Plenty
strong language, sex
Director(s)Fred Schepisi
Production year1985
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes125m
CastMeryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne, Charles Dance, Tristram Jellinek, Peter Forbes-Robertson, Hugo De Vernier, James Taylor, John Gielgud, Tracey Ullman, Fred Schepisi, David Hare, Joseph Papp, Edward R. Pressman, Bruce Smeaton, Ian Baker, Peter Honess, Richard Macdonald
Plenty
strong language, sex
A woman struggles to find purpose in post-war Britain in this period drama film based on the David Hare play.
A woman struggles to find purpose in post-war Britain in this period drama film based on the David Hare play.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.
Classified Date:
13/08/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
25/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.
Contains strong language and moderate sex
Classified Date:
08/06/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Classified Date:
10/09/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment
Classified date25/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.
Director(s)Fred Schepisi
Production year1985
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes125m
CastMeryl Streep, Sam Neill, André Maranne, Charles Dance, Tristram Jellinek, Peter Forbes-Robertson, Hugo De Vernier, James Taylor, John Gielgud, Tracey Ullman, Fred Schepisi, David Hare, Joseph Papp, Edward R. Pressman, Bruce Smeaton, Ian Baker, Peter Honess, Richard Macdonald
Classified Date:
13/08/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment
strong language, sex
Classified Date:
25/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'prick', 'bloody', 'shit', 'sod', 'God', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Christ').
sex
Prolonged scenes of sex include thrusting and sexual moaning. Verbal references are made to 'f**king'.
additional issues
Unlikable characters use racist language (for example, 'wog') and express xenophobic views, however discrimination is not endorsed by the narrative as a whole. There are also scenes of sexism and mental health discrimination. A man pushes his wife into a chair. In the same scene, his face is shown with blood on it after his wife tries to slam a door on him. There are also references to the husband keeping his wife sedated after references are made to a decline in her mental health. In one scene, she verbally threatens to end her life. There is a scene of drug misuse when a woman briefly smokes cannabis. Undetailed references are made to sexual violence.
Contains strong language and moderate sex
Classified Date:
08/06/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Classified Date:
10/09/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment
Classified date25/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
