The Man in My Basement

strong language, horror, sex, discrimination
Director(s)Nadia Latif
Production year2024
Release date25/09/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes115m
CastWillem Dafoe, Jonathan Ajayi, Corey Hawkins

The Man in My Basement

strong language, horror, sex, discrimination
A man's house is saved from potential foreclosure when a mysterious businessman turns up at his door with a strange prop ...
A man's house is saved from potential foreclosure when a mysterious businessman turns up at his door with a strange proposal in this horror drama.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
nudity
theme
strong language, horror, sex, discrimination
Classified Date:
08/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
violence
A group of people get into an aggressive scuffle; a glass bottle is thrown at someone. There are detailed verbal references to violence, including the murder of children.
threat and horror
A character has unsettling and gory supernatural visions and hears ominous sounds throughout. A person peels away their skin in a fantastical sequence. There are images of bloody human corpses and dead animals in scenes of horror. There are occasional jump scares and scenes of psychological torment.
language
Strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'pussy', 'ass', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'screw', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A couple are overheard having sexual intercourse, with audible moaning. There is a sustained scene of masturbation. A couple kiss passionately and a woman touches a man's crotch. There are verbal references to sexual intercourse and sadomasochism.
discrimination
Scenes feature racist language, references to racist stereotypes and also to historical discrimination and slavery throughout. There are both discriminatory and peer-to-peer uses of the terms 'n****r' and 'n***a'.
suicide and self-harm
There are verbal references to suicide.
nudity
There is natural male buttock nudity.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred around illness, death, and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
Adults drinks alcohol and smoke cigarettes. A person drives recklessly while under the influence of alcohol.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date08/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
nudity
theme
Director(s)Nadia Latif
Production year2024
Release date25/09/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes115m
CastWillem Dafoe, Jonathan Ajayi, Corey Hawkins
strong language, horror, sex, discrimination
Classified Date:
08/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
violence
A group of people get into an aggressive scuffle; a glass bottle is thrown at someone. There are detailed verbal references to violence, including the murder of children.
threat and horror
A character has unsettling and gory supernatural visions and hears ominous sounds throughout. A person peels away their skin in a fantastical sequence. There are images of bloody human corpses and dead animals in scenes of horror. There are occasional jump scares and scenes of psychological torment.
language
Strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'pussy', 'ass', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'screw', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
A couple are overheard having sexual intercourse, with audible moaning. There is a sustained scene of masturbation. A couple kiss passionately and a woman touches a man's crotch. There are verbal references to sexual intercourse and sadomasochism.
discrimination
Scenes feature racist language, references to racist stereotypes and also to historical discrimination and slavery throughout. There are both discriminatory and peer-to-peer uses of the terms 'n****r' and 'n***a'.
suicide and self-harm
There are verbal references to suicide.
nudity
There is natural male buttock nudity.
theme
Mild upsetting scenes are centred around illness, death, and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
Adults drinks alcohol and smoke cigarettes. A person drives recklessly while under the influence of alcohol.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date08/09/2025
LanguageEnglish