Monster's Ball
strong sex, violence, suicide, language, sex references
Director(s)Marc Forster
Production year2001
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
CastBilly Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger
Monster's Ball
strong sex, violence, suicide, language, sex references
A prison guard and the partner of a man sentenced to death forge a tentative relationship in this drama from 2001.
A prison guard and the partner of a man sentenced to death forge a tentative relationship in this drama from 2001.
violence
In one scene, an adult man punches another adult man repeatedly. A man uses a gun in a violent and bloody manner. A mother slaps her son. A woman and a boy are seen with blood on their clothes after a vehicle accident.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms including ‘pussy’, 'shit', 'goddamned', 'screw', 'damn' and 'ass’.
sex
Two adult characters have sex in a scene that includes breast and buttock nudity and sight of thrusting. Other scenes show briefer sexual encounters, also featuring nudity and including an instance of masked oral sex. There are occasional strong sex references.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene that includes brief sight of blood. There are also suicide references.
disturbing images
An adult man is put to death through a state execution in a prison; there is brief sight of him being electrocuted.
additional issues
There is a theme of bereavement and trauma as characters react to the deaths of loved ones. There is discriminatory language, including ‘n****r’. A person vomits due to stress. Adult characters are seen drinking alcohol.
Contains some strong language and sex.
Classified Date:
20/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong sex, violence, suicide, language, sex references
Classified Date:
16/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
In one scene, an adult man punches another adult man repeatedly. A man uses a gun in a violent and bloody manner. A mother slaps her son. A woman and a boy are seen with blood on their clothes after a vehicle accident.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms including ‘pussy’, 'shit', 'goddamned', 'screw', 'damn' and 'ass’.
sex
Two adult characters have sex in a scene that includes breast and buttock nudity and sight of thrusting. Other scenes show briefer sexual encounters, also featuring nudity and including an instance of masked oral sex. There are occasional strong sex references.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene that includes brief sight of blood. There are also suicide references.
disturbing images
An adult man is put to death through a state execution in a prison; there is brief sight of him being electrocuted.
additional issues
There is a theme of bereavement and trauma as characters react to the deaths of loved ones. There is discriminatory language, including ‘n****r’. A person vomits due to stress. Adult characters are seen drinking alcohol.
Classified Date:
29/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
09/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
14/08/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
05/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date16/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
In one scene, an adult man punches another adult man repeatedly. A man uses a gun in a violent and bloody manner. A mother slaps her son. A woman and a boy are seen with blood on their clothes after a vehicle accident.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms including ‘pussy’, 'shit', 'goddamned', 'screw', 'damn' and 'ass’.
sex
Two adult characters have sex in a scene that includes breast and buttock nudity and sight of thrusting. Other scenes show briefer sexual encounters, also featuring nudity and including an instance of masked oral sex. There are occasional strong sex references.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene that includes brief sight of blood. There are also suicide references.
disturbing images
An adult man is put to death through a state execution in a prison; there is brief sight of him being electrocuted.
additional issues
There is a theme of bereavement and trauma as characters react to the deaths of loved ones. There is discriminatory language, including ‘n****r’. A person vomits due to stress. Adult characters are seen drinking alcohol.
Director(s)Marc Forster
Production year2001
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
CastBilly Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger
Contains some strong language and sex.
Classified Date:
20/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong sex, violence, suicide, language, sex references
Classified Date:
16/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
In one scene, an adult man punches another adult man repeatedly. A man uses a gun in a violent and bloody manner. A mother slaps her son. A woman and a boy are seen with blood on their clothes after a vehicle accident.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’) as well as milder terms including ‘pussy’, 'shit', 'goddamned', 'screw', 'damn' and 'ass’.
sex
Two adult characters have sex in a scene that includes breast and buttock nudity and sight of thrusting. Other scenes show briefer sexual encounters, also featuring nudity and including an instance of masked oral sex. There are occasional strong sex references.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene that includes brief sight of blood. There are also suicide references.
disturbing images
An adult man is put to death through a state execution in a prison; there is brief sight of him being electrocuted.
additional issues
There is a theme of bereavement and trauma as characters react to the deaths of loved ones. There is discriminatory language, including ‘n****r’. A person vomits due to stress. Adult characters are seen drinking alcohol.
Classified Date:
29/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
09/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
14/08/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
05/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date16/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
