The Blacklist

Director(s)

Jon Bokenkamp
Production Year

2014
Genre(s)

Drama, Thriller
Cast

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix

TV Show

The Blacklist

Director(s)

Jon Bokenkamp
Production Year

2014
Genre(s)

Drama, Thriller
Cast

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix

Classified Date:

26/08/2015

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Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

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Season 02 HE TV Spot On Blu-ray End Game

Classified Date:

04/08/2014

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Sony DADC UK Limited

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Trailer Revised - Clean

Classified Date:

30/06/2014

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Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

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UK Promo Theatrical

Classified Date:

18/06/2014

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Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

strong violence, bloody injury, moderate bad language

Classified Date:

29/07/2014

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Season 1

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strong violence, injury detail, sex references, sex

Classified Date:

07/07/2015

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Season 02 Episodes 201-222

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strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual abuse

Classified Date:

03/08/2016

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Season 03 Episodes 301-319

strong violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

03/08/2016

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Season 03 Episodes 320-322

strong violence

Classified Date:

03/08/2016

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The Blacklist Season 03 Episode 323 Alexander Kirk (no. 14): Conclusion

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strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2017

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Season 4 Episodes 12 15 and 17

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strong violence, injury detail, gory images, sex, suicide scene

Classified Date:

07/08/2018

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Season 5 Episodes 1-16

strong violence, threat, gory images, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

15/11/2019

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Season 5 Episodes 17-21

strong violence

Classified Date:

15/11/2019

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Season 5 Episode 22 SUTTON ROSS (NO.17)

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strong violence, injury detail, disturbing images

Classified Date:

15/11/2019

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Season 6 Episodes 1-22

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strong bloody violence, threat, injury detail, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

18/06/2020

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Season 07 Episodes 01-19 Season 7 Episodes 1-19

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moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, sexual violence reference

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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violence

A man is shot, with a fleeting sight of bloody detail.

sex

A man is briefly shown watching pornography; but there's no strong detail.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A woman says that she was coerced into sleeping with a soldier when she was only 15; however there's no strong detail.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('God', 'screw up', 'hell').

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes in which people are shot, accompanied by brief blood spurts.

additional issues: There is also moderate threat, a moderate sex reference, mild bad language (for example, 'son of a bitch', 'God', 'damn'), and brief undetailed sight of dead bodies.

brief strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman is shot, with slow-motion emphasising bloody impact, as part of a previous episode recap.

additional issues: There are scenes of moderate threat, including explosions from planted bombs. There is also moderate injury detail.

moderate threat

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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threat and horror

There is a scene of moderate threat in which a couple are gagged and have guns pointed at them during a home invasion.

additional issues: There are mild drug references to a drug dealer being burgled. There is very mild bad language ('hell').

moderate threat

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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threat and horror

An armed gang invade a couple’s home, threaten them with guns and tie the wife up with a ball gag in her mouth; the couple are eventually released without injury.

additional issues: Bad language includes ‘BS’ and ‘hell’. There is also a passing verbal reference to a drug dealer.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

In one scene, a woman beats a man to death with a glass ashtray, and there is brief sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues: There is also moderate injury detail, references to death, and very mild bad language (for example, 'God', 'damn').

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

In a scene of strong violence, blood spurts and appears on clothes as people are shot. There's also a scene in which a man convulses and foams at the mouth after being purposefully poisoned. In a disturbing scene, the same chemical is tested on a pig, with brief images giving the impression that the animal is having a fit.

additional issues: A man refers to another man masturbating to pornography; however there's no strong detail. In a scene of moderate threat, a passenger flight almost crashes. There is focus on a woman's facial burn injuries. A man makes an undetailed reference to cocaine.

mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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threat and horror

There are scenes of mild threat, including brief gun threat, as well as a sequence in which a military base is threatened by an oncoming missile.

sex

A husband is known to be cheating on his wife with another woman; he appears at her hotel room and they kiss before closing the door.

additional issues: There is very mild bad language ('God', 'hell' and 'damn').

moderate violence, threat

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes exchanges of gunfire and heavy blows, with occasional bloody injury detail.

