The Critic
strong language
Director(s) Anand Tucker
Production year2024
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes101m
CastIan McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong
The Critic
strong language
A renowned and feared theatre critic in 1930s London takes drastic, sordid action to protect his career in this dark and ...
A renowned and feared theatre critic in 1930s London takes drastic, sordid action to protect his career in this dark and acerbically witty drama, which contains occasional strong language.
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
violence
strong language
Classified Date:
14/08/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are references to sex work, and to a character’s preference for ‘rough sex’. The term ‘f**k’ is used in the sexual sense. There is brief partial rear nudity as a person gets out of bed after implied off-screen sex.
discrimination
There are scenes of implicitly criticised historical homophobia and racism, including use of terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘sod’. Two men are arrested and subsequently interrogated by police for kissing in the street, an act described by various characters using terms such as as ‘unnatural’, ‘indecent’ and ‘perversion’. A gang of white supremacists confront a same-sex couple in a threatening manner. In another scene a woman complains that she should ‘never have married a Jew’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person attempts to coerce a woman into having a sexual relationship with a man by threatening her career. Another man is blackmailed using threats of a false accusation of ‘assault’.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life off screen. Other scenes contain non-graphic verbal references to suicide and attempted suicide.
injury detail
There are brief images of an undetailed dead body following off-screen violence.
alcohol and smoking
Characters are shown getting drunk and smoking cigarettes.
strong language
Classified Date:
08/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are references to sex work, and to a character’s preference for ‘rough sex’. The term ‘f**k’ is used in the sexual sense. There is brief partial rear nudity as a person gets out of bed after implied off-screen sex.
discrimination
There are scenes of implicitly criticised historical homophobia and racism, including use of terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘sod’. Two men are arrested and subsequently interrogated by police for kissing in the street, an act described by various characters using terms such as as ‘unnatural’, ‘indecent’ and ‘perversion’. A gang of white supremacists confront a same-sex couple in a threatening manner. In another scene a woman complains that she should ‘never have married a Jew’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person attempts to coerce a woman into having a sexual relationship with a man by threatening her career. Another man is blackmailed using threats of a false accusation of ‘assault’.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life off screen. Other scenes contain non-graphic verbal references to suicide and attempted suicide.
injury detail
There are brief images of an undetailed dead body following off-screen violence.
alcohol and smoking
Characters are shown getting drunk and smoking cigarettes.
Classified Date:
11/11/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified Date:
25/06/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified Date:
11/11/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified date08/39/2024
LanguageEnglish
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
violence
Director(s) Anand Tucker
Production year2024
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes101m
CastIan McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong
strong language
Classified Date:
14/08/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are references to sex work, and to a character’s preference for ‘rough sex’. The term ‘f**k’ is used in the sexual sense. There is brief partial rear nudity as a person gets out of bed after implied off-screen sex.
discrimination
There are scenes of implicitly criticised historical homophobia and racism, including use of terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘sod’. Two men are arrested and subsequently interrogated by police for kissing in the street, an act described by various characters using terms such as as ‘unnatural’, ‘indecent’ and ‘perversion’. A gang of white supremacists confront a same-sex couple in a threatening manner. In another scene a woman complains that she should ‘never have married a Jew’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person attempts to coerce a woman into having a sexual relationship with a man by threatening her career. Another man is blackmailed using threats of a false accusation of ‘assault’.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life off screen. Other scenes contain non-graphic verbal references to suicide and attempted suicide.
injury detail
There are brief images of an undetailed dead body following off-screen violence.
alcohol and smoking
Characters are shown getting drunk and smoking cigarettes.
strong language
Classified Date:
08/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
There are references to sex work, and to a character’s preference for ‘rough sex’. The term ‘f**k’ is used in the sexual sense. There is brief partial rear nudity as a person gets out of bed after implied off-screen sex.
discrimination
There are scenes of implicitly criticised historical homophobia and racism, including use of terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘sod’. Two men are arrested and subsequently interrogated by police for kissing in the street, an act described by various characters using terms such as as ‘unnatural’, ‘indecent’ and ‘perversion’. A gang of white supremacists confront a same-sex couple in a threatening manner. In another scene a woman complains that she should ‘never have married a Jew’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person attempts to coerce a woman into having a sexual relationship with a man by threatening her career. Another man is blackmailed using threats of a false accusation of ‘assault’.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life off screen. Other scenes contain non-graphic verbal references to suicide and attempted suicide.
injury detail
There are brief images of an undetailed dead body following off-screen violence.
alcohol and smoking
Characters are shown getting drunk and smoking cigarettes.
Classified Date:
11/11/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified Date:
25/06/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified Date:
11/11/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified date08/39/2024
LanguageEnglish