• Director(s)

    Marc Rocco

  • Production Year

    1995

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    123m

  • Cast

    Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman

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Murder In The First

strong violence, language, sexual assault

A young lawyer defends an Alcatraz prisoner for a murder he commited after three years in solitary confinement in this US period courtroom drama film from 1995. …

A young lawyer defends an Alcatraz prisoner for a murder he commited after three years in solitary confinement in this US period courtroom drama film from 1995.

violence
A man stabs another man in the throat, in a scene that includes bloody detail. A prisoner in solitary confinement is repeatedly beaten and psychologically tortured by guards. A man briefly slashes another man's ankle using a razor.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'piss', 'asshole', 'crap', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'hell', 'Christ').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A male prisoner sexually assaults a woman by looking up her skirt, grabbing her leg and then lying back and masturbating himself in front of her. Nothing further happens because the prisoner is behind bars.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A sex worker attempts to perform oral sex on a man, after which it is implied he is unable to get an erection.

  • Director(s)

    Marc Rocco

  • Production Year

    1995

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    123m

  • Cast

    Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman

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Classified Date:
19/01/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Guild Film Distribution Ltd
strong violence, language, sexual assault
Classified Date:
10/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
A man stabs another man in the throat, in a scene that includes bloody detail. A prisoner in solitary confinement is repeatedly beaten and psychologically tortured by guards. A man briefly slashes another man's ankle using a razor.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'piss', 'asshole', 'crap', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'hell', 'Christ').
sexual violence and sexual threat
A male prisoner sexually assaults a woman by looking up her skirt, grabbing her leg and then lying back and masturbating himself in front of her. Nothing further happens because the prisoner is behind bars.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A sex worker attempts to perform oral sex on a man, after which it is implied he is unable to get an erection.
Contains strong language, violence and torture
Classified Date:
28/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
15/03/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
28/05/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Cinema Club
Classified Date:
08/12/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
26/10/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Guild Film Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
08/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
03/01/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Guild Film Distribution Ltd

  • Classified date

    10/06/2025

  • Language

    English