The Cut

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

Director(s)Sean Ellis

Production year2024

Release date05/09/2025

Genre(s)Thriller

Approx. running minutes96m

CastCaitríona Balfe, Orlando Bloom, John Turturro

The Cut

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

A boxer's obsessive and self-destructive quest to meet his weight class for a crucial match spirals out of control in th ...

A boxer's obsessive and self-destructive quest to meet his weight class for a crucial match spirals out of control in this thriller.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

drugs

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

theme

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

Classified Date:

19/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

Boxing scenes are often violent and crunchy, resulting in bloodshed. A person is shot in the head.

threat and horror

There are panicked scenes in which people who have taken drugs are close to overdosing. There are also scenes containing gun threat.

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') accompanied by milder terms including 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.

sex

There are references to sex work and masturbation.

drugs

There is prescription drug misuse in a sporting context as a boxer tries desperate measures to lose weight, the effects of which can be seen in his erratic behaviour.

suicide and self-harm

A man engages in self-harming behaviour while struggling with an intense weight loss regime, including forced vomiting and self mutilation.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of an act of self-mutilation and depictions of boxing injuries.

theme

There are prolonged intense scenes in which a man is disorientated under the influence of drugs, experiencing hallucinations as well as distorted vision and hearing.

flashing/flickering lights

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

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

Classified Date:

21/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

Boxing scenes are often violent and crunchy, resulting in bloodshed. A person is shot in the head.

threat and horror

There are panicked scenes in which people who have taken drugs are close to overdosing. There are also scenes containing gun threat.

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') accompanied by milder terms including 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.

sex

There are references to sex work and masturbation.

drugs

There is prescription drug misuse in a sporting context as a boxer tries desperate measures to lose weight, the effects of which can be seen in his erratic behaviour.

suicide and self-harm

A man engages in self-harming behaviour while struggling with an intense weight loss regime, including forced vomiting and self mutilation.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of an act of self-mutilation and depictions of boxing injuries.

theme

There are prolonged intense scenes in which a man is disorientated under the influence of drugs, experiencing hallucinations as well as distorted vision and hearing.

flashing/flickering lights

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

Classified Date:

19/08/2025

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

Classified Date:

05/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

Classified date19/08/2025

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

drugs

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

theme

Director(s)Sean Ellis

Production year2024

Release date05/09/2025

Genre(s)Thriller

Approx. running minutes96m

CastCaitríona Balfe, Orlando Bloom, John Turturro

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

Classified Date:

19/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

Boxing scenes are often violent and crunchy, resulting in bloodshed. A person is shot in the head.

threat and horror

There are panicked scenes in which people who have taken drugs are close to overdosing. There are also scenes containing gun threat.

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') accompanied by milder terms including 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.

sex

There are references to sex work and masturbation.

drugs

There is prescription drug misuse in a sporting context as a boxer tries desperate measures to lose weight, the effects of which can be seen in his erratic behaviour.

suicide and self-harm

A man engages in self-harming behaviour while struggling with an intense weight loss regime, including forced vomiting and self mutilation.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of an act of self-mutilation and depictions of boxing injuries.

theme

There are prolonged intense scenes in which a man is disorientated under the influence of drugs, experiencing hallucinations as well as distorted vision and hearing.

flashing/flickering lights

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

strong language, violence, injury detail, drug misuse, self-harm

Classified Date:

21/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

Boxing scenes are often violent and crunchy, resulting in bloodshed. A person is shot in the head.

threat and horror

There are panicked scenes in which people who have taken drugs are close to overdosing. There are also scenes containing gun threat.

language

There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') accompanied by milder terms including 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'piss', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'God'.

sex

There are references to sex work and masturbation.

drugs

There is prescription drug misuse in a sporting context as a boxer tries desperate measures to lose weight, the effects of which can be seen in his erratic behaviour.

suicide and self-harm

A man engages in self-harming behaviour while struggling with an intense weight loss regime, including forced vomiting and self mutilation.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of an act of self-mutilation and depictions of boxing injuries.

theme

There are prolonged intense scenes in which a man is disorientated under the influence of drugs, experiencing hallucinations as well as distorted vision and hearing.

flashing/flickering lights

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

Classified Date:

19/08/2025

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

Classified Date:

05/08/2025

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

Classified date19/08/2025

LanguageEnglish