Poker Face
Director(s)Rian Johnson
Production year2023
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes67m
CastNatasha Lyonne, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Helberg
Poker Face
Classified Date:
31/05/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
strong language, violence, nudity, suicide, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, a casino waitress, skilled at spotting lies, investigates a friend's death at her own risk.
violence
There is strong violence with occasional bloody aftermath. A woman is chased by a gunman who shoots her in the torso, and a couple are executed in their home with a pistol.
There is domestic abuse. A woman with a black eye confirms her husband hits her, he later bursts into her workplace intoxicated and armed. There are references to a man shooting and killing his wife.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'ass', 'piss', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'screw'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to child sexual abuse images and their circulation on the web.
suicide and self-harm
A man kills himself by jumping off a balcony.
nudity
A woman discovers an album of erect penises on a tablet device.
additional issues
A man smokes marijuana, there are verbal threats of violence, and use of discriminatory word 'spaz'.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie is drawn to solve a murder case when she suspects a trucker has been framed for killing a man in a secluded New Mexico pit stop.
violence
A character is bludgeoned with a crowbar, but we do not see any impacts, and a man's leg is slashed with a knife; both of these attacks result in small spurts of blood.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'dick', 'ass', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There are brief scenes of knife threat and it is implied that a man has been stalking a woman. A character's clothing becomes bloodstained after they are wounded and we see a dead body in dark locations. A man makes an undetailed verbal reference to oral sex. A character says they make money by illegally dealing in prescription medication. There is very mild toilet humour.
strong language, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie takes a job at a Texas BBQ ranch and becomes determined to uncover the truth behind a tragic death.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'bitch', 'turd', 'dick', 'crap', 'jerk', 'God', 'hell' and 'damn').
suicide and self-harm
A murder is made to appear as if the man took his own life.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence, such as a man striking a dog with a piece of wood and nearly killing it. Some bloody aftermath is visible but the attack itself is depicted discreetly. A radio station spouts various racist and discriminatory views. These attitudes are satirical in tone and are not endorsed by the work as a whole. References to sex are mild.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie goes on tour with a washed-up heavy metal band and investigates the suspicious death of one of the musicians.
violence
A person in the audience throws a stapler at a drummer's head during a performance, with accompanying bloody injury detail. There is close-up sight of blood across an instrument in the aftermath.
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as use of the middle finger and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'dick', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'turd', 'son of a bitch', 'Christ', 'Jesus', 'damn', and 'God'.
additional issues
A musician is electrocuted by an amplifier during a performance, resulting in a burn across their chin.
There are passing references to Class A drugs, however, these are infrequent, undetailed and comic.
strong language, sex references, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a Canadian crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie befriends two ladies at the retirement home she now works at, unaware they may be responsible for a recently deceased resident.
violence
A character is beaten with a pan, punched repeatedly and stabbed with a pencil; there are also kicks and shoves. People are tasered and a woman is shot in the back, with brief sight of a bloody wound. A man is injected in the neck against his will.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), more frequent strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'whore', 'shit', 'piss', 'dick', 'asshole', 'tits', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. Several characters use the 'middle finger' gesture.
sex
There are brief verbal references to sexual fetishes involving electrocution. An elderly man is described as a 'pervert' and we learn that he and his friends have nicknames relating to sexually transmitted infections in comic scenes. There are brief comic references to masturbation, oral sex, dildos and penis size.
additional issues
There are references to drug misuse and drug dealing. We briefly see marijuana being smoked and we also see it being sold in bags. There is knife, gun and bomb threat. We see dead bodies and characters are left with bruising and scratches in the aftermath of violence. There is mild toilet humour.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie gets a job at a dinner theatre and suspects foul play when a tragic death occurs on stage.
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'prick', 'dick', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'son of a bitch', 'Christ', 'Jesus', 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
A character falls through a rigged trapped door and is shown lying dead on the ground in a pool of blood.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to extra-marital affairs. A director dismisses an able-bodied actor's concern about their portrayal of a disabled character.
strong language
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, a feud between a pair of dirt track racing drivers results in a tragic accident.
