• Director(s)

    Benedict Andrews

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    05/06/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    189m

  • Cast

    Gillian Anderson, Clare Burt, Lachele Carl

Film

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

sexual violence, strong language, domestic abuse

This is a recording of the Young Vic theatre's 2014 production of Tennessee Williams' play about a woman whose arrival in her sister's household causes tensions, above all with her brother-in-law.…

This is a recording of the Young Vic theatre's 2014 production of Tennessee Williams' play about a woman whose arrival in her sister's household causes tensions, above all with her brother-in-law.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

sexual violence and sexual threat

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

threat and horror

  • Director(s)

    Benedict Andrews

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    05/06/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    189m

  • Cast

    Gillian Anderson, Clare Burt, Lachele Carl

sexual violence, strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
violence
In one scene, a woman smashes a beer bottle and brandishes it towards a man, and he grips her wrist to make her drop it.
language
One of the actors has a tattoo on his arm that includes the word 'motherf**ker', which is occasionally legible.
sex
Two characters have sex; this is portrayed in a dance-like manner but with an intense tone. There are also moderate sex references, including to a person being fired from their job after being 'mixed up with' a teenager.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene in which a man rapes a woman; he pulls her dress over her head and is briefly seen thrusting on top of her. There is no nudity.
injury detail
A woman is shown with a bloody nose as a result of domestic violence.
theme
There is a theme of domestic abuse, which includes a man punching a woman in the face.
alcohol and smoking
Adult characters smoke cigarette and drink.
sexual violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
19/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
violence
There is a scene of sexual violence in which a woman's dress is pulled over her head and a man is briefly seen thrusting on top of her. There is no nudity. There is also a theme of domestic abuse which includes a woman being punched in the face as well as further sight of injury.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references, cigarette smoking and drinking. One of the actors has a tattoo on his arm which includes the word 'motherf**ker', which is occasionally legible.
Classified Date:
24/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified Date:
02/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre

  • Classified date

    02/05/2025

  • Language

    English