Hancock
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Director(s)Peter Berg
Production year2008
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes88m
CastWill Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Daeg Faerch, Valerie Azlynn, Kate Clarke, Hayley Marie Norman, Lauren Hill, Lily Mariye, Darrell Foster, David Mattey, Shea Curry, Stephen Bishop, Alexandra Nowak
Hancock
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
A PR expert attempts to improve the reputation of an alcoholic superhero. The film exists in two versions, with the uncu ...
A PR expert attempts to improve the reputation of an alcoholic superhero. The film exists in two versions, with the uncut version containing stronger violence and sexual content than the 12 rated version.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
rude humour
alcohol and smoking
discrimination
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
12/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Cuts:
This film was originally shown to the BBFC for advice in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a '15' classification but that the requested '12A' certificate could be achieved by making a number of reductions throughout the film. In particular, the BBFC suggested (i) that several aggressive uses of moderate language ('bitch' and 'pussy') should be removed, (ii) that a scene showing Hancock taking a woman back to his trailer and having sex with her should be removed (including an implied orgasm), (iii) that some heavy blows, strangulation and sight of blood during scenes of violence should be reduced or removed and (iv) that the level of sustained threat and tension - particularly in the final scene - should be reduced. When the finished version of the film was submitted a number of substantial reductions had been made, including the deletion of the entire sex scene, and the reduced version was considered acceptable at '12A'. A complete version, with the deleted footage restored, has subsequently been classified '15' on DVD.
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail; a man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
language
There is a single aggressive use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms.
sex
There is a crude sex reference when a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's bum; this scenario is subsequently depicted in a comic scene when a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside is shown.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
US theatrical version
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Classified Date:
25/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER A (CLEAN)
Classified Date:
23/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
DOMESTIC TRAILER # 2
Classified Date:
04/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
DOM TRAILER #1
Classified Date:
09/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER D
Classified Date:
27/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
International trailer C
Classified Date:
15/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INTERNATIONAL TRAILER B
Classified Date:
13/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
12/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER A
Classified Date:
28/04/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
B
Classified Date:
25/04/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A
Classified Date:
05/02/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
Domestic trailer
Classified Date:
22/10/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
PIP COMMENTARIES. X 2 - EXTENDED - 97.15 US...
Classified date07/11/2008
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
rude humour
alcohol and smoking
discrimination
Director(s)Peter Berg
Production year2008
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes88m
CastWill Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Daeg Faerch, Valerie Azlynn, Kate Clarke, Hayley Marie Norman, Lauren Hill, Lily Mariye, Darrell Foster, David Mattey, Shea Curry, Stephen Bishop, Alexandra Nowak
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
12/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Cuts:
This film was originally shown to the BBFC for advice in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a '15' classification but that the requested '12A' certificate could be achieved by making a number of reductions throughout the film. In particular, the BBFC suggested (i) that several aggressive uses of moderate language ('bitch' and 'pussy') should be removed, (ii) that a scene showing Hancock taking a woman back to his trailer and having sex with her should be removed (including an implied orgasm), (iii) that some heavy blows, strangulation and sight of blood during scenes of violence should be reduced or removed and (iv) that the level of sustained threat and tension - particularly in the final scene - should be reduced. When the finished version of the film was submitted a number of substantial reductions had been made, including the deletion of the entire sex scene, and the reduced version was considered acceptable at '12A'. A complete version, with the deleted footage restored, has subsequently been classified '15' on DVD.
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail; a man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
language
There is a single aggressive use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms.
sex
There is a crude sex reference when a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's bum; this scenario is subsequently depicted in a comic scene when a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside is shown.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour
Classified Date:
07/11/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
US theatrical version
violence
There are moments of moderate violence throughout. During a fight, a man pulls a weapons and stabs someone in the back with brief sight of impact detail. A man is also hit over the head with a fire extinguisher during the same scene. Overall, however, there is a lack of blood and no dwelling on injury.
threat and horror
There are some tense scenes in which a superhero has to save people from dangerous situations, such as a car stuck on railway tracks.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**'k), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is a sequence in which a man has sex with a woman. Strong sexual detail is not shown and the impression of sex is created by the trailer in which they're having sex vibrating.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and dead bodies after violence.
rude humour
There is a crude scene in which a man threatens to shove someone's head up another man's backside. We then see a man's shocked face, followed by sight of a head supposedly buried in another's backside. The scene is comic.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters drink and the central character is an alcoholic.
Classified Date:
25/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER A (CLEAN)
Classified Date:
23/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
DOMESTIC TRAILER # 2
Classified Date:
04/07/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
DOM TRAILER #1
Classified Date:
09/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER D
Classified Date:
27/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
International trailer C
Classified Date:
15/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INTERNATIONAL TRAILER B
Classified Date:
13/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
12/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
INT'L TRAILER A
Classified Date:
28/04/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
B
Classified Date:
25/04/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A
Classified Date:
05/02/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
Domestic trailer
Classified Date:
22/10/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary
PIP COMMENTARIES. X 2 - EXTENDED - 97.15 US...
Classified date07/11/2008
LanguageEnglish
