a children's birthday party.

injury detail

In clips from films, a man is decapitated in slow motion, people feast on human flesh and twins lie murdered in a bloody corridor. There is a real still image of a bloody bombing victim.

strong horror, sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Clips from The Exorcist show scenes of strong threat and horror in which a young girl's physical appearance and behaviour alters as she becomes possessed by a demonic spirit. Her face appears to decay, and we see her thrashing on a bed, levitating and vomiting over a man's face. There is sight of the face of a demonic entity from the film. There is also footage of a real life exorcist supposedly driving out supernatural forces from people, resulting in them grimacing, growling, contorting their bodies, coughing and retching.

sex

There are verbal references to a 13-year-old female character masturbating with a crucifix; a brief clip from The Exorcist implies this action but does not show it in any detail.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

brief sexual threat, moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is moderate violence and bloody images in clips from films.

sexual violence and sexual threat

In a brief clip from the film, two men knock a woman to the floor and tear open her shirt.

strong language, sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'shit', 'dick', 'Christ', 'piss' and 'hell'.

sex

There is brief sight of a woman whose bare breasts are exposed, with tape covering her nipples.

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references to suicide and sex

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are verbal references to sex orgies, but these are not graphic in detail.

suicide and self-harm

There are multiple references to the supposed suicide of a little person on the set of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which is said to be discernible on certain copies of the film.

sexual violence, strong bloody images, nudity

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are scenes from ROSEMARY'S BABY which imply a woman is raped by a demonic creature.

injury detail

Real crime scene photographs show blood-drenched carpet in the aftermath of the murder of Sharon Tate and her companions by members of the Manson family. There is also the bloody aftermath of a woman's suicide taken from ROSEMARY'S BABY.

nudity

There are scenes of sexualised breast nudity, as well as full frontal male nudity.

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are brief scenes of moderate violence, featuring crunchy hand-to-hand combat, and scenes of gunfire.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('hell').

injury detail

There are scenes featuring animated blood spurts as part of a film poster, burns from the Chernobyl accident, and people with bloody facial injuries.

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes from a number of horror films, particularly by director Wes Craven, featuring strong violence, such as a woman's head exploding in bloody fashion, and a woman having her chest carved into with a knife.

injury detail

There are scenes of blood during scenes of violence, as well as still images from films depicting people with injuries, burns, and zombie-fied flesh.

Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.

Classified date20/02/2022

LanguageEnglish

violence

There are factual references to the murder, by strangling, of an actress by her boyfriend.

threat and horror

Clips from horror films include a child being attacked by a clown, a young girl being menaced by a ghost and a screaming woman in a swimming pool full of skeletons.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'crap' and 'God'.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

additional issues

There are factual references to the death of an eleven-year-old girl from illness.

strong language, sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'shit', 'dick', 'Christ', 'piss' and 'hell'.

sex

There is brief sight of a woman whose bare breasts are exposed, with tape covering her nipples.

strong horror, sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

sex

There are verbal references to a 13-year-old female character masturbating with a crucifix; a brief clip from The Exorcist implies this action but does not show it in any detail.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

brief sexual threat, moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is moderate violence and bloody images in clips from films.

sexual violence and sexual threat

In a brief clip from the film, two men knock a woman to the floor and tear open her shirt.

strong injury detail, suicide

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

suicide and self-harm

In a clip, a woman hangs herself at a children's birthday party.

injury detail

In clips from films, a man is decapitated in slow motion, people feast on human flesh and twins lie murdered in a bloody corridor. There is a real still image of a bloody bombing victim.

infrequent strong language, moderate horror, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

20/12/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are factual references to the murder, by strangling, of an actress by her boyfriend.

threat and horror

Clips from horror films include a child being attacked by a clown, a young girl being menaced by a ghost and a screaming woman in a swimming pool full of skeletons.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as other terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'crap' and 'God'.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

references to suicide and sex

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are verbal references to sex orgies, but these are not graphic in detail.

suicide and self-harm

There are multiple references to the supposed suicide of a little person on the set of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which is said to be discernible on certain copies of the film.

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

16/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

injury detail

There are scenes of blood during scenes of violence, as well as still images from films depicting people with injuries, burns, and zombie-fied flesh.

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are brief scenes of moderate violence, featuring crunchy hand-to-hand combat, and scenes of gunfire.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('hell').

injury detail

There are scenes featuring animated blood spurts as part of a film poster, burns from the Chernobyl accident, and people with bloody facial injuries.

sexual violence, strong bloody images, nudity

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are scenes from ROSEMARY'S BABY which imply a woman is raped by a demonic creature.

injury detail

nudity

There are scenes of sexualised breast nudity, as well as full frontal male nudity.

Director(s)Jay Cheel

Production year2020

Genre(s)Documentary

Approx. running minutes26m

Classified date20/02/2022

LanguageEnglish