threat and horror

Scenes of threat include one in which a character threatens to shoot a woman in the head.

strong violence, drug references

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Violence includes scenes of torture, such as the use of a device which pinches the throat and draws blood, as well as the injection of chemicals to increase pain and discomfort. There are also exchanges of gunfire and punches, and stabbing. Violence is sometimes accompanied by bloody images.

drugs

There are verbal references to LSD.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('bloody'), and there are verbal references to racism.

moderate violence, threat, drug references

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include gunfire and stabbings, sometimes with accompanying bloody images.

threat and horror

A woman is abducted and spends a long time in a small crate. As her abductors prepare to kill her, she manages to overpower and disarm them.

drugs

Paramedics are called after a child unwittingly overdoses on Fentanyl. There are also verbal drug references when an agent purchases several illegal substances online as part of an investigation.

additional issues: There is an undetailed reference to sexual violence, and very mild bad language ('hell', 'God').

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include a man being hit repeatedly over the head with an ashtray, another man being tortured with toxic gas, and a third coughing up blood and dying after being poisoned. There are also exchanges of gunfire and punches. Violence is sometimes accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('ass', 'son of a bitch').

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include shooting, stabbing and throat slashing, and are sometimes accompanied by bloody images.

additional issues: There is mild bad language ('ass'), and mild sex references.

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man slashes another across the throat with some bloody detail. Other violence includes bloodless shootings.

injury detail

There is a pool of blood under the body of a woman who has hit her head on the side of a table.

additional issues: There are also scenes of moderate threat, including a sequence in which it is implied a man has his fingernails pulled off.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes of strong violence in which several people are suffocated with plastic bags over their heads. Other violence includes fight sequences with impactful blows.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman is shot, with sight of blood spurts on impact. There is also a scene in which a man beats a punch bag which is later revealed to contain another man, shown unconscious with blood on his face.

additional issues: A dead body is shown lying in a pool of blood. In another scene, covered up dead bodies of murder victims are shown being buried. A man makes an undetailed reference to a 'hooker'.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of violence include exchanges of gunfire, as well as stabbing and throat slashing, with some accompanying bloody images.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Characters are shot in scenes which include bloody detail.

additional issues: Dead bodies are shown with blood on them. There is an upsetting scene as a woman watches her sister die after being shot. There are also scenes of moderate threat.

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes in which people are shot, accompanied by brief bloodspurts and blood in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues: There are also moderate bloody images, brief scenes of moderate threat, and very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are gunfights and stabbings, with resulting bloody detail.

injury detail

There is sight of bloody injury in the aftermath of violent events and when a man cuts into the back of his neck to remove an implanted chip.

additional issues: There is moderate threat. There are infrequent moderate sex references. There is mild bad language ('ass', 'balls', 'hell').

strong violence

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is strong violence, such as large blood spurts when people are shot.

additional issues: There is also implied strong language ('f**k'), mild threat when we see a young girl trapped in a burning building and mild injury detail when we see a large burn scar on a woman's wrist.

moderate violence, threat

Classified Date:

21/07/2021

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man shoots a woman in the back, accompanied by a bloodstain spreading on her clothes, and following which another man shoots the woman's assailant.

threat and horror

A truck crashes into a woman's car, throwing her body around inside her vehicle.

additional issues: There are also scenes of emotional upset, mild bad language ('son of a bitch'), and milder terms (for example, 'God').

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strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Occasional scenes of strong violence include shootings, resulting in large blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail. During a brief scene of torture, a villain uses a golf club to hit a character strapped naked to a pillar, however, no impact detail is shown.

additional issues: Moderate medical detail includes close-up sight of third-degree burns across a character’s chest while he is tended to in hospital. Occasional scenes of moderate gun threat occur. In one sequence, a character is drugged and abducted, however, this is resolved reassuringly. Very mild bad language occurs (‘hell’).

strong violence, threat, sex references

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes in which characters are shot; however there is no strong detail.

threat and horror

A woman sobs over the phone to her husband after being kidnapped. There are also scenes of moderate gun threat.

sex

A woman makes verbal reference to feeling 'aroused' and to 'sleeping with the president'.

