• Director(s)

    Anna Shapiro / Nicholas Hytner / Adam Low

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    01/02/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    149m

  • Cast

    James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester, Jim Parrack, Jim Norton, Ron Cephas Jones, Alex Morf

Film

National Theatre Live: Of Mice And Men

moderate sex references, racist and moderate bad language

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OF MICE AND MEN is a recording of a live performance of John Steinbeck's adaptation of his own novella exploring themes of ambition, failure and the bonds of friendship between two ranch hands set in the Depression era.…

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OF MICE AND MEN is a recording of a live performance of John Steinbeck's adaptation of his own novella exploring themes of ambition, failure and the bonds of friendship between two ranch hands set in the Depression era.

language
Moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as frequent use of milder terms, including 'bastard' and 'son of a bitch'.
sex
There are references to 'hookers', to a whorehouse, and to women behaving like 'tarts' in a sexually provocative manner.
discrimination
There is frequent use of racist language, ('n****r', 'Manila goo-goo'), which occurs in a dated and historical context, but much of which goes unchallenged or is used in a derogatory context.
additional issues
There are a few scenes of mild violence, including a bloodless shooting, some blood on face and hands, and an accidental neck break without detail. There are also references to an allegation of rape, and a reference to a man with learning difficulties as 'cuckoo'.

  • Director(s)

    Anna Shapiro / Nicholas Hytner / Adam Low

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Release date

    01/02/2015

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    149m

  • Cast

    James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester, Jim Parrack, Jim Norton, Ron Cephas Jones, Alex Morf

moderate sex references, racist and moderate bad language
Classified Date:
01/06/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
language
Moderate bad language ('bitch'), as well as frequent use of milder terms, including 'bastard' and 'son of a bitch'.
sex
There are references to 'hookers', to a whorehouse, and to women behaving like 'tarts' in a sexually provocative manner.
discrimination
There is frequent use of racist language, ('n****r', 'Manila goo-goo'), which occurs in a dated and historical context, but much of which goes unchallenged or is used in a derogatory context.
additional issues
There are a few scenes of mild violence, including a bloodless shooting, some blood on face and hands, and an accidental neck break without detail. There are also references to an allegation of rape, and a reference to a man with learning difficulties as 'cuckoo'.
Classified Date:
21/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre

  • Classified date

    01/06/2015

  • BBFC reference

    AFF316776

  • Language

    English