• Director(s)

    John Swab

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Ben Foster, James Badge Dale, Graham Greene

Film

King Ivory

strong language, drug misuse, violence, threat

Crime drama concerning the US opiod epidemic, which deals with attempts to combat its spread.…

Crime drama concerning the US opiod epidemic, which deals with attempts to combat its spread.

violence
People are shot, stabbed, strangled, beaten and drowned. Some scenes include blood spurts, as well as blood in the aftermath of violence.
threat and horror
There is a prolonged scene in which trafficked migrant workers suffocate to death in the back of a truck. In another scene, a terrified man is gagged, tied to a chair and weighted down with a breeze-block before he is pushed into a swimming pool to drown. There are also scenes of gun threat.
language
Frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'bastard', 'piss', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
drugs
There are several scenes of drug misuse, including those in which fentanyl is smoked. However, drug misuse has negative consequences, including death, and is not condoned by the film as a whole. There are also verbal drug references, and scenes of drug preparation and dealing.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are moderate verbal sex references, including to fellatio. There is brief natural nudity. Upsetting scenes include those relating to the consequences of drug addiction, as well as a funeral scene. There are verbal references to a man who hides contraband in his rectum; however, there is no visual detail. Adults smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.

  • Director(s)

    John Swab

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Ben Foster, James Badge Dale, Graham Greene

strong language, drug misuse, violence, threat
Classified Date:
10/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Studios Limited
violence
People are shot, stabbed, strangled, beaten and drowned. Some scenes include blood spurts, as well as blood in the aftermath of violence.
threat and horror
There is a prolonged scene in which trafficked migrant workers suffocate to death in the back of a truck. In another scene, a terrified man is gagged, tied to a chair and weighted down with a breeze-block before he is pushed into a swimming pool to drown. There are also scenes of gun threat.
language
Frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'bastard', 'piss', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
drugs
There are several scenes of drug misuse, including those in which fentanyl is smoked. However, drug misuse has negative consequences, including death, and is not condoned by the film as a whole. There are also verbal drug references, and scenes of drug preparation and dealing.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are moderate verbal sex references, including to fellatio. There is brief natural nudity. Upsetting scenes include those relating to the consequences of drug addiction, as well as a funeral scene. There are verbal references to a man who hides contraband in his rectum; however, there is no visual detail. Adults smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.

  • Classified date

    10/06/2025

  • Language

    English