The Chosen
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Director(s)Dallas Jenkins
Production year2017
Genre(s)Drama, Education
Approx. running minutes39m
CastShahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, George H. Xanthis, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Shaan Sharma, Joey Vahedi, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Vanessa Benavente, Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson, Dallas Jenkins, Tyler Thompson, Chad Gundersen, Chris Juen, Dan Haseltine, Matthew S. Nelson, Akis Konstantakopoulos, John Quinn, Sally Allen, Toni Cobb Brock, Beverly Holloway, James R. Cunningham
The Chosen
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
THE CHOSEN is a US Biblical drama series; in this episode, Andrew argues with Simon about working with the Romans.
THE CHOSEN is a US Biblical drama series; in this episode, Andrew argues with Simon about working with the Romans.
moderate injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
12/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
Flashbacks include moments of mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people. Verbal references are made to beheadings and stabbings.
threat and horror
Sequences include soldiers trying to break down the door to a house, as three scared men wait inside. Other sustained scenes include people plotting to kill a man, a person being spat at and verbally insulted and another being aggressively arrested.
language
Bad language is very mild ('damn', 'God').
sex
A reference is made to a woman being 'seduced'.
discrimination
In a biblical context, there is discrimination towards Jewish people.
injury detail
There are occasional bloody images; dead bodies and a mass grave of skeletal remains also features.
theme
Upsetting and emotional scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
12/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
In order to disarm him of his sword, a man is punched by a soldier. There are also references to historical violence and non-bloody reenactments of battles.
threat and horror
A woman is grabbed by a man in a dark alley; however, we quickly realise he does not intend to harm her. There are also other moments of mild threat stemming from political and religious leaders and their soldiers.
language
Bad language is very mild ('damn').
sex
Verbal references are made to sex workers and 'marital copulation'.
injury detail
In a preview for upcoming episodes, pools of blood are seen on the ground, as well as dead bodies; there are also piles of skeletal remains.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
31/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
A man sees in a vision the razing of a temple by Roman soldiers who push people to the ground, stab a man with swords in undetailed fashion, and set fire to buildings, with sight of men staggering about in flames. There is brief and infrequent bloody injury detail.
threat and horror
A man causes disruption and panic at a marketplace in a temple compound, overturning and setting fire to stalls, and cracking a whip as he shouts at the merchants and their customers that they are desecrating a holy place.
sex
A list of religious rules regarding cleanliness and ‘purity’ contains an undetailed mention of ‘seminal discharge’.
discrimination
Religious doctrine demonstrates historical discriminatory attitudes to menstruation.
injury detail
A character experiences visions in which stone is discoloured by red liquid implied to be blood. The recap of previous episodes contains fleeting sight of blood on a person's face in the aftermath of implied off-screen violence.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
19/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
A man sees in a vision the razing of a temple by Roman soldiers who push people to the ground, stab a man with swords in undetailed fashion, and set fire to buildings, with sight of men staggering about in flames. There is brief and infrequent bloody injury detail.
threat and horror
A man causes disruption and panic at a marketplace in a temple compound, overturning and setting fire to stalls, and cracking a whip as he shouts at the merchants and their customers that they are desecrating a holy place.
sex
A list of religious rules regarding cleanliness and ‘purity’ contains an undetailed mention of ‘seminal discharge’.
discrimination
Religious doctrine demonstrates historical discriminatory attitudes to menstruation.
injury detail
A character experiences visions in which stone is discoloured by red liquid implied to be blood. The recap of previous episodes contains fleeting sight of blood on a person's face in the aftermath of implied off-screen violence.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
08/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
violence
Verbal references are made to the crucifixion of Jesus.
threat and horror
In a scene of moderate threat, an imprisoned man is slowly led to his execution by armed guards. Other characters are seen being rounded up and arrested by soldiers and men fear for their lives as their small boat is caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There is historical antisemitism and references to the animosity between gentiles and Jewish people.
theme
Verbal references are made to a woman suffering a miscarriage and there is a brief flashback of her in physical pain. A man retells a story he heard about a child being circumcised and having the foreskin tied to his feet.
mild threat, discrimination, bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
31/01/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
threat and horror
Men fear for their lives in a small boat caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There are references to historical antisemitism, including to racially motivated attacks; a Roman criticises his wife for acting as if Jewishness is contagious. Other discrimination includes reported prejudice against a boy for the 'colour of his skin'. The film provides a clear challenge to such attitudes.
injury detail
A man with an injured leg reveals a bloody bandage. There is brief sight of blood following childbirth.
suicide and self-harm
A woman reports having previously considered taking her own life, but clearly regrets having done so.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are fleeting references to prostitution. There are references to miscarriage and bereavement.
