Promising Young Woman
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
Director(s)Emerald Fennell
Production year2020
Genre(s)Thriller
Approx. running minutes109m
CastCarey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Adam Brody, Ray Nicholson, Sam Richardson, Timothy E. Goodwin, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Emerald Fennell, Emerald Fennell, Tom Ackerley, Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, Anthony Willis, Benjamin Kracun, Frédéric Thoraval, Lindsay Graham, Mary Vernieu, Michael Perry
Promising Young Woman
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is a US thriller in which a woman seeks revenge on those she deems responsible for participating o ...
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is a US thriller in which a woman seeks revenge on those she deems responsible for participating or colluding in a heinous sex crime.
violence
There is a sustained scene of strong violence in which a man smothers a woman to death with a pillow.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms, including 'pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'hell' and 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
There are strong, sometimes crude, references to sex, including a man suggesting to another that he try ejaculating on a woman's face and buttocks at the same time.
drugs
A man snorts cocaine before forcibly coercing a woman to consume the drug.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are frequent references to sexual violence. There are sequences of sexual assault as men attempt to have sex with a woman who they believe to be inebriated. There are also verbal references to a recording of a woman who was raped at a party, as others watched. It is implied in some sequences that the video is played on a mobile device, but only undetailed audio is heard.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
Classified Date:
01/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
There is a sustained scene of strong violence in which a man smothers a woman to death with a pillow.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms, including 'pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'hell' and 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
There are strong, sometimes crude, references to sex, including a man suggesting to another that he try ejaculating on a woman's face and buttocks at the same time.
drugs
A man snorts cocaine before forcibly coercing a woman to consume the drug.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are frequent references to sexual violence. There are sequences of sexual assault as men attempt to have sex with a woman who they believe to be inebriated. There are also verbal references to a recording of a woman who was raped at a party, as others watched. It is implied in some sequences that the video is played on a mobile device, but only undetailed audio is heard.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
02/03/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer E
Classified Date:
03/01/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A
Classified Date:
02/08/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
02/08/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified date23/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
violence
There is a sustained scene of strong violence in which a man smothers a woman to death with a pillow.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms, including 'pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'hell' and 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
There are strong, sometimes crude, references to sex, including a man suggesting to another that he try ejaculating on a woman's face and buttocks at the same time.
drugs
A man snorts cocaine before forcibly coercing a woman to consume the drug.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are frequent references to sexual violence. There are sequences of sexual assault as men attempt to have sex with a woman who they believe to be inebriated. There are also verbal references to a recording of a woman who was raped at a party, as others watched. It is implied in some sequences that the video is played on a mobile device, but only undetailed audio is heard.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Director(s)Emerald Fennell
Production year2020
Genre(s)Thriller
Approx. running minutes109m
CastCarey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Adam Brody, Ray Nicholson, Sam Richardson, Timothy E. Goodwin, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Emerald Fennell, Emerald Fennell, Tom Ackerley, Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, Anthony Willis, Benjamin Kracun, Frédéric Thoraval, Lindsay Graham, Mary Vernieu, Michael Perry
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
Classified Date:
01/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
sexual violence, violence, drug misuse, language, sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
There is a sustained scene of strong violence in which a man smothers a woman to death with a pillow.
language
There is very strong language ('c**t') and strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by milder terms, including 'pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'asshole', 'God', 'hell' and 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sex
There are strong, sometimes crude, references to sex, including a man suggesting to another that he try ejaculating on a woman's face and buttocks at the same time.
drugs
A man snorts cocaine before forcibly coercing a woman to consume the drug.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are frequent references to sexual violence. There are sequences of sexual assault as men attempt to have sex with a woman who they believe to be inebriated. There are also verbal references to a recording of a woman who was raped at a party, as others watched. It is implied in some sequences that the video is played on a mobile device, but only undetailed audio is heard.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
02/03/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer E
Classified Date:
03/01/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A
Classified Date:
02/08/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
02/08/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
23/07/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified date23/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