additional issues: The episode features mild bad language ('bastard') and very mild terms ('damn' and 'hell').

strong violence, suicide references

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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violence

There are shootings with bloody aftermath, stabbings and a man is beaten over the head with a spanner.

suicide and self-harm

A man emerges from a shed engulfed in flames, it is implied he has set himself alight to avoid questioning by authorities. He survives and is later seen in hospital.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

additional issues: There is use of moderate bad language ('bitch'), milder terms ('God'), injury detail of a dead body with a head wound, references to drug addiction, moments of gun threat and references to terrorists planning to blow up a church on live TV.

moderate violence, threat, injury detail

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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violence

There is hand to hand fighting with punches and kicks. There are shootings and gassings. It is implied a man is thrown to his death from a balcony and another is grabbed and shoved into the boot of a car.

threat and horror

People are kidnapped with bags over their heads and are tied to chairs and threatened with death. There is knife and gun threat. A man is told he will be made to have unwanted heart surgery at gunpoint.

injury detail

We see part of a heart transplant procedure, with brief sight of a person's bloody chest cavity in a medical context. There is occasional sight of bloody bullet holes in heads.

additional issues: There are brief, undetailed verbal references to the Holocaust, made by a survivor. Mild bad language includes the terms 'piss', 'ass', 'screw' and 'hell'. There are references to heart disease and cancer. A woman mentions a love affair and a man makes a comic reference to virginity. Characters undergo urine tests for drugs misuse.

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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violence

A bag is pulled roughly over a man’s head and he is suffocated with it, after it is implied the man has been tortured for information. Characters are shot with guns.

additional issues: Scenes of moderate threat see characters being subjected to neurological pain as the result of a high tech device, which causes their noses to bleed and often causes death. A man takes his own life by triggering an explosion. There are moderate bloody images, including sight of a woman lying in a pool of blood after being the victim of violence. There is use of mild bad language, and milder terms (‘ass’, ‘hell’, ‘God’). References are made to an unknown drug which a man claims to be fighting an addiction to. There are references to a woman’s possible cancer diagnosis.

moderate violence, occasional bloody images

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of moderate violence feature people being shot in undetailed fashion. There is sight of a bullet impact producing a blood mist, and occasional aftermath bloody detail.

additional issues: There is mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘piss’), as well as very mild terms (‘God’, ‘hell’). There are references to a miscarriage and to adultery.

drug misuse, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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violence

There are visual and verbal references to a woman's abusive marriage. In one scene, the woman uses a knife to defend herself from her violent husband after he attacks her and her son, resulting in brief bloodshed.

drugs

There are scenes of prescription drug misuse in which a man grinds up pain medication and snorts it. There are accompanying references to substance abuse and addiction. Neither are glamourised, however.

additional issues: There are scenes of moderate violence and threat, as well as bloody medical detail following a car accident. There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), accompanied by other milder terms ('ass', 'crap', 'Jesus', 'hell' and 'God').

moderate bloody images, threat, drug references

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Occasional scenes of moderate gun threat occur throughout. A villainous character forcibly injects a woman with a deadly dose of drugs in order to extract important documents.

drugs

There are occasional verbal and visual references to performance enhancing drugs, including a sequence in which a doctor lethally injects an athlete using a syringe. Visual and verbal references to prescription drugs occur within the context of a character struggling with addiction.

injury detail

During a brief flashback sequence, FBI agents discover a bloodstained dead body with a gunshot wound. A dead man is seen lying in a pool of blood during a dimly-lit sequence.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

additional issues: Mild bad language occurs (‘dick’, ‘ass’), as well as very mild bad language (‘God’, ‘hell’).

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes include strong violence such as throat slashings, stabbings and shootings all accompanied by large blood spurts and blood visible in the aftermath. A ten-year-old child is unintentionally shot dead by the FBI. A man is tied up and shot in the leg in a torture scene; his assailant subsequently sticks his finger in the wound leading to the victim crying out in pain.

additional issues: References are made to institutional racism by the police and a woman lists some of the real life black victims murdered by law enforcement in the United States. These actions are thoroughly condemned by the show and characters discuss the need to have black representation within the police force. There is moderate threat from a criminal gang in which they abduct a woman and hold her at gunpoint.

moderate violence, occasional bloody images

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A brief shoot out results in a man being struck and killed in undetailed fashion, with sight of blood on his face and clothing in the aftermath.

additional issues: There is mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘bastard’), as well as use of very mild terms (‘Christ’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’). There is mild gun threat. In the course of a criminal investigation there are references to people trafficking and the illegal trading of drugs.