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as use of the middle finger and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
additional issues
During a scene of moderate threat, a car malfunctions, crashes and bursts into flames. Other moments include a villainous character threateningly following a car late at night. Characters exchange crunchy blows, but there is no bloody injury detail.
A child lies about having cancer, however, this occurs within a comic context.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US murder mystery series; in this episode, Charlie befriends a visual effects artist and helps to unravel the mystery of a fatal on-set accident.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'freaking', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn').
injury detail
There is close-up focus on the bodies of characters who have taken their own lives, along with accompanying bloody detail.
additional issues
It is implied that a character uses some kind of drug or poison to inebriate and kill other characters. There are also scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US drama series; in this episode, Charlie becomes stranded during a blizzard.
violence
A man shoots a man in the head and stabs a woman in the chest, and a woman slashes a man's leg with a blade, in a scene which includes bloody detail. In another scene, a man knocks a woman unconscious and drives her car from a cliff.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'asshole', 'shit', 'bastard', 'ass', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
additional issues
After a woman is hit by a car she has blood on her face, and there is brief focus on a pool of blood. There are brief close ups on a dead woman's skeleton and skull. A woman believes 'kleptomania' is a sex reference during a comic scene. There are also scenes of threat when two women become stranded in a motel with men they believe are dangerous. A woman offers another woman 'coke', but drug misuse is not glamourised.
strong language, sex references, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
POKER FACE is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Charlie finds herself caught in the crossfire between two ruthless criminal families.
violence
A man is shot in the chest and there are accompanying blood spurts; he is subsequently seen lying dead on the floor with blood on his face. In a later scene, a man is punched in the eye resulting in bleeding from the eye socket.
language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A character gatecrashes a bachelorette party in which women are straddling inflatable penises; the party also features sight of of blow up dolls and penis shaped jewellery. A woman tells another that she looks like a 'hooker'.
additional issues
There are references to a man being so injured, he was unrecognisable and a dead body with moderate facial injuries is seen in a morgue. Scenes include mild threat including gun threat.
Classified date10/07/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
There is strong violence with occasional bloody aftermath. A woman is chased by a gunman who shoots her in the torso, and a couple are executed in their home with a pistol.
There is domestic abuse. A woman with a black eye confirms her husband hits her, he later bursts into her workplace intoxicated and armed. There are references to a man shooting and killing his wife.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'ass', 'piss', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'screw'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to child sexual abuse images and their circulation on the web.
suicide and self-harm
A man kills himself by jumping off a balcony.
nudity
A woman discovers an album of erect penises on a tablet device.
additional issues
A man smokes marijuana, there are verbal threats of violence, and use of discriminatory word 'spaz'.
strong language, sex references, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the chest and there are accompanying blood spurts; he is subsequently seen lying dead on the floor with blood on his face. In a later scene, a man is punched in the eye resulting in bleeding from the eye socket.
language
Use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A character gatecrashes a bachelorette party in which women are straddling inflatable penises; the party also features sight of of blow up dolls and penis shaped jewellery. A woman tells another that she looks like a 'hooker'.
additional issues
There are references to a man being so injured, he was unrecognisable and a dead body with moderate facial injuries is seen in a morgue. Scenes include mild threat including gun threat.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man shoots a man in the head and stabs a woman in the chest, and a woman slashes a man's leg with a blade, in a scene which includes bloody detail. In another scene, a man knocks a woman unconscious and drives her car from a cliff.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'asshole', 'shit', 'bastard', 'ass', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
additional issues
After a woman is hit by a car she has blood on her face, and there is brief focus on a pool of blood. There are brief close ups on a dead woman's skeleton and skull. A woman believes 'kleptomania' is a sex reference during a comic scene. There are also scenes of threat when two women become stranded in a motel with men they believe are dangerous. A woman offers another woman 'coke', but drug misuse is not glamourised.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'freaking', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn').
injury detail
There is close-up focus on the bodies of characters who have taken their own lives, along with accompanying bloody detail.
additional issues
It is implied that a character uses some kind of drug or poison to inebriate and kill other characters. There are also scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes.
strong language
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as use of the middle finger and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
additional issues
During a scene of moderate threat, a car malfunctions, crashes and bursts into flames. Other moments include a villainous character threateningly following a car late at night. Characters exchange crunchy blows, but there is no bloody injury detail.
