National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
brief strong sex
Director(s)Marianne Elliott
Production year2016
Release date25/06/2026
Genre(s)Performance
Approx. running minutes179m
CastLesley Manville, Aidan Turner, Monica Barbaro
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
brief strong sex
Recording of stage adaptation of the 18th century novel in which an aristocrat plots revenge against a former lover.
Recording of stage adaptation of the 18th century novel in which an aristocrat plots revenge against a former lover.
violence
language
sex
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
nudity
disturbing images
brief strong sex
Classified Date:
15/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
violence
Scenes of violence include a man throwing a woman to the floor and holding her by the side of her face during a domestic altercation. There is also a stylised knife fight in which it is implied that a man is stabbed.
language
There is infrequent use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms including 'God'.
sex
A brief scene of sex features some pronounced thrusting but no nudity. Other scenes depict passionate kissing and embracing, including in the build-up to presumed but unseen sexual activity. There are frequent verbal references to adultery, seduction and virginity, as well as sexually suggestive dancing.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A scene depicts a man making unwanted sexual advances towards a woman, which she resists and the sequence goes no further.
suicide and self-harm
There are undetailed verbal suicide references.
injury detail
Blood is seen in the aftermath of a miscarriage and following a knife fight, including on a dead body.
nudity
Female breasts are briefly visible in artworks in the background.
disturbing images
A stage set includes painted 'still life' images of dead animals.
theme
Emotionally upsetting scenes include a miscarriage, depicted with bloody aftermath, as well as references to bereavement. There are intense arguments.
alcohol and smoking
Occasional scenes feature adult characters drinking alcohol and briefly smoking.
strong sex
Classified Date:
01/02/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
sex
A strong sex scene shows a man behind a woman, their movements implying penetration and thrusting but without strong detail. In another scene a man drops his head on top of a woman's nightgown, over her crotch. There are also frequent moderate references to sex and sexual behaviour.
additional issues
The film also contains moderate bad language ('bitch') and frequent images of nudity in paintings, as well as some real buttock nudity. There is mild violence, including some stage blood and references to hanging in a trailer for a black comedy.
Classified Date:
18/05/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified Date:
16/12/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified date15/06/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
nudity
disturbing images
Director(s)Marianne Elliott
Production year2016
Release date25/06/2026
Genre(s)Performance
Approx. running minutes179m
CastLesley Manville, Aidan Turner, Monica Barbaro
brief strong sex
Classified Date:
15/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
violence
Scenes of violence include a man throwing a woman to the floor and holding her by the side of her face during a domestic altercation. There is also a stylised knife fight in which it is implied that a man is stabbed.
language
There is infrequent use of moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms including 'God'.
sex
A brief scene of sex features some pronounced thrusting but no nudity. Other scenes depict passionate kissing and embracing, including in the build-up to presumed but unseen sexual activity. There are frequent verbal references to adultery, seduction and virginity, as well as sexually suggestive dancing.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A scene depicts a man making unwanted sexual advances towards a woman, which she resists and the sequence goes no further.
suicide and self-harm
There are undetailed verbal suicide references.
injury detail
Blood is seen in the aftermath of a miscarriage and following a knife fight, including on a dead body.
nudity
Female breasts are briefly visible in artworks in the background.
disturbing images
A stage set includes painted 'still life' images of dead animals.
theme
Emotionally upsetting scenes include a miscarriage, depicted with bloody aftermath, as well as references to bereavement. There are intense arguments.
alcohol and smoking
Occasional scenes feature adult characters drinking alcohol and briefly smoking.
strong sex
Classified Date:
01/02/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
sex
A strong sex scene shows a man behind a woman, their movements implying penetration and thrusting but without strong detail. In another scene a man drops his head on top of a woman's nightgown, over her crotch. There are also frequent moderate references to sex and sexual behaviour.
additional issues
The film also contains moderate bad language ('bitch') and frequent images of nudity in paintings, as well as some real buttock nudity. There is mild violence, including some stage blood and references to hanging in a trailer for a black comedy.
Classified Date:
18/05/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified Date:
16/12/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified date15/06/2026
LanguageEnglish