Classified Date:
31/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
Classified Date:
17/11/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat when a young woman recalls a Roman soldier pulling her by the arm and throwing her onto a bed.
additional issues
There is also mild violence and bloody images, such as two men punching each other during a fight. A woman appears to be contemplating suicide while standing on a cliff edge.
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
mild violence
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is mild violence when a Roman soldier knocks out a man by hitting him on the head with a sword hilt.
additional issues
N/A
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
N/A
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A Roman soldier threatens a man with a sword, and briefly cuts his ear.
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
N/A
additional issues
N/A
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
mild threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat in which a character pulls a knife on a person with leprosy, and guards storm a crowd of people gathered in a town square.
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
very mild thrreat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is very mild threat when a Roman soldier puts a hand to his sword hilt in warning to another man.
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
mild sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are passing verbal references to domestic abuse but there is no actual scene of this nature. A man describes his wife as his 'property'.
sex
In one sequence a man implies that a woman is a sex worker and there are verbal references to adultery, but there is no detail.
mild threat
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Two rival groups exchange angry words, a man is spat at and rocks are thrown, but no-one is struck or injured.
additional issues
There is brief, very mild emotional upset.
mild upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
An architect despairing of his perceived failure cries and burns the plans he had drawn for the construction of a temple.
additional issues
A building collapses off-screen and a man is sunsequently seen sitting in the rubble, but there is no injury detail.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Specks of blood can be seen on a dishevelled looking man's clothing. Their origin is not explained.
additional issues
There are references to discrimination in which Jewish characters talk in an undetailed manner about the historical suffering and persecution of their people.
brief moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is brief and undetailed sight of bloodied men on crucifixes, and of a soldier nailing a man to a cross.
additional issues
Preparations are made for an assassination and, during a rehearsal, a knife is held to a man's throat. A child sustains serious injuries after falling out of a tree. He later witnesses his mother's death during childbirth.
moderate injury detail, threat, violence
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a brief fight sequence featuring knife threat and attempted strangulation; however, no one is injured.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which a possessed man behaves in a sinister and threatening manner.
injury detail
A man reveals moderately bloody wounds on his arms and explains that the demon possessing him forces him to cut himself.
additional issues
It is stated that under Mosaic Law a man who ‘takes’ his brother’s wife is considered to be committing ‘incest’. There is also a reference to King David having “died in bed with a teenager”, though it is subsequently added that the girl was only there “to keep him warm”. There is infrequent use of the outdated term ‘crippled’.
infrequent mild sex references, discrimination
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are infrequent mild sex references, including a reference to men ‘laying’ with their wives.
discrimination
A Roman soldier addresses Jewish people as “Hebrew dogs”. There is also brief historical sexism, when a man says in a threatening manner that “a woman should know her place”.
additional issues
Other issues include very mild scenes of gambling, drunkenness and emotional upset.
mild threat
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Roman soldiers draw their swords in a threatening manner as they arrest Jesus, who is later warned by a Roman general that if he continues his preaching to crowds, "I cannot promise you won't stop breathing".
additional issues
There is a passing, undetailed reference to people dying after being tortured.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
additional issues
Theological discussions include references to adultery and 'lustful' looks.
mild innuendo
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A man suggests putting a pillow over his head while he sleeps, implying that he might overhear another man and his wife having sex.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset when family members bid each other farewell. A Roman soldier prepares to arrest a man for late payment, until the man's son intervenes.
mild threat
Classified Date:
19/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are occasional scenes of mild threat, including one in which a man senses he is being followed at night and climbs onto a roof to hide. In another scene a man grips his servant’s face and threatens him while scolding him for a mistake.
additional issues
A disciple who has a physical disability becomes anxious and upset over the idea that he is a ‘burden’ to others; however, he is reassured by Jesus that he is important and needed.
mild threat
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man is threatened with death by an angry crowd, who grab him and forcibly take him to a place of possible execution; this scene has a reassuring outcome, however.