A child lies about having cancer, however, this occurs within a comic context.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'prick', 'dick', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'son of a bitch', 'Christ', 'Jesus', 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
A character falls through a rigged trapped door and is shown lying dead on the ground in a pool of blood.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to extra-marital affairs. A director dismisses an able-bodied actor's concern about their portrayal of a disabled character.
strong language, sex references, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is beaten with a pan, punched repeatedly and stabbed with a pencil; there are also kicks and shoves. People are tasered and a woman is shot in the back, with brief sight of a bloody wound. A man is injected in the neck against his will.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), more frequent strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'whore', 'shit', 'piss', 'dick', 'asshole', 'tits', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'. Several characters use the 'middle finger' gesture.
sex
There are brief verbal references to sexual fetishes involving electrocution. An elderly man is described as a 'pervert' and we learn that he and his friends have nicknames relating to sexually transmitted infections in comic scenes. There are brief comic references to masturbation, oral sex, dildos and penis size.
additional issues
There are references to drug misuse and drug dealing. We briefly see marijuana being smoked and we also see it being sold in bags. There is knife, gun and bomb threat. We see dead bodies and characters are left with bruising and scratches in the aftermath of violence. There is mild toilet humour.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person in the audience throws a stapler at a drummer's head during a performance, with accompanying bloody injury detail. There is close-up sight of blood across an instrument in the aftermath.
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as use of the middle finger and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'dick', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'ass', 'turd', 'son of a bitch', 'Christ', 'Jesus', 'damn', and 'God'.
additional issues
A musician is electrocuted by an amplifier during a performance, resulting in a burn across their chin.
There are passing references to Class A drugs, however, these are infrequent, undetailed and comic.
strong language, suicide references
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'bitch', 'turd', 'dick', 'crap', 'jerk', 'God', 'hell' and 'damn').
suicide and self-harm
A murder is made to appear as if the man took his own life.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence, such as a man striking a dog with a piece of wood and nearly killing it. Some bloody aftermath is visible but the attack itself is depicted discreetly. A radio station spouts various racist and discriminatory views. These attitudes are satirical in tone and are not endorsed by the work as a whole. References to sex are mild.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is bludgeoned with a crowbar, but we do not see any impacts, and a man's leg is slashed with a knife; both of these attacks result in small spurts of blood.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'dick', 'ass', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There are brief scenes of knife threat and it is implied that a man has been stalking a woman. A character's clothing becomes bloodstained after they are wounded and we see a dead body in dark locations. A man makes an undetailed verbal reference to oral sex. A character says they make money by illegally dealing in prescription medication. There is very mild toilet humour.
strong language, violence, nudity, suicide, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
10/07/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence with occasional bloody aftermath. A woman is chased by a gunman who shoots her in the torso, and a couple are executed in their home with a pistol.
There is domestic abuse. A woman with a black eye confirms her husband hits her, he later bursts into her workplace intoxicated and armed. There are references to a man shooting and killing his wife.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'dick', 'ass', 'piss', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'screw'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to child sexual abuse images and their circulation on the web.
suicide and self-harm
A man kills himself by jumping off a balcony.
nudity
A woman discovers an album of erect penises on a tablet device.
additional issues
A man smokes marijuana, there are verbal threats of violence, and use of discriminatory word 'spaz'.
Director(s)Rian Johnson
Production year2023
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes67m
CastNatasha Lyonne, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Helberg
Classified Date:
31/05/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures International Limited
Classified date10/07/2023
LanguageEnglish
