Poltergeist
strong supernatural threat, gory images
Director(s)Tobe Hooper
Production year1982
Release date21/10/2022
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes114m
CastJoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson, Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Goldsmith, Matthew F. Leonetti, Michael Kahn, Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Marci Liroff, James H. Spencer
Poltergeist
strong supernatural threat, gory images
A family finds their house is haunted but what first appear to be friendly spirits turn out to be far more sinister. Fre ...
A family finds their house is haunted but what first appear to be friendly spirits turn out to be far more sinister. Frequent jump scares and scary horror images are more suitable for older teenagers.
violence
threat and horror
language
drugs
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
sex
discrimination
strong supernatural threat, gory images
Classified Date:
13/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
Supernatural entities commit acts of violence against people, including a possessed doll attempting to strangle a child.
threat and horror
Supernatural entities attack people, pulling and dragging them around. A clown doll appears to come to life and attacks a child, pulling him under a bed. Children scream as they are about to be sucked into a supernatural portal.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'bastard' and 'son-of-a-bitch'.
drugs
Adult characters find a marijuana joint in a drawer and decide to smoke it.
injury detail
A man experiences a hallucination in which he rips flesh from his own face. A woman falls into a hole filled with water in which several skeletons are present.
alcohol and smoking
Adults drink while watching sports.
Classified Date:
29/07/1982
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Contains strong horror
Classified Date:
26/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Classified Date:
02/02/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
MGM Home Video
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Classified Date:
14/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
16/03/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
MGM/UA Video Ltd
Classified date13/36/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
drugs
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
sex
discrimination
Director(s)Tobe Hooper
Production year1982
Release date21/10/2022
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes114m
CastJoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson, Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Goldsmith, Matthew F. Leonetti, Michael Kahn, Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Marci Liroff, James H. Spencer
strong supernatural threat, gory images
Classified Date:
13/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
Supernatural entities commit acts of violence against people, including a possessed doll attempting to strangle a child.
threat and horror
Supernatural entities attack people, pulling and dragging them around. A clown doll appears to come to life and attacks a child, pulling him under a bed. Children scream as they are about to be sucked into a supernatural portal.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'bastard' and 'son-of-a-bitch'.
drugs
Adult characters find a marijuana joint in a drawer and decide to smoke it.
injury detail
A man experiences a hallucination in which he rips flesh from his own face. A woman falls into a hole filled with water in which several skeletons are present.
alcohol and smoking
Adults drink while watching sports.
Classified Date:
29/07/1982
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Contains strong horror
Classified Date:
26/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Classified Date:
02/02/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
MGM Home Video
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.
Classified Date:
14/07/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
16/03/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
MGM/UA Video Ltd
Classified date13/36/2022
LanguageEnglish