additional issues
There are verbal references to death and bereavement, as well as mention of leprosy. A man talks about the death and misery caused by a historic famine.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A woman washes bloodied clothes in several scenes, while blood is briefly seen on her foot in another. There is also a sequence containing animal butchery, as a man slices into a dead bird's chest and removes its entrails.
additional issues
A Roman soldier makes derogatory remarks about Jewish beliefs. A woman with a mysterious illness is shunned by her family and other villagers. Discrimination is clearly not condoned by the work as a whole, however.
moderate bloody images, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is sight of blood over clothing, sheets and rags as a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage; we also see bloody rags used by a woman who is menstruating.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset around a woman's miscarriage, as well as people grieving for lost love ones.
additional issues
Characters show dated sexist attitudes toward a woman who is menstruating. A character falls dangerously ill and is at risk of death. Crowds jostle and shove one another as others struggle to break through them. A Jewish man talks with a Roman one about the contempt and discrimination each community shows for the other; the episode does not condone these attitudes.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
16/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is brief sight of three crucified people; these images are not in close-up, but show blood over their clothing and bodies.
additional issues
We briefly see a man held down and beaten as he is about to be crucified; this is seen at a distance and is not detailed. There are brief, undetailed verbal references to sex and sex workers. A woman tells her husband she has had a miscarriage, leading to scenes of emotional upset. There is brief knife threat and a macabre dream sequence in which a serpent appears to stalk characters through dimly lit woodland.
mild injury detail, references to discrimination, suicide and sex
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are undetailed verbal references to a man fathering a child while engaging in adulterous behaviour.
discrimination
A man explains that a servant boy may not be getting the best medical attention due to the colour of his skin. There are references to the animosity between gentiles and Jews during this period of history.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a man's bloody foot injury after he falls over.
suicide and self-harm
A woman talks about a plan she once had to take her own life; it is clear she no longer wishes to do so, however.
additional issues
There are verbal references to miscarriage and scenes of emotional upset around this loss. A man angrily smashes pots. There are fleeting, undetailed verbal reference to a woman dying in childbirth. A Jewish man is threatened with arrest by a Roman soldier.
mild threat, bloody images, discrimination
Classified Date:
16/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Men fear for their lives in a small boat caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There is historical antisemitism, including references to racially motivated attacks. Disparaging remarks are also made about other religions and races. The episode provides a clear challenge to such attitudes.
injury detail
A man with an injured leg reveals a bloody bandage and there is brief sight of his bloodied, infected wound.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to miscarriage and bereavement and a brief very mild sex reference.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A man is taken to a room to be executed. This scene lacks intensity and there is a focus on the man's bravery in the face of his impending death.
additional issues
A character comments on a woman's virginity and adds that being sent to stay with relatives implies that she is not a virgin. There is a brief and implied whipping of a prisoner which occurs off-screen. An executioner raises his blade to behead a man, however, this is devoid of any impact detail.
mild threat, rude humour, discrimination
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Characters contemplate stoning a man to death, and a man experiences a distressing flashback to a time he was alone at sea.
discrimination
A Roman is disparaging about Jews.
rude humour
Characters laugh about a Bible passage in which a woman circumcises her son and touching a man's feet with the foreskin.
moderate bloody images, violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is stabbed from behind, with resulting bloody detail.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset in which people grieve for loved ones, including a newborn child. Crowds swell around Jesus as he confronts religious leaders, causing some to be pushed to the floor and becoming in danger of being trampled.
mild upsetting scenes, references to violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Undetailed verbal references are made to the murder of a citizen by a Roman soldier. Further verbal references are made to flogging and execution.
theme
The episode features a theme of bereavement, including characters grieving a person's death. A brief flashback depicts a character dying in the arms of a loved one.
discrimination, references to violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are brief but vivid verbal references to people being beaten, dismembered, disembowelled and impaled on poles by attackers.
discrimination
Soldiers behave in a discriminatory way towards Jewish people, forcing them to carry their bags and wear metal helmets. In one scene, they mock Jewish practices such as circumcision. They also display sexist behaviours towards women.
additional issues
Moments of very mild threat occur as people appear to be plotting to kill a man.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Unsympathetic characters throw large stones at a group of people. One of the stones strikes a man across his forehead, resulting in bloody detail.
injury detail
Characters tend to a man’s moderately bloody wound in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to racist behaviour towards Jewish people. A group of religious leaders accuse Jesus and his disciples of heresy during a tense confrontation. A man warns a character of a plot to kill Jesus.
