Sunset Boulevard

suicide references

Director(s)Billy Wilder

Production year1950

Release date05/12/2025

Genre(s)Drama, Film Noir

Approx. running minutes110m

CastWilliam Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim

Sunset Boulevard

suicide references

In this 1950 drama, a struggling screenwriter becomes involved with a fading star of silent movies as she attempts to ma ...

In this 1950 drama, a struggling screenwriter becomes involved with a fading star of silent movies as she attempts to make a comeback.

violence

threat and horror

sex

suicide and self-harm

alcohol and smoking

language

discrimination

drugs

suicide references

Classified Date:

29/10/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

violence

A person is shot in undetailed, bloodless fashion and their body is found floating in a swimming pool.

threat and horror

A man's car has a tyre blowout as he is chased by police.

sex

There are discreet references to a man being kept in an expensive lifestyle by a woman in return for his affections.

suicide and self-harm

References are made to a person's attempts to take their own life and the mental health issues behind them. There are no depictions of these suicide attempts.

alcohol and smoking

People smoke and consume alcohol.

Contains mild menace and suicide references

Classified Date:

13/12/2002

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI (Collections)

Classified Date:

04/07/1950

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

contains suicide references, mild violence, language and sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2013

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

Paperwork Remarks:

Feature audio commentary and additional material

Classified Date:

25/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

suicide references, mild violence

Classified Date:

28/07/1988

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

23/10/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

18/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

19/03/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified date29/10/2025

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

sex

suicide and self-harm

alcohol and smoking

language

discrimination

drugs

Director(s)Billy Wilder

Production year1950

Release date05/12/2025

Genre(s)Drama, Film Noir

Approx. running minutes110m

CastWilliam Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim

suicide references

Classified Date:

29/10/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

violence

A person is shot in undetailed, bloodless fashion and their body is found floating in a swimming pool.

threat and horror

A man's car has a tyre blowout as he is chased by police.

sex

There are discreet references to a man being kept in an expensive lifestyle by a woman in return for his affections.

suicide and self-harm

References are made to a person's attempts to take their own life and the mental health issues behind them. There are no depictions of these suicide attempts.

alcohol and smoking

People smoke and consume alcohol.

Contains mild menace and suicide references

Classified Date:

13/12/2002

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI (Collections)

Classified Date:

04/07/1950

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

contains suicide references, mild violence, language and sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2013

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

Paperwork Remarks:

Feature audio commentary and additional material

Classified Date:

25/04/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

suicide references, mild violence

Classified Date:

28/07/1988

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

23/10/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

Classified Date:

18/01/1996

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

CIC Video

Classified Date:

19/03/2003

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified date29/10/2025

LanguageEnglish