• Director(s)

    Michael J Murphy

  • Production Year

    1987

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Science_fiction, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    70m

Film

Death Run

sexual violence, strong language, violence, bloody images, drug misuse

DEATH RUN is a British sci-fi drama, from 1987, in which a couple wake up to a dystopian future ruled by an evil lord after 25 years of cryogenic sleep.

DEATH RUN is a British sci-fi drama, from 1987, in which a couple wake up to a dystopian future ruled by an evil lord after 25 years of cryogenic sleep.

violence
Scenes of strong violence including throat slashings, stabbings and impalings.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'tart', 'turd', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'piss' and 'moron').
drugs
There are scenes in which a man smokes a joint.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is raped by a man with a genetic mutation. There is an emphasis on his lizard-like qualities as he forces himself onto the woman but sexual violence is depicted without strong detail. There are other scenes of sexual threat in which women are preyed upon by men. There are references to women being forced to work as sex slaves.
injury detail
There are scenes which place an emphasis on blood during and in the aftermath of stabbings and impacts with weaponry, including knives and arrows. There are also decapitations. In one scene, a mutant is engulfed in flames.
It is implied a woman takes her own life after leaving a note.
  • Director(s)

    Michael J Murphy

  • Production Year

    1987

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Science_fiction, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    70m

sexual violence, strong language, violence, bloody images, drug misuse
Classified Date:
11/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
Scenes of strong violence including throat slashings, stabbings and impalings.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'tart', 'turd', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bollocks', 'piss' and 'moron').
drugs
There are scenes in which a man smokes a joint.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is raped by a man with a genetic mutation. There is an emphasis on his lizard-like qualities as he forces himself onto the woman but sexual violence is depicted without strong detail. There are other scenes of sexual threat in which women are preyed upon by men. There are references to women being forced to work as sex slaves.
injury detail
There are scenes which place an emphasis on blood during and in the aftermath of stabbings and impacts with weaponry, including knives and arrows. There are also decapitations. In one scene, a mutant is engulfed in flames.
It is implied a woman takes her own life after leaving a note.
  • Classified date

    11/08/2022

  • Language

    English