mild upsetting scenes, threat
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are ominous references throughout the episode to the ‘suffering’ that Jesus will soon face, and in one scene he himself speaks about his ‘dread’ at what is to come. One man lunges at another during a heated argument but is physically restrained by his friends. Several people react in alarm and terror when Lazarus, a man who was dead, is resurrected and emerges from his tomb wearing a shroud over his face.
theme
There are mild upsetting scenes of emotional distress, including ones in which people grieve for dead loved ones or become temporarily overwhelmed by their emotional burdens. Another character struggles with chronic pain.
additional issues
A group of adult siblings laugh about how they used to find their uncle ‘creepy’ and called him ‘cyclops’ because he only had one eye.
mild threat, sex references
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are occasional scenes of mild threat in which members of the Sanhedrin plot to have Jesus executed, and in which Jesus warns his concerned followers that he will die soon.
sex
There are infrequent mild references to adultery.
additional issues
Other issues include brief verbal references to animal slaughter, and infrequent very mild bad language (e.g. ‘screwed up’).
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In a vision, a man sees people fighting with swords, and a man being kicked down a flight of stairs before he is stabbed by multiple assailants.
additional issues
There is brief knife threat, however this is quickly assuaged. Upsetting scenes include a man reckoning with his sense of his impending death.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
In a vision, a man sees people fighting with swords, and a man being kicked down a flight of stairs before he is stabbed by multiple assailants.
additional issues
There is brief knife threat, however this is quickly assuaged. Upsetting scenes include a man reckoning with his sense of his impending death.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is briefly whipped in a scene which lacks visual detail. Jesus destroys merchants' stalls, knocking a man to the ground.
threat and horror
There are scenes of aggressive confrontation, including one in which a man is threatened with death.
sex
There is a brief verbal reference to 'impure' thoughts.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal death references, as well as those which relate to selling people into slavery.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is briefly whipped in a scene which lacks visual detail. Jesus destroys merchants' stalls, knocking a man to the ground.
threat and horror
There are scenes of aggressive confrontation, including one in which a man is threatened with death.
sex
There is a brief verbal reference to 'impure thoughts.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal death references, as well as those which relate to selling people into slavery.
mild references to violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to men being stoned to death. A group of storytellers reenact someone having their throat cut through comic mime.
additional issues
A man cries as he speaks to God.
mild references to violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to men being stoned to death. A group of storytellers reenact a deadly stabbing through comic mime.
additional issues
A man cries as he speaks to God.
very mild violence, sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man lightly slaps another man.
sex
There are undetailed references to a woman being part of 'the red quarter'.
theme
A man cries when he fears the fate of his friend.
very mild violence, sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man lightly slaps another man.
sex
There are undetailed references to a woman being part of 'the red quarter'.
theme
A man cries when he fears the fate of his friend.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man seizes another man in his home, twists his arms and punches him.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to 'prostitutes'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man seizes another man in his home, twists his arms and punches him.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to 'prostitutes'.
discrimination references, mild violence references
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Verbal references are made to beheadings and a massacre.
discrimination
There are references to violence against Jewish people.
additional issues
A reference is made to 'romantic seduction'.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man discovers two bloodsoaked dead bodies.
additional issues
In a scene of mild threat, soldiers invade a man's home and force him to lie face-down on the ground. In another scene, a man spits in another's face. Verbal references are made to the displacement of Jewish people.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man discovers two bloodsoaked dead bodies.
additional issues
In a scene of mild threat, soldiers invade a man's home and force him to lie face-down on the ground. In another scene, a man spits in another's face. Verbal references are made to the displacement of Jewish people.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
During a dream sequence, there is sight of a mass grave filled with skeletal remains.
additional issues
Sequences include innocuous references to the almost killing of a child, armed guards surrounding a man, instances of emotional upset, and flashbacks to mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people. Some very mild rude humour features in some post credit comic blooper scenes.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
During a dream sequence, there is sight of a mass grave filled with skeletal remains.
additional issues
Sequences include innocuous references to the almost killing of a child, armed guards surrounding a man, instances of emotional upset, and flashbacks to mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people.
