Matilda

Violence

There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.

Language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".

There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.

Classified Date:

14/08/1996

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK)

Violence

There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.

Language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".

There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.

Classified Date:

22/09/1998

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Front Row TV Ltd

Violence

There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.

Language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".

There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.

Classified Date:

08/07/1998

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video

violence

There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.

threat and horror

There is a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher. The sequence is comic and viewers know the haunting is not real.

language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language, notably when the school principal calls her pupils names including 'piss-worm' and orders them to "Get the hell out of here".

rude humour

There is some mild rude humour, including a reference to breast implants and to a 'male stripper'.

alcohol and tobacco

Adults drink alcohol.

There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.

Classified Date:

27/03/1997

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video

Violence

There are occasional scenes of very mild violence in which the principal of a school is cruel to her pupils, locking them in a cupboard, throwing a young girl by her pigtails, and forcing a boy to eat the entirety of a large chocolate cake before smashing the plate over his head. The protagonist is also made to watch television by her parents, who force her to look at the screen. These moments are brief, often comic, and none of the children are harmed.

Language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language, in which the principal calls her pupils names including "piss-worm" and ordering them to "get the hell out of here".

There is also a sequence in which the protagonist uses her telekinesis to stage a 'haunting' to scare a bullying teacher.

Classified Date:

04/06/2014

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Matilda (1996) - Trailer 1

Classified Date:

04/10/1996

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video

Classified Date:

02/08/1996

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK)

Classified date

22/09/1998
BBFC reference

CVF066321
Language

English

Director(s)

Danny Devito

Production Year

1996

Genre(s)

Children

Approx. running minutes

94m

Cast

Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris

Matilda

Director(s)

Danny Devito

Production Year

1996

Genre(s)

Children

Approx. running minutes

94m

Cast

Danny Devito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris

Classified date

22/09/1998

BBFC reference

CVF066321

Language

English