Gremlins
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Director(s)Joe Dante
Production year1984
Release date06/12/2019
Genre(s)Fantasy, Horror
Approx. running minutes106m
CastZach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke, Don Steele, Susan Burgess, Scott Brady, Arnie Moore, Corey Feldman, Joe Dante, Chris Columbus, Michael Finnell, Jerry Goldsmith, John Hora, Tina Hirsch, Susan Arnold, James H. Spencer
Gremlins
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Dangerous creatures are unleashed when a young man fails to follow the instructions about his unusual new pet. While com ...
Dangerous creatures are unleashed when a young man fails to follow the instructions about his unusual new pet. While comic and exciting, younger viewers may find the horror and slapstick gore too intense.
violence
threat and horror
language
discrimination
injury detail
dangerous behaviour
theme
alcohol and smoking
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and smoking
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and smoking
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
Contains moderate violence and fantasy horror
Classified Date:
22/11/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children, and scenes in which gremlins are killed. These include a gremlin being used as a dartboard, a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin liquidised in a kitchen blender, one exploding in a microwave, and sight of a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt.
Classified Date:
08/08/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
Contains strong violence and horror
Classified Date:
05/01/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/10/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
05/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
4K trailer
Classified Date:
18/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
21/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Gremlins
Classified Date:
21/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Gremlins
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Gremlins
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
13/08/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified date03/00/2019
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
discrimination
injury detail
dangerous behaviour
theme
alcohol and smoking
Director(s)Joe Dante
Production year1984
Release date06/12/2019
Genre(s)Fantasy, Horror
Approx. running minutes106m
CastZach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke, Don Steele, Susan Burgess, Scott Brady, Arnie Moore, Corey Feldman, Joe Dante, Chris Columbus, Michael Finnell, Jerry Goldsmith, John Hora, Tina Hirsch, Susan Arnold, James H. Spencer
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and smoking
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and smoking
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
Contains moderate violence and fantasy horror
Classified Date:
22/11/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children, and scenes in which gremlins are killed. These include a gremlin being used as a dartboard, a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin liquidised in a kitchen blender, one exploding in a microwave, and sight of a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt.
Classified Date:
08/08/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
Contains strong violence and horror
Classified Date:
05/01/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/10/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
05/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
4K trailer
Classified Date:
18/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
21/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Gremlins
Classified Date:
21/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Gremlins
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Gremlins
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
13/08/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
Classified date03/00/2019
LanguageEnglish