Classified Date:
01/11/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Eden Ecommerce Ltd
Classified date28/10/2021
Languageen
violence
There is mild violence when a Roman soldier knocks out a man by hitting him on the head with a sword hilt.
additional issues
N/A
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
discrimination, threat, sexual threat, violence
Classified Date:
22/11/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
mild sex references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are passing verbal references to domestic abuse but there is no actual scene of this nature. A man describes his wife as his 'property'.
sex
In one sequence a man implies that a woman is a sex worker and there are verbal references to adultery, but there is no detail.
very mild thrreat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There is very mild threat when a Roman soldier puts a hand to his sword hilt in warning to another man.
mild threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are scenes of mild threat in which a character pulls a knife on a person with leprosy, and guards storm a crowd of people gathered in a town square.
no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
N/A
additional issues
N/A
mild violence, threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A Roman soldier threatens a man with a sword, and briefly cuts his ear.
no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
N/A
brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat when a young woman recalls a Roman soldier pulling her by the arm and throwing her onto a bed.
additional issues
There is also mild violence and bloody images, such as two men punching each other during a fight. A woman appears to be contemplating suicide while standing on a cliff edge.
mild violence
Classified Date:
28/10/2021
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is mild violence when a Roman soldier knocks out a man by hitting him on the head with a sword hilt.
additional issues
N/A
mild threat
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Two rival groups exchange angry words, a man is spat at and rocks are thrown, but no-one is struck or injured.
additional issues
There is brief, very mild emotional upset.
mild upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
An architect despairing of his perceived failure cries and burns the plans he had drawn for the construction of a temple.
additional issues
A building collapses off-screen and a man is sunsequently seen sitting in the rubble, but there is no injury detail.
brief bloody images
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Specks of blood can be seen on a dishevelled looking man's clothing. Their origin is not explained.
additional issues
There are references to discrimination in which Jewish characters talk in an undetailed manner about the historical suffering and persecution of their people.
brief moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is brief and undetailed sight of bloodied men on crucifixes, and of a soldier nailing a man to a cross.
additional issues
Preparations are made for an assassination and, during a rehearsal, a knife is held to a man's throat. A child sustains serious injuries after falling out of a tree. He later witnesses his mother's death during childbirth.
moderate injury detail, threat, violence
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a brief fight sequence featuring knife threat and attempted strangulation; however, no one is injured.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which a possessed man behaves in a sinister and threatening manner.
injury detail
A man reveals moderately bloody wounds on his arms and explains that the demon possessing him forces him to cut himself.
additional issues
It is stated that under Mosaic Law a man who ‘takes’ his brother’s wife is considered to be committing ‘incest’. There is also a reference to King David having “died in bed with a teenager”, though it is subsequently added that the girl was only there “to keep him warm”. There is infrequent use of the outdated term ‘crippled’.
infrequent mild sex references, discrimination
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are infrequent mild sex references, including a reference to men ‘laying’ with their wives.
discrimination
A Roman soldier addresses Jewish people as “Hebrew dogs”. There is also brief historical sexism, when a man says in a threatening manner that “a woman should know her place”.
additional issues
Other issues include very mild scenes of gambling, drunkenness and emotional upset.
mild threat
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Roman soldiers draw their swords in a threatening manner as they arrest Jesus, who is later warned by a Roman general that if he continues his preaching to crowds, "I cannot promise you won't stop breathing".
additional issues
There is a passing, undetailed reference to people dying after being tortured.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
01/02/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
additional issues
Theological discussions include references to adultery and 'lustful' looks.
mild threat
Classified Date:
19/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are occasional scenes of mild threat, including one in which a man senses he is being followed at night and climbs onto a roof to hide. In another scene a man grips his servant’s face and threatens him while scolding him for a mistake.
additional issues
A disciple who has a physical disability becomes anxious and upset over the idea that he is a ‘burden’ to others; however, he is reassured by Jesus that he is important and needed.
mild injury detail, references to discrimination, suicide and sex
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are undetailed verbal references to a man fathering a child while engaging in adulterous behaviour.
discrimination
A man explains that a servant boy may not be getting the best medical attention due to the colour of his skin. There are references to the animosity between gentiles and Jews during this period of history.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a man's bloody foot injury after he falls over.
suicide and self-harm
A woman talks about a plan she once had to take her own life; it is clear she no longer wishes to do so, however.
additional issues
There are verbal references to miscarriage and scenes of emotional upset around this loss. A man angrily smashes pots. There are fleeting, undetailed verbal reference to a woman dying in childbirth. A Jewish man is threatened with arrest by a Roman soldier.