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Strong violence features shootings, with sight of blood spurts, stabbings and the battering of a man with a heavy object. There are also aftermath images of bloody clothing and sight of a dead body lying in a pool of blood.

additional issues: There is moderate gun threat. There is very mild bad language (‘God’).

strong violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Infrequent scenes of strong violence include shootings, with accompanying large blood spurts. A villainous character uses a pair of pliers to cut off a person's fingers.

injury detail

Scenes of strong injury detail include sight of bloodied severed fingers in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues: A man struggling with prescription drug addiction receives emotional support from his colleagues. References to death and bereavement occur, including a scene in which a character visits the grave of a loved one. Infrequent references are made to adultery. Scenes of moderate threat occur throughout, including gun threat.

sexualised violence, strong sex references

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are references to sex workers and to the use of sex robots, along with discussion of the emotional attachments users may feel to lifelike sex dolls. We see couples in bed together having sexual relations; all sight of nudity is masked.

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are scenes of sexualised violence when naked or scantily clad female characters strangle men while having sexual relations in bed.

additional issues: There are brief, undetailed references to drug dealing and a man discusses having his drink spiked. There are scenes of gun threat. We see a man's dead body, with strangulation marks and bruises visible in a crime scene context. A man verbally threatens a woman with removing her tongue. Mild bad language includes the terms 'piss' and 'screw'. There are undetailed references to mental health issues and suicide.

strong threat, injury detail

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A woman camping with a friend is grabbed violently from their tent and taken away. A woman is restrained to a bed and subjected to sinister medical procedures, but this is shown without graphic detail. A mother is sedated in a hospital room and an attempt is made to abduct her sick daughter, but there is a reassuring outcome. There is moderate gun and knife threat.

injury detail

A woman who has escaped from captivity has self-inflicted wounds on her leg in which she has scored people’s names.

additional issues: There are references to the mental health disorder Munchausen syndrome by proxy and parents inducing fake illnesses in their children. There is brief moderate violence as a woman is shot in undetailed fashion. There mild bad language (‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’), as well as very mild terms (‘God’, ‘damn’).

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A masked assailant shoots a pair of men using a rapid-fire gun, resulting in large blood spurts. Bloodstained characters are shown lying in pools of blood in the aftermath.

additional issues: Mild bad language occurs (‘son of bitch’), as well as very mild bad language (‘hell’, ‘God’). Occasional scenes of moderate threat occur, including gun threat. References to mental illness include a discussion about patients with severe psychiatric disorders taking medication. Infrequent mild sex references occur. There is an undetailed reference to a character's drink being spiked with drugs as part of a plot to frame them for murder.

moderate injury detail, threat

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There is implied off-screen torture during a scene in which a woman's screams are heard whilst mobile phone footage is played. However, there is no visual detail. There is also brief gun threat.

injury detail

There is a brief close-up sight of a man's bruised face and swollen eye.

additional issues: There is also mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'balls'), as well as verbal death references and scenes of emotional upset.

moderate threat, violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

During a kidnap attempt, a cartel gang member hits a man across the back of his head using an improvised weapon. However, this lacks any focus on detail.

threat and horror

Scenes of moderate threat occur throughout, including gun threat. A character is kidnapped and held captive by a cartel, but is subsequently rescued.

injury detail

A photograph of a dead body in the aftermath of a shooting is shown; this occurs within a crime scene context. Characters are seen with bloody cuts and bandages in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues: Mild bad language occurs ('piss', 'crap', 'ass'), as well as milder terms, such as ('God', 'damn'). There are passing references to drug trafficking, as well as infrequent and comic references to illness.

strong violence, drug references

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes of strong violence in which people are shot dead resulting in blood spurts and bloody detail in the aftermath. A woman is implied to have been tortured for information.

drugs

A man takes liquid LSD and behaves erratically. There are frequent verbal references to the dealing and taking of psychedelic drugs.

additional issues: Verbal undetailed references are made to a woman suing her employer for sexual assault. In a scene of suicide, a woman jumps from a bridge to her presumed death in a river.

