• Director(s)

    Jon Favreau

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Musical

  • Approx. running minutes

    113m

  • Cast

    Donald Glover (voice), James Earl Jones (voice), Chiwetel Ejiofor (voice), Billy Eichner (voice), Seth Rogen (voice), Alfre Woodard (voice), John Kani (voice)

Film

The Lion King

mild threat, violence

A young lion is cast out of his pride after the death of his father. The realistic computer animation means this remake is a more intense experience than the original 1994 animation.…

A young lion is cast out of his pride after the death of his father. The realistic computer animation means this remake is a more intense experience than the original 1994 animation.

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violence

threat and horror

language

rude humour

injury detail

theme

sex

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Jon Favreau

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Musical

  • Approx. running minutes

    113m

  • Cast

    Donald Glover (voice), James Earl Jones (voice), Chiwetel Ejiofor (voice), Billy Eichner (voice), Seth Rogen (voice), Alfre Woodard (voice), John Kani (voice)

mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
12/07/2019
Version:
2D IMAX
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
IMAX 2D
Violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff
Threat and horror
The lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
12/07/2019
Version:
3D IMAX
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
IMAX 3D
Violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff.
Threat and horror
The lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff.
Threat and horror
The lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
04/07/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
Violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff.
Threat and horror
The lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
16/04/2020
Version:
3D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
3D
violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff.
threat and horror
A lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('God').
rude humour
There is rude humour involving a flatulent warthog
injury detail
A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding.
theme
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film, although it is sensitively handled.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
17/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
2D
Violence
Lions fight together, and with other animals, using bites, throws and blows to the face. A lion kills his brother by throwing him from a cliff.
Threat and horror
The lion cub is caught up in a stampede of wildebeest; his father is killed during the rescue attempt. Cubs are chased by hyenas intent on killing them.
The death of loved-ones is a theme of the film. A lion's chin is seen to be bloody while feeding. There is rude humour concerning a flatulent warthog, as well as infrequent use of very mild bad language ('God').
Classified Date:
27/06/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer P 3D
Classified Date:
27/06/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Real Simba Odeon trailer
Classified Date:
24/06/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer P 2D
Classified Date:
20/06/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer L
Classified Date:
15/04/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer D Scar 3D
Classified Date:
15/04/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer D Scar 2D
Classified Date:
21/01/2019
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A 3D
Classified Date:
30/11/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer A 2D
Classified Date:
11/11/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
i, a, l, m, t, a, i, t, a, e, A, r, i, o, n, d, d, l
Classified Date:
11/11/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
08/11/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
n, r, i, a, l, m, a, t, e, A, d, d, a, l, i, t, i, o
Classified Date:
08/11/2019
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
15/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary

  • Classified date

    16/04/2020

  • BBFC reference

    BVF369809

  • Language

    English