moderate bloody images, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is sight of blood over clothing, sheets and rags as a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage; we also see bloody rags used by a woman who is menstruating.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset around a woman's miscarriage, as well as people grieving for lost love ones.
additional issues
Characters show dated sexist attitudes toward a woman who is menstruating. A character falls dangerously ill and is at risk of death. Crowds jostle and shove one another as others struggle to break through them. A Jewish man talks with a Roman one about the contempt and discrimination each community shows for the other; the episode does not condone these attitudes.
mild threat
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man is threatened with death by an angry crowd, who grab him and forcibly take him to a place of possible execution; this scene has a reassuring outcome, however.
additional issues
There are verbal references to death and bereavement, as well as mention of leprosy. A man talks about the death and misery caused by a historic famine.
mild threat, bloody images, discrimination
Classified Date:
16/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Men fear for their lives in a small boat caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There is historical antisemitism, including references to racially motivated attacks. Disparaging remarks are also made about other religions and races. The episode provides a clear challenge to such attitudes.
injury detail
A man with an injured leg reveals a bloody bandage and there is brief sight of his bloodied, infected wound.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to miscarriage and bereavement and a brief very mild sex reference.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
16/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is brief sight of three crucified people; these images are not in close-up, but show blood over their clothing and bodies.
additional issues
We briefly see a man held down and beaten as he is about to be crucified; this is seen at a distance and is not detailed. There are brief, undetailed verbal references to sex and sex workers. A woman tells her husband she has had a miscarriage, leading to scenes of emotional upset. There is brief knife threat and a macabre dream sequence in which a serpent appears to stalk characters through dimly lit woodland.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A woman washes bloodied clothes in several scenes, while blood is briefly seen on her foot in another. There is also a sequence containing animal butchery, as a man slices into a dead bird's chest and removes its entrails.
additional issues
A Roman soldier makes derogatory remarks about Jewish beliefs. A woman with a mysterious illness is shunned by her family and other villagers. Discrimination is clearly not condoned by the work as a whole, however.
mild innuendo
Classified Date:
11/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A man suggests putting a pillow over his head while he sleeps, implying that he might overhear another man and his wife having sex.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset when family members bid each other farewell. A Roman soldier prepares to arrest a man for late payment, until the man's son intervenes.
mild threat, rude humour, discrimination
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Characters contemplate stoning a man to death, and a man experiences a distressing flashback to a time he was alone at sea.
discrimination
A Roman is disparaging about Jews.
rude humour
Characters laugh about a Bible passage in which a woman circumcises her son and touching a man's feet with the foreskin.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A man is taken to a room to be executed. This scene lacks intensity and there is a focus on the man's bravery in the face of his impending death.
additional issues
A character comments on a woman's virginity and adds that being sent to stay with relatives implies that she is not a virgin. There is a brief and implied whipping of a prisoner which occurs off-screen. An executioner raises his blade to behead a man, however, this is devoid of any impact detail.
moderate bloody images, violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is stabbed from behind, with resulting bloody detail.
additional issues
There are scenes of emotional upset in which people grieve for loved ones, including a newborn child. Crowds swell around Jesus as he confronts religious leaders, causing some to be pushed to the floor and becoming in danger of being trampled.
mild upsetting scenes, references to violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Undetailed verbal references are made to the murder of a citizen by a Roman soldier. Further verbal references are made to flogging and execution.
theme
The episode features a theme of bereavement, including characters grieving a person's death. A brief flashback depicts a character dying in the arms of a loved one.
discrimination, references to violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are brief but vivid verbal references to people being beaten, dismembered, disembowelled and impaled on poles by attackers.
discrimination
Soldiers behave in a discriminatory way towards Jewish people, forcing them to carry their bags and wear metal helmets. In one scene, they mock Jewish practices such as circumcision. They also display sexist behaviours towards women.
additional issues
Moments of very mild threat occur as people appear to be plotting to kill a man.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Unsympathetic characters throw large stones at a group of people. One of the stones strikes a man across his forehead, resulting in bloody detail.
injury detail
Characters tend to a man’s moderately bloody wound in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Brief verbal references are made to racist behaviour towards Jewish people. A group of religious leaders accuse Jesus and his disciples of heresy during a tense confrontation. A man warns a character of a plot to kill Jesus.
