• Director(s)

    William Oldroyd

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola

Film

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child sex abuse references, strong violence, threat, language, sex, suicide

A shy young woman in 1960s Boston becomes enamoured with a charismatic colleague in this slow burn US drama thriller. Repressed desire and anger bubble up in a story dealing with themes of suicide, murder and child sex abuse.

A shy young woman in 1960s Boston becomes enamoured with a charismatic colleague in this slow burn US drama thriller. Repressed desire and anger bubble up in a story dealing with themes of suicide, murder and child sex abuse.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide

  • Director(s)

    William Oldroyd

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola

child sex abuse references, strong violence, threat, language, sex, suicide
Classified Date:
10/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
People are shot, resulting in sometimes bloody impact wounds. A father is emotionally cruel to his adult daughter. There are also detailed accounts of a man being stabbed to death by his son.
threat and horror
A woman is taken captive and threatened with violence, causing her distress.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'bastard', 'screw', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A woman fantasises about having sex in her place of work, and is revealed to have been masturbating at work while imagining it. There are verbal references to masturbation and orgasms.
discrimination
Men display sexist attitudes, reflective of the era in which the film is set.
drugs
There are verbal references to drugs being used in experiments, and a woman being given codeine.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman gives a disturbing account of her complicity in her husband's abuse of their son. A man makes unwanted advances on a woman in a bar.
suicide
A young woman imagines taking her own life in different ways.
injury detail
Crime scene photos depict a man's bloodied body, and there is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
rude humour
Two women at work argue over having a "time of the month".
alcohol and tobacco
People are frequently seen smoking, reflecting the period in which the film is set. There are also scenes of people abusing alcohol, with a man being warned that his continued drinking will kill him and a woman waking up in a pool of her own vomit after drinking too much the previous night.
child sex abuse references, strong violence, threat, language, sex, suicide
Classified Date:
02/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Studios Limited
violence
People are shot, resulting in sometimes bloody impact wounds. A father is emotionally cruel to his adult daughter. There are also detailed accounts of a man being stabbed to death by his son.
threat and horror
A woman is taken captive and threatened with violence, causing her distress.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and milder terms including 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'bastard', 'screw', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A woman fantasises about having sex in her place of work, and is revealed to have been masturbating at work while imagining it. There are verbal references to masturbation and orgasms.
discrimination
Men display sexist attitudes, reflective of the era in which the film is set.
drugs
There are verbal references to drugs being used in experiments, and a woman being given codeine.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman gives a disturbing account of her complicity in her husband's abuse of their son. A man makes unwanted advances on a woman in a bar.
suicide
A young woman imagines taking her own life in different ways.
injury detail
Crime scene photos depict a man's bloodied body, and there is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.
rude humour
Two women at work argue over having a "time of the month".
alcohol and tobacco
People are frequently seen smoking, reflecting the period in which the film is set. There are also scenes of people abusing alcohol, with a man being warned that his continued drinking will kill him and a woman waking up in a pool of her own vomit after drinking too much the previous night.
Classified Date:
21/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
  • Classified date

    02/01/2024

  • Language

    English