Deadly Friend
strong violence, gore, domestic abuse, surgical detail, horror
Director(s)Wes Craven
Production year1986
Genre(s)Horror, Science Fiction
Approx. running minutes90m
CastMatthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett
Deadly Friend
strong violence, gore, domestic abuse, surgical detail, horror
In this sci-fi horror from 1986, a teenage robotics expert moves to a new neighbourhood with his robot and befriends a g ...
In this sci-fi horror from 1986, a teenage robotics expert moves to a new neighbourhood with his robot and befriends a girl with a troubled home life.
violence
There is gun threat, a fist fight, a bloody stabbing, limb breaks and neck breaks, burns and other injuries.
threat and horror
The story features horror elements such as disturbing dreams, threat, and fantastical robots, as well as sustained sequences of suspense with a menacing tone.
injury detail
There is surgical detail with bloody medical procedures; there are also blood spurts, a bloody stab wound, and gory flesh and bone fragments splattered across a room. A scene features a dead animal within the context of a medical experiment.
theme
The story features an alcoholic and violent father who beats his teenage daughter. There are bruises on her skin; and in one bedroom scene he hurts her, ranting drunkenly, and interrogates her about 'fooling around'.
additional issues
In one scene, a person puts a sedatives in someone's drink. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'son of a bitch'); other milder terms include 'tits', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. A person smokes.
strong violence, gore, domestic abuse, surgical detail, horror
Classified Date:
24/11/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
There is gun threat, a fist fight, a bloody stabbing, limb breaks and neck breaks, burns and other injuries.
threat and horror
The story features horror elements such as disturbing dreams, threat, and fantastical robots, as well as sustained sequences of suspense with a menacing tone.
injury detail
There is surgical detail with bloody medical procedures; there are also blood spurts, a bloody stab wound, and gory flesh and bone fragments splattered across a room. A scene features a dead animal within the context of a medical experiment.
theme
The story features an alcoholic and violent father who beats his teenage daughter. There are bruises on her skin; and in one bedroom scene he hurts her, ranting drunkenly, and interrogates her about 'fooling around'.
additional issues
In one scene, a person puts a sedatives in someone's drink. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'son of a bitch'); other milder terms include 'tits', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. A person smokes.
Classified date24/11/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
There is gun threat, a fist fight, a bloody stabbing, limb breaks and neck breaks, burns and other injuries.
threat and horror
The story features horror elements such as disturbing dreams, threat, and fantastical robots, as well as sustained sequences of suspense with a menacing tone.
injury detail
There is surgical detail with bloody medical procedures; there are also blood spurts, a bloody stab wound, and gory flesh and bone fragments splattered across a room. A scene features a dead animal within the context of a medical experiment.
theme
The story features an alcoholic and violent father who beats his teenage daughter. There are bruises on her skin; and in one bedroom scene he hurts her, ranting drunkenly, and interrogates her about 'fooling around'.
additional issues
In one scene, a person puts a sedatives in someone's drink. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'son of a bitch'); other milder terms include 'tits', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. A person smokes.
Director(s)Wes Craven
Production year1986
Genre(s)Horror, Science Fiction
Approx. running minutes90m
CastMatthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett
strong violence, gore, domestic abuse, surgical detail, horror
Classified Date:
24/11/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
There is gun threat, a fist fight, a bloody stabbing, limb breaks and neck breaks, burns and other injuries.
threat and horror
The story features horror elements such as disturbing dreams, threat, and fantastical robots, as well as sustained sequences of suspense with a menacing tone.
injury detail
There is surgical detail with bloody medical procedures; there are also blood spurts, a bloody stab wound, and gory flesh and bone fragments splattered across a room. A scene features a dead animal within the context of a medical experiment.
theme
The story features an alcoholic and violent father who beats his teenage daughter. There are bruises on her skin; and in one bedroom scene he hurts her, ranting drunkenly, and interrogates her about 'fooling around'.
additional issues
In one scene, a person puts a sedatives in someone's drink. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and moderate bad language ('bitch', 'son of a bitch'); other milder terms include 'tits', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. A person smokes.
Classified date24/11/2025
LanguageEnglish