mild upsetting scenes, threat
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are ominous references throughout the episode to the ‘suffering’ that Jesus will soon face, and in one scene he himself speaks about his ‘dread’ at what is to come. One man lunges at another during a heated argument but is physically restrained by his friends. Several people react in alarm and terror when Lazarus, a man who was dead, is resurrected and emerges from his tomb wearing a shroud over his face.
theme
There are mild upsetting scenes of emotional distress, including ones in which people grieve for dead loved ones or become temporarily overwhelmed by their emotional burdens. Another character struggles with chronic pain.
additional issues
A group of adult siblings laugh about how they used to find their uncle ‘creepy’ and called him ‘cyclops’ because he only had one eye.
mild threat, sex references
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are occasional scenes of mild threat in which members of the Sanhedrin plot to have Jesus executed, and in which Jesus warns his concerned followers that he will die soon.
sex
There are infrequent mild references to adultery.
additional issues
Other issues include brief verbal references to animal slaughter, and infrequent very mild bad language (e.g. ‘screwed up’).
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
During a dream sequence, there is sight of a mass grave filled with skeletal remains.
additional issues
Sequences include innocuous references to the almost killing of a child, armed guards surrounding a man, instances of emotional upset, and flashbacks to mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people. Some very mild rude humour features in some post credit comic blooper scenes.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man discovers two bloodsoaked dead bodies.
additional issues
In a scene of mild threat, soldiers invade a man's home and force him to lie face-down on the ground. In another scene, a man spits in another's face. Verbal references are made to the displacement of Jewish people.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man seizes another man in his home, twists his arms and punches him.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to 'prostitutes'.
very mild violence, sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man lightly slaps another man.
sex
There are undetailed references to a woman being part of 'the red quarter'.
theme
A man cries when he fears the fate of his friend.
mild references to violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to men being stoned to death. A group of storytellers reenact someone having their throat cut through comic mime.
additional issues
A man cries as he speaks to God.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is briefly whipped in a scene which lacks visual detail. Jesus destroys merchants' stalls, knocking a man to the ground.
threat and horror
There are scenes of aggressive confrontation, including one in which a man is threatened with death.
sex
There is a brief verbal reference to 'impure' thoughts.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal death references, as well as those which relate to selling people into slavery.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In a vision, a man sees people fighting with swords, and a man being kicked down a flight of stairs before he is stabbed by multiple assailants.
additional issues
There is brief knife threat, however this is quickly assuaged. Upsetting scenes include a man reckoning with his sense of his impending death.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
In a vision, a man sees people fighting with swords, and a man being kicked down a flight of stairs before he is stabbed by multiple assailants.
additional issues
There is brief knife threat, however this is quickly assuaged. Upsetting scenes include a man reckoning with his sense of his impending death.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is briefly whipped in a scene which lacks visual detail. Jesus destroys merchants' stalls, knocking a man to the ground.
threat and horror
There are scenes of aggressive confrontation, including one in which a man is threatened with death.
sex
There is a brief verbal reference to 'impure thoughts.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal death references, as well as those which relate to selling people into slavery.
mild references to violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
References are made to men being stoned to death. A group of storytellers reenact a deadly stabbing through comic mime.
additional issues
A man cries as he speaks to God.
very mild violence, sex references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man lightly slaps another man.
sex
There are undetailed references to a woman being part of 'the red quarter'.
theme
A man cries when he fears the fate of his friend.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man seizes another man in his home, twists his arms and punches him.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to 'prostitutes'.
discrimination references, mild violence references
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Verbal references are made to beheadings and a massacre.
discrimination
There are references to violence against Jewish people.
additional issues
A reference is made to 'romantic seduction'.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A man discovers two bloodsoaked dead bodies.
additional issues
In a scene of mild threat, soldiers invade a man's home and force him to lie face-down on the ground. In another scene, a man spits in another's face. Verbal references are made to the displacement of Jewish people.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
During a dream sequence, there is sight of a mass grave filled with skeletal remains.
additional issues
Sequences include innocuous references to the almost killing of a child, armed guards surrounding a man, instances of emotional upset, and flashbacks to mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people.