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of strong violence include frequent shootings with blood spurts, and bloody detail in the aftermath. A woman is found dead in her car with her neck slashed.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

additional issues: A man takes a psychedelic drug as part of a medical trial, which results in him having threatening and violent hallucinations. There are verbal references to depression. Use of very mild bad language occurs ('God').

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man is shot in the stomach and there is sight of a bloody wound in the aftermath. A man injects a woman in the neck with a drug which results in her becoming unconscious. There are frequent verbal references to murder and terrorist attacks.

additional issues: A man deliberately crashes into a car and abducts a passenger. Use of very mild bad language occurs ('hell', 'screw').

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are frequent shootings with blood spurts and bloody detail on victims in the aftermath of being shot. In a scene of torture, a man's head is aggressively submerged in water until he panics and starts choking.

additional issues: Two strippers briefly gyrate and dance in an office before being told to leave; however, there is no nudity. Use of mild and very mild bad language occurs ('son of a bitch', 'ass', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'hell' and 'damn'). Scenes include mild threat.

strong violence

Classified Date:

12/06/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man is shot in the head at close range resulting in a large blood spurt.

additional issues: A man is heard shooting himself in a parked car; however, there are no accompanying visuals. Scenes include moderate threat and verbal undetailed drug references. Grieving characters become visibly upset when discussing the death of a colleague and friend. Use of very mild bad language occurs ('hell', 'God', 'damn').

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moderate violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

04/10/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Moderate violence features undetailed shootings and stabbings, with occasional sight of small bloody impacts.

injury detail

There are brief shots of bloody injury on a dead body found in a building in the aftermath of a bombing.

additional issues: There is mild threat. There is very mild bad language (‘God’). A man talks about his alcohol addiction in a counselling group, and there are references to drugs during investigative procedures.

moderate violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Moderate violence includes off-screen shootings and beatings featuring crunchy blows; however, injury detail is minimal.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

additional issues: Bad language is mild ('piss', 'ass'), accompanied by other milder terms ('damn'). There are also references to a young girl being bullied at school.

moderate threat

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

People at a political rally scatter in panic when a gunman is seen and, in the chaos, a bodyguard is shot in undetailed fashion, with subsequent sight of a bloodstain on his shirt. People face off with guns, a man is verbally threatened with having his hand amputated and a man goes into a spasm after handling the cover of a book impregnated with poison.

additional issues: There is mild bad language (‘bastard’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘screw’, ‘God’, ‘hell’ and ‘Jesus’. There is very mild rude humour as two men talk about a baby farting.

strong bloody images

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

injury detail

Characters lie in pools of blood in the aftermath of violence and blood is also seen splattered on walls. After being violently hanged, a dead body has ligature marks on its neck.

additional issues: There are moments of moderate violence such as chokings, shootings and a forced hanging. Characters are threatened with violence by a ruthless killer. Use of mild bad language ('crap') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'screw', 'damn' and 'hell'.

moderate violence, threat, injury detail, sex references, sexual threat

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Sequences of moderate violence include a woman being repeatedly stabbed in the neck. There are verbal references to a man murdering a number of women including his mother.

threat and horror

Moments of moderate threat come from a serial killer holding a female detective in a chokehold.

sex

There are occasional moderate sex references including a mention of a woman believing her husband spent his time watching pornography.

injury detail

After she is stabbed, there is sight of a woman's bloodied dead body and there are detailed descriptions to the injuries she suffered.

sexual violence and sexual threat

In a brief scene of sexual threat, a villainous man drugs a woman and carries her unconscious to his bedroom.

additional issues: There is a brief reference to drug misuse. Use of very mild bad language occurs (for example, 'screw', 'hell', 'freakin' and 'God').

strong violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man is chemically tortured by a villain attempting to extract information from him. People are shot with guns, causing blood to spurt into the air from the bullet impacts.

