• Director(s)

    Sean Durkin

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    132m

  • Cast

    Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson

Film

The Iron Claw

strong language, drug misuse, suicide

With scenes involving mental health, addiction and suicide, this emotional sports biopic follows the fortunes of the Von Erich family, a professional wrestling dynasty whose meteoritic success ended in a series of tragedies.…

With scenes involving mental health, addiction and suicide, this emotional sports biopic follows the fortunes of the Von Erich family, a professional wrestling dynasty whose meteoritic success ended in a series of tragedies.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

theme

  • Director(s)

    Sean Durkin

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    132m

  • Cast

    Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson

strong language, drug misuse, suicide
Classified Date:
15/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
violence
Moderate wrestling violence features kicks, punches, body slams and suplexes, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. Another scene contains a sequence of non-fatal strangulation.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bastard’, ‘ass’ and ‘shit’.
sex
A short comic sequence shows a man masturbating vigorously in the shower, but there is no visible nudity. A woman rides a man in the backseat of a car in undetailed silhouette. There are also mild verbal sex references.
discrimination
A disabled person in a state of distress describes themself as 'deformed'.
drugs
People are shown snorting or injecting drugs. There are also verbal references to drug addiction. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film.
suicide and self-harm
A wrestler in a state of emotional turmoil is shown training excessively, including by repeatedly slamming himself against the ropes and onto the floor of the ring.
suicide and self-harm
There are upsetting scenes involving suicide and references to suicide, without graphic visual detail.
injury detail
There is occasional moderate injury detail, including sight of blood smeared on professional wrestlers’ faces and torsos.
theme
The film addresses complex issues including mental health, difficult family relationships, grief and suicide.
strong language, drug misuse, suicide
Classified Date:
04/03/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
Moderate wrestling violence features kicks, punches, body slams and suplexes, occasionally resulting in brief bloody detail. Another scene contains a sequence of non-fatal strangulation.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bastard’, ‘ass’ and ‘shit’.
sex
A short comic sequence shows a man masturbating vigorously in the shower, but there is no visible nudity. A woman rides a man in the backseat of a car in undetailed silhouette. There are also mild verbal sex references.
discrimination
A disabled person in a state of distress describes themself as 'deformed'.
drugs
People are shown snorting or injecting drugs. There are also verbal references to drug addiction. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film.
suicide and self-harm
There are upsetting scenes involving suicide and references to suicide, without graphic visual detail. A wrestler in a state of emotional turmoil is shown training excessively, including by repeatedly slamming himself against the ropes and onto the floor of the ring.
injury detail
There is occasional moderate injury detail, including sight of blood smeared on professional wrestlers’ faces and torsos.
theme
The film addresses complex issues including mental health, difficult family relationships, grief and suicide.
Classified Date:
08/02/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified Date:
08/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified Date:
15/12/2023
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified Date:
19/02/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Classified Date:
19/02/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)

  • Classified date

    04/03/2024

  • Language

    English