Director(s)Dallas Jenkins
Production year2017
Genre(s)Drama, Education
Approx. running minutes39m
CastShahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, George H. Xanthis, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Shaan Sharma, Joey Vahedi, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Vanessa Benavente, Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson, Dallas Jenkins, Tyler Thompson, Chad Gundersen, Chris Juen, Dan Haseltine, Matthew S. Nelson, Akis Konstantakopoulos, John Quinn, Sally Allen, Toni Cobb Brock, Beverly Holloway, James R. Cunningham
moderate injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
12/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
Flashbacks include moments of mild violence, such as rocks being thrown at people. Verbal references are made to beheadings and stabbings.
threat and horror
Sequences include soldiers trying to break down the door to a house, as three scared men wait inside. Other sustained scenes include people plotting to kill a man, a person being spat at and verbally insulted and another being aggressively arrested.
language
Bad language is very mild ('damn', 'God').
sex
A reference is made to a woman being 'seduced'.
discrimination
In a biblical context, there is discrimination towards Jewish people.
injury detail
There are occasional bloody images; dead bodies and a mass grave of skeletal remains also features.
theme
Upsetting and emotional scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
12/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
In order to disarm him of his sword, a man is punched by a soldier. There are also references to historical violence and non-bloody reenactments of battles.
threat and horror
A woman is grabbed by a man in a dark alley; however, we quickly realise he does not intend to harm her. There are also other moments of mild threat stemming from political and religious leaders and their soldiers.
language
Bad language is very mild ('damn').
sex
Verbal references are made to sex workers and 'marital copulation'.
injury detail
In a preview for upcoming episodes, pools of blood are seen on the ground, as well as dead bodies; there are also piles of skeletal remains.
theme
Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
31/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
A man sees in a vision the razing of a temple by Roman soldiers who push people to the ground, stab a man with swords in undetailed fashion, and set fire to buildings, with sight of men staggering about in flames. There is brief and infrequent bloody injury detail.
threat and horror
A man causes disruption and panic at a marketplace in a temple compound, overturning and setting fire to stalls, and cracking a whip as he shouts at the merchants and their customers that they are desecrating a holy place.
sex
A list of religious rules regarding cleanliness and ‘purity’ contains an undetailed mention of ‘seminal discharge’.
discrimination
Religious doctrine demonstrates historical discriminatory attitudes to menstruation.
injury detail
A character experiences visions in which stone is discoloured by red liquid implied to be blood. The recap of previous episodes contains fleeting sight of blood on a person's face in the aftermath of implied off-screen violence.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
19/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
violence
A man sees in a vision the razing of a temple by Roman soldiers who push people to the ground, stab a man with swords in undetailed fashion, and set fire to buildings, with sight of men staggering about in flames. There is brief and infrequent bloody injury detail.
threat and horror
A man causes disruption and panic at a marketplace in a temple compound, overturning and setting fire to stalls, and cracking a whip as he shouts at the merchants and their customers that they are desecrating a holy place.
sex
A list of religious rules regarding cleanliness and ‘purity’ contains an undetailed mention of ‘seminal discharge’.
discrimination
Religious doctrine demonstrates historical discriminatory attitudes to menstruation.
injury detail
A character experiences visions in which stone is discoloured by red liquid implied to be blood. The recap of previous episodes contains fleeting sight of blood on a person's face in the aftermath of implied off-screen violence.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement and the prospect of death.
moderate threat
Classified Date:
08/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
violence
Verbal references are made to the crucifixion of Jesus.
threat and horror
In a scene of moderate threat, an imprisoned man is slowly led to his execution by armed guards. Other characters are seen being rounded up and arrested by soldiers and men fear for their lives as their small boat is caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There is historical antisemitism and references to the animosity between gentiles and Jewish people.
theme
Verbal references are made to a woman suffering a miscarriage and there is a brief flashback of her in physical pain. A man retells a story he heard about a child being circumcised and having the foreskin tied to his feet.
mild threat, discrimination, bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
31/01/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
threat and horror
Men fear for their lives in a small boat caught in a storm, but they come to no harm.
discrimination
There are references to historical antisemitism, including to racially motivated attacks; a Roman criticises his wife for acting as if Jewishness is contagious. Other discrimination includes reported prejudice against a boy for the 'colour of his skin'. The film provides a clear challenge to such attitudes.
injury detail
A man with an injured leg reveals a bloody bandage. There is brief sight of blood following childbirth.
suicide and self-harm
A woman reports having previously considered taking her own life, but clearly regrets having done so.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are fleeting references to prostitution. There are references to miscarriage and bereavement.
Classified Date:
31/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Trafalgar Releasing Ltd
Classified Date:
17/11/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
Classified Date:
01/11/2021
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Eden Ecommerce Ltd
Classified date28/10/2021
Languageen
