The Invisible Man

Violence

Strong violence includes heavy beatings, people being thrown into walls and glass, shootings, slashes and stabbings with knives, and throat-cuttings, much of it executed or manipulated by an invisible force. There is extensive bloodshed and bloody injury in the aftermath of violent events.

Injury detail

There is a scene in which a character suggests they are about to take their own life, although this turns out to be a ruse. The scene features strong bloody injury detail. A photograph shows the body of a suicide victim with brief sight of wrist-cutting injuries.

Theme

There are references to the emotional and psychological control of a woman by her husband, and suggestions that the domestic abuse included physical harm. The abuse continues in the threats to the woman through the course of the film. The film also contains strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and scenes of strong threat. A woman is stalked by an invisible force which adds to the intensity of the threats she faces, and although the source of the menace is fantastical her ordeal takes place in a real world setting. The threat occasionally breaks out into strong 'jump scares'.

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

strong bloody violence, threat, language, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

21/02/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures Int (UK)

Cuts:

This film was originally seen for advice. The company was advised it was likely to be classified 18 uncut but that their preferred 15 classification could be obtained by making small changes to one scene to remove bloody injury detail during an attempted suicide. When the film was submitted for formal classification, the shots in question had been removed and the film was classified 15.

Violence

Strong violence includes heavy beatings, people being thrown into walls and glass, shootings, slashes and stabbings with knives, and throat-cuttings, much of it executed or manipulated by an invisible force. There is extensive bloodshed and bloody injury in the aftermath of violent events. A photograph shows the body of a person who has taken their own life, with brief sight of injuries.

Threat and horror

A woman is stalked by an invisible force which adds to the intensity of the threats she faces. Although the source of the menace is fantastical her ordeal takes place in a real world setting. The threat occasionally breaks out into strong 'jump scares'.

Language

There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder bad language including uses of 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'God' and 'Jesus'.

Theme

There are references to the emotional and psychological control of a woman by her husband, and suggestions that the domestic abuse included physical harm. The abuse continues in the threats to the woman through the course of the film.

strong injury detail, bloody violence, domestic abuse

Classified Date:

06/07/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Violence

Strong violence includes heavy beatings, people being thrown into walls and glass, shootings, slashes and stabbings with knives, and throat-cuttings, much of it executed or manipulated by an invisible force. There is extensive bloodshed and bloody injury in the aftermath of violent events.

Injury detail

There is a scene in which a character suggests they are about to take their own life, although this turns out to be a ruse. The scene features strong bloody injury detail. A photograph shows the body of a suicide victim with brief sight of wrist-cutting injuries.

Theme

There are references to the emotional and psychological control of a woman by her husband, and suggestions that the domestic abuse included physical harm. The abuse continues in the threats to the woman through the course of the film. The film also contains strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') and scenes of strong threat. A woman is stalked by an invisible force which adds to the intensity of the threats she faces, and although the source of the menace is fantastical her ordeal takes place in a real world setting. The threat occasionally breaks out into strong 'jump scares'.

Classified Date:

19/02/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Just A Movie Trailer

Classified Date:

19/02/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

s, r, l, v, e, M, o, i, A, t, u, J, a, i, T, r, e

Classified Date:

17/12/2019

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Trailer C

Classified Date:

17/12/2019

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

r, C, r, a, i, l, T, e

Classified Date:

29/10/2019

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Trailer A

Classified Date:

29/10/2019

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

A, l, e, r, T, r, a, i

Classified Date:

24/03/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified Date:

24/03/2020

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

A, t, e, n, a, l, i, t, i, o, d, d, r, i, a, l, m, a

Classified Date:

16/03/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

m, a, l, t, e, r, i, l, A, t, i, d, d, a, n, o, i, a

Classified Date:

16/03/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Bonus X 5

Classified date

06/07/2020
BBFC reference

AVF380265
Language

English

Director(s)

Leigh Whannell

Production Year

2020

Genre(s)

Horror

Approx. running minutes

119m

Cast

Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Elisabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, Amali Golden, Harriet Dyer