additional issues: After a man is shot in the leg, his wound is seen and pools of blood trailing on the ground are visible. Scenes of moderate threat include a young boy being held with a gun pressed to his head. Mild and very mild bad language is used (‘son of a bitch’, ‘hell’). An undetailed reference is made to historical institutionalised racism, which resulted in a Black woman not receiving proper medical treatment; however, there is clear disapproval of such discrimination.

moderate violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Three people trade blows in a crunchy fight sequence, punching and kicking each other and knocking their opponents to the ground.

additional issues: A villain plants various explosive devices on a boat and in an apartment building, threatening the lives of those inside. There is brief sight of blood on the ground after a fight scene. A man is referred to as ‘high’ after he appears to have taken unnamed drugs. A man celebrates a year being sober at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. A scene of mild emotional upset sees a person blaming himself for the death of a friend. Very mild bad language is used (‘hell’, ‘God’).

moderate threat

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

In a scene of moderate threat, a man rushes in panic when he learns that his wife is in danger, seeing reports of an armed gunman at the hospital where she works. People are occasionally threatened with guns.

additional issues: There is mild violence, including a man being hit in the face with a bag knocking him to the ground, and another being tackled. Very mild bad language is used ('damn', 'hell').

strong violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man is shot in the head, causing a large spurt of blood to erupt in a close up shot.

additional issues: After a shooting, a man's bloody head wound is briefly seen. Scenes of mild threat see enemies point guns at one another.

brief strong violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

In a brief scene of strong violence, a man fires an automatic weapon, causing blood to spurt and leaving bloody bullet wounds.

additional issues: There are scenes of moderate threat, including when men in prison armed with bladed weapons approach an inmate they intend to harm. References are made to a man's prescription drug misuse, though he seeks and receives help to overcome his addiction. There is implied use of mild bad language ('son of a bitch') as well as use of milder terms ('hell').

moderate violence, threat, injury detail, drug references

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Moderate violence occurs, including a shooting, and a man hitting a woman with the butt of his gun and punching another person.

threat and horror

A man uses a gun to threaten customers and staff in a shop, demanding money from the till.

drugs

There are references to marijuana, including the sight of bongs and a man discussing rolling joints.

injury detail

After a man is shot in the chest, there are shots of his gunshot wound, and a pool of blood around his body on the floor.

additional issues: Mild bad language ('ass') is used, as are milder terms such as 'God', 'jerk', 'damn' and 'hell'.

moderate threat, violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman hits a man in the head with an ornament, after which he throws her to the ground and tries to strangle her.

threat and horror

A man is threatened by armed soldiers, and taken captive, dragged away from his place of work.

injury detail

A person is seen in a hospital bed, facial injuries visible after being stitched up.

drug references

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

drugs

A woman refers to using gummy edibles to 'take the edge off'.

additional issues: A man makes mildly sexualised comments about a woman's appearance in a brief scene of harassment. A man makes brief veiled threats toward a woman and her child in flashback scenes. A hooded man with his wrists tied is pulled from a car boot and handed over to another party. There is mild bad language ('crap') along with milder terms which include 'hell' and 'damn'. A character is left with bruises and scratches following an off-screen beating. There are verbal references to bereavement and to an implied serious illness. We hear a character shot dead over a communications link, but do not see any violence.

sexual violence references

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sexual violence and sexual threat

Verbal references are made to a sex trafficking ring, however, these are undetailed and infrequent.

additional issues: There are verbal references to dowries being a patriarchal and sexist tradition that is tied to violence towards women. Sexism is strongly condemned. A character holds a kidnapped woman at gunpoint, however, she is swiftly released. There are also chase sequences. Scenes of mild threat are brief and end reassuringly. Mild bad language ('bastard', 'screwed') occurs, as well as very mild bad language ('God'). In one scene, characters kiss. Infrequent references are made to drug cartels.

mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Scenes of mild threat include people held at gunpoint and a suspected serial killer administering medication to a patient. There are also verbal references to the mysterious deaths of several patients who had been given lethal doses of medication.

sex

References include mention of a couple 'procreating'.

