The Descent
strong bloody violence, horror, injury detail, language
Director(s)Neil Marshall
Production year2005
Release date24/10/2025
Genre(s)Horror, Thriller
Approx. running minutes99m
CastShauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid
The Descent
strong bloody violence, horror, injury detail, language
A group of women trapped in a cave are terrorised by flesh-eating mutants in this British horror thriller.
A group of women trapped in a cave are terrorised by flesh-eating mutants in this British horror thriller.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
injury detail
theme
discrimination
strong bloody violence, horror, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
04/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
A person gouges a creature's eyes with their thumbs causing blood to spurt. Other strong violence includes neck breaks, stabbings, head slams, and impalings resulting in significant bloodshed. Fight scenes involve kicks, punches, elbows and other bodily blows.
threat and horror
Scenes of threat involve intense jump scares and sustained sequences in which people attempt to stay silent and hide from menacing creatures under claustrophobic conditions.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bastard', 'ass', 'piss', 'God' and 'Jesus'.
sex
There are references to orgasms and adultery.
drugs
Adults are briefly seen smoking a joint.
injury detail
Injury detail includes sight of an open leg wound with a protruding bone, a dead carcass, blood dripping from a pickaxe, skeletal remains, dead bodies and characters covered in blood. A car crash results in an impalement and bloody injuries.
theme
Upsetting scenes centre on bereavement.
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
27/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
26/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
26/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Classified Date:
08/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer 1
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser trailer
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer 2
Classified Date:
10/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regulat trailer 2
Classified Date:
17/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser
Classified Date:
17/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer
Classified Date:
10/11/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD menus
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date04/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
injury detail
theme
discrimination
Director(s)Neil Marshall
Production year2005
Release date24/10/2025
Genre(s)Horror, Thriller
Approx. running minutes99m
CastShauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid
strong bloody violence, horror, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
04/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
A person gouges a creature's eyes with their thumbs causing blood to spurt. Other strong violence includes neck breaks, stabbings, head slams, and impalings resulting in significant bloodshed. Fight scenes involve kicks, punches, elbows and other bodily blows.
threat and horror
Scenes of threat involve intense jump scares and sustained sequences in which people attempt to stay silent and hide from menacing creatures under claustrophobic conditions.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'dick', 'shit', 'bastard', 'ass', 'piss', 'God' and 'Jesus'.
sex
There are references to orgasms and adultery.
drugs
Adults are briefly seen smoking a joint.
injury detail
Injury detail includes sight of an open leg wound with a protruding bone, a dead carcass, blood dripping from a pickaxe, skeletal remains, dead bodies and characters covered in blood. A car crash results in an impalement and bloody injuries.
theme
Upsetting scenes centre on bereavement.
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
27/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
26/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Contains strong bloody horror
Classified Date:
26/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Classified Date:
08/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer 1
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser trailer
Classified Date:
19/07/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer 2
Classified Date:
10/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regulat trailer 2
Classified Date:
17/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser
Classified Date:
17/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Regular trailer
Classified Date:
10/11/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD menus
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
20/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date04/09/2025
LanguageEnglish