The Apartment
suicide references, moderate sex references, sexual harassment
Director(s)Billy Wilder
Production year1960
Release date31/01/2025
Genre(s)Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes126m
CastJack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, David Lewis, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Naomi Stevens, Johnny Seven, Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder, Adolph Deutsch, Joseph LaShelle, Daniel Mandell
The Apartment
suicide references, moderate sex references, sexual harassment
An insurance clerk who wants to rise in his company lets his bosses use his apartment for their extramarital affairs in ...
An insurance clerk who wants to rise in his company lets his bosses use his apartment for their extramarital affairs in this darkly comic romance from 1960 which features references to suicide and sexual harassment.
violence
language
sex
injury detail
suicide and self-harm
sexual violence and sexual threat
alcohol and smoking
threat and horror
suicide references, moderate sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
17/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
A man punches another man in a brief scene of mild violence.
language
The film features very mild bad language ('God', 'damn').
sex
A woman implies that her lover is treating her like a sex worker when he gives her some cash. Frequent references are made to extramarital affairs.
injury detail
A small amount of blood trickles from a man's mouth after another man hits him. Later, he has a black eye.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied that a woman attempts an overdose, after which she can be heard vomiting offscreen as a doctor assists her. There are also further references to suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man smacks his female colleague's bottom. It is also implied that male employers sexually exploit female members of staff.
alcohol and smoking
Men and women drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
Contains mild sex references, violence and suicide attempt
Classified Date:
04/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
Two characters fight and a couple of mild punches are thrown.
sex
There are some comic references to characters being a 'sex pot', as well as a scene in which a woman takes offence when her lover gives her money as if he were paying her for sex.
suicide and self-harm
A woman overdoses on sleeping pills. The overdose itself is only implied, but the character is shown throwing up in the subsequent scene in order to expel the contents of her stomach. After the attempt, the character's friend worries that their friend may and try and harm themselves again so precautions are taken to hide razor blades, other pills and also to lock the bedroom window.
Contains mild scenes involving self-harm
Classified Date:
16/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Downtown Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
25/05/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
United Artists Corp. Ltd
Contains mild sex references, violence and suicide attempt
Classified Date:
24/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd
violence
Two characters fight and a couple of mild punches are thrown.
sex
There are some comic references to characters being a 'sex pot', as well as a scene in which a woman takes offence when her lover gives her money as if he were paying her for sex.
suicide and self-harm
A woman overdoses on sleeping pills. The overdose itself is only implied, but the character is shown throwing up in the subsequent scene in order to expel the contents of her stomach. After the attempt, the character's friend worries that their friend may and try and harm themselves again so precautions are taken to hide razor blades, other pills and also to lock the bedroom window.
Classified Date:
23/02/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THEATRICAL TRAILER
Classified Date:
02/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
15/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Downtown Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with Film Historian Bruce Block
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THE APARTMENT
Classified date17/52/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
injury detail
suicide and self-harm
sexual violence and sexual threat
alcohol and smoking
threat and horror
Director(s)Billy Wilder
Production year1960
Release date31/01/2025
Genre(s)Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes126m
CastJack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, David Lewis, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Naomi Stevens, Johnny Seven, Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder, Adolph Deutsch, Joseph LaShelle, Daniel Mandell
suicide references, moderate sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
17/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
A man punches another man in a brief scene of mild violence.
language
The film features very mild bad language ('God', 'damn').
sex
A woman implies that her lover is treating her like a sex worker when he gives her some cash. Frequent references are made to extramarital affairs.
injury detail
A small amount of blood trickles from a man's mouth after another man hits him. Later, he has a black eye.
suicide and self-harm
It is implied that a woman attempts an overdose, after which she can be heard vomiting offscreen as a doctor assists her. There are also further references to suicide.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man smacks his female colleague's bottom. It is also implied that male employers sexually exploit female members of staff.
alcohol and smoking
Men and women drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
Contains mild sex references, violence and suicide attempt
Classified Date:
04/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
Two characters fight and a couple of mild punches are thrown.
sex
There are some comic references to characters being a 'sex pot', as well as a scene in which a woman takes offence when her lover gives her money as if he were paying her for sex.
suicide and self-harm
A woman overdoses on sleeping pills. The overdose itself is only implied, but the character is shown throwing up in the subsequent scene in order to expel the contents of her stomach. After the attempt, the character's friend worries that their friend may and try and harm themselves again so precautions are taken to hide razor blades, other pills and also to lock the bedroom window.
Contains mild scenes involving self-harm
Classified Date:
16/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Downtown Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
25/05/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
United Artists Corp. Ltd
Contains mild sex references, violence and suicide attempt
Classified Date:
24/07/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd
violence
Two characters fight and a couple of mild punches are thrown.
sex
There are some comic references to characters being a 'sex pot', as well as a scene in which a woman takes offence when her lover gives her money as if he were paying her for sex.
suicide and self-harm
A woman overdoses on sleeping pills. The overdose itself is only implied, but the character is shown throwing up in the subsequent scene in order to expel the contents of her stomach. After the attempt, the character's friend worries that their friend may and try and harm themselves again so precautions are taken to hide razor blades, other pills and also to lock the bedroom window.
Classified Date:
23/02/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
17/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THEATRICAL TRAILER
Classified Date:
02/05/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
15/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Downtown Pictures Ltd
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with Film Historian Bruce Block
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
THE APARTMENT
Classified date17/52/2025
LanguageEnglish