additional issues: References are made to 'recovery' and some kind of addiction is implied but never explicitly talked about. Bad language is very mild ('screw', 'hell' and 'God'). A man refers to his father's younger partner as a 'bimbo', but this is clearly not condoned.

mild threat, injury detail

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Scenes of mild threat include people being blackmailed, followed, and a scene in which a vehicle crashes off-screen.

injury detail

A character sustains bloody grazes to his face following a car accident.

additional issues: Bad language is very mild ('hell', 'damn'). There is reference to a teenager driving "high and drunk" resulting in life-changing injuries for someone he knocked down; the negative consequences are clear. There are also very mild sex references.

mild threat, violence, sex references

Classified Date:

11/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A person is forced to the ground by armed FBI agents.

threat and horror

Armed FBI agents raid several premises.

sex

Sex references include use of innuendo, as well as brief mild sexual activity.

additional issues: Bad language is very mild ('hell', 'God' and 'Jesus'). Drug raids are briefly mentioned in the context of police investigations.

moderate threat, brief drug references

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

After being poisoned by an unknown substance, a number of characters are seen having severe allergic reactions and displaying similar symptoms to going into anaphylactic shock.

drugs

There are brief references to a former drug addict misusing a variety of drugs after the death of a loved one.

additional issues: References are made to murder and there are mild scenes of violence. Brief verbal references are made to a couple being 'lovers'. Mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'God'.

brief drug misuse

Classified Date:

03/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

drugs

There is a scene of prescription drug misuse. This is accompanied by verbal references to a character's attempt to stay sober.

additional issues: A pair of thieves break into an army general's home and attempt to gain entry to a panic room. However, they eventually abort their mission and no one is harmed. Very mild bad language ('God') occurs.

drug references

Classified Date:

03/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

drugs

References are made to a man's drug addiction and crushed pills are seen on his table. He is later discovered unconscious, having taken an overdose.

additional issues: Mild bad language ('ass', 'balls') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'Jesus', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'. There are moments of mild threat including a plane exploding mid air.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is a sequence of strong violence in which characters are shot, resulting in large blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail. A car is deliberately run off the road, bloodily injuring those inside.

additional issues: Moments of mild threat include gun threat. There are infrequent mild sex references. Language is very mild (for example, 'hell', 'damn' and 'God').

strong violence

Classified Date:

09/10/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is a sequence of strong violence in which characters are shot, resulting in large blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail. A man is implied to have been attacked by a bull and lies bloodily injured in a field.

additional issues: Scenes of mild threat include gun threat. Use of mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'God', 'hell' and 'damn'.

Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.

Classified Date:

27/09/2021

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

27/09/2021

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

27/09/2021

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

22/06/2020

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 7

Classified Date:

15/10/2019

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Season 6

Classified Date:

29/08/2019

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary Season 6 Episodes 14-18

Classified Date:

02/07/2018

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material

Classified Date:

22/06/2018

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary Season 5 Episodes 8-9

Classified Date:

29/06/2017

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 4 Audio commentaries for Episodes 5 6 17

Classified Date:

09/06/2017

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

09/06/2017

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 4

Classified Date:

13/06/2016

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 3 Audio commentary

Classified Date:

13/06/2016

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 03 Additional Deleted Scenes

Classified Date:

13/06/2016

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 03

Classified Date:

02/06/2016

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Season 03 - Added Value - Featurettes

Classified Date:

24/06/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material Audio commentary Season 2 Episodes 219 and 222

Classified Date:

24/06/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

24/06/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

09/07/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

23/06/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

23/06/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Sony DADC UK Limited

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary Season 1 Episodes 100 108 121

Classified date

29/07/2014
BBFC reference

AVV314878
Distributor

Sony DADC Europe Ltd
Language

English

Director(s)

Jon Bokenkamp

Production Year

2014

Genre(s)

Drama, Thriller

Cast

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix

The Blacklist

Director(s)

Jon Bokenkamp

Production Year

2014

Genre(s)

Drama, Thriller

Cast

James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix

Classified date

29/07/2014

BBFC reference

AVV314878

Distributor

Sony DADC Europe Ltd

Language

English