The Blackening
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Director(s)Tim Story
Production year2022
Genre(s)Comedy, Horror
Approx. running minutes97m
CastGrace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji, Diedrich Bader, Tim Story, Tracy Oliver, Dewayne Perkins, Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, E. Brian Dobbins, Tracy Oliver, Dexter Story, Todd A. Dos Reis, Peter S. Elliot, Leah Daniels Butler, Cecil Gentry
The Blackening
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
In this witty slasher horror comedy, a group of genre-savvy Black friends are trapped in a cabin with a serial killer wh ...
In this witty slasher horror comedy, a group of genre-savvy Black friends are trapped in a cabin with a serial killer who forces them to decide their fate by playing a racist board game.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
rude humour
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
14/06/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
11/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Mediumrare Entertainment Ltd
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Studios Limited
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
Classified Date:
06/07/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
26/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified date11/01/2024
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
rude humour
Director(s)Tim Story
Production year2022
Genre(s)Comedy, Horror
Approx. running minutes97m
CastGrace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji, Diedrich Bader, Tim Story, Tracy Oliver, Dewayne Perkins, Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, E. Brian Dobbins, Tracy Oliver, Dexter Story, Todd A. Dos Reis, Peter S. Elliot, Leah Daniels Butler, Cecil Gentry
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
14/06/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
11/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Mediumrare Entertainment Ltd
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
strong language, bloody violence, threat, racism, drug misuse
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Studios Limited
violence
People are shot with arrows or stabbed or slashed with bladed weapons, occasionally resulting in spurts of blood and aftermath sight of blood streaming from wounds. Another person is bludgeoned repeatedly with a heavy object, creating dimly-lit gushes of blood and bodily tissue.
threat and horror
There are scenes of strong threat and horror, including occasional ‘jump scare’ moments, when a group of frightened people are stalked and attacked by a masked killer while trapped in an isolated cabin.
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘n***a’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’ and ‘balls’.
sex
Sex references are occasional and moderately crude. For example, there are comic references to a woman 'smelling like dick', and in another scene a woman promises to touch her boyfriend's penis to make up for accidentally hitting him.
discrimination
Scenes of, and references to, racism occur throughout the film. Over the course of several scenes the main characters are forced to play a board game decorated with a grotesque racist caricature, which requires them to answer questions involving discriminatory stereotypes and to choose who should die based on who is the 'Blackest'. There are also infrequent references to homophobia. The film clearly condemns discrimination.
drugs
People are shown misusing ecstasy, Adderall and marijuana.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the context of violence.
rude humour
One person projectile vomits over another.
Classified Date:
06/07/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
26/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified date11/01/2024
LanguageEnglish
