IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
strong horror, violence, language
Director(s)John Carpenter
Production year1994
Genre(s)Fantasy, Horror
Approx. running minutes95m
CastSam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
strong horror, violence, language
An insurance investigator searches for a missing novelist whose writing appears to be bringing the supernatural to life. ...
An insurance investigator searches for a missing novelist whose writing appears to be bringing the supernatural to life.
violence
A man is impressionistically killed by enemies wielding axes, causing blood to spurt into the air as he is struck. As a result of violence, bloody images occur and a man's hand is seen covered in blood and missing a severed finger.
threat and horror
Intense fantastical sequences feature sustained supernatural threat and jump scare moments. People are menaced by tentacled monsters and disfigured enemies wielding blades.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘crap’, 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
There is a brief reference to adultery, and use of the sexualised term 'f**k'.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's faces and bodies as a result of violence. An off-screen suicide occurs, with brief resultant bloody detail in the aftermath. A joke is made about a man's injured testicles following a fight. A nude figure is briefly seen.
Classified Date:
21/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong horror, violence, language
Classified Date:
06/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
A man is impressionistically killed by enemies wielding axes, causing blood to spurt into the air as he is struck. As a result of violence, bloody images occur and a man's hand is seen covered in blood and missing a severed finger.
threat and horror
Intense fantastical sequences feature sustained supernatural threat and jump scare moments. People are menaced by tentacled monsters and disfigured enemies wielding blades.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘crap’, 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
There is a brief reference to adultery, and use of the sexualised term 'f**k'.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's faces and bodies as a result of violence. An off-screen suicide occurs, with brief resultant bloody detail in the aftermath. A joke is made about a man's injured testicles following a fight. A nude figure is briefly seen.
Classified Date:
24/12/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/08/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/08/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified date06/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man is impressionistically killed by enemies wielding axes, causing blood to spurt into the air as he is struck. As a result of violence, bloody images occur and a man's hand is seen covered in blood and missing a severed finger.
threat and horror
Intense fantastical sequences feature sustained supernatural threat and jump scare moments. People are menaced by tentacled monsters and disfigured enemies wielding blades.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘crap’, 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
There is a brief reference to adultery, and use of the sexualised term 'f**k'.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's faces and bodies as a result of violence. An off-screen suicide occurs, with brief resultant bloody detail in the aftermath. A joke is made about a man's injured testicles following a fight. A nude figure is briefly seen.
Director(s)John Carpenter
Production year1994
Genre(s)Fantasy, Horror
Approx. running minutes95m
CastSam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen
Classified Date:
21/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong horror, violence, language
Classified Date:
06/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
A man is impressionistically killed by enemies wielding axes, causing blood to spurt into the air as he is struck. As a result of violence, bloody images occur and a man's hand is seen covered in blood and missing a severed finger.
threat and horror
Intense fantastical sequences feature sustained supernatural threat and jump scare moments. People are menaced by tentacled monsters and disfigured enemies wielding blades.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘crap’, 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
sex
There is a brief reference to adultery, and use of the sexualised term 'f**k'.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's faces and bodies as a result of violence. An off-screen suicide occurs, with brief resultant bloody detail in the aftermath. A joke is made about a man's injured testicles following a fight. A nude figure is briefly seen.
Classified Date:
24/12/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/08/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/08/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
13/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified date06/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
