The Man With the Plan
strong language
Director(s)Christine Edzard
Production year2026
Release date17/04/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes105m
CastSimon Callow, Sophie Jenkin, Neil Gore, Mark Thomas, Alfie Stewart, Sam Barnard, Alan Cox, Sebastian Armesto, Seamus Allen, Hal Cruttenden
The Man With the Plan
strong language
In this drama, a student goes on a fantastical journey inspired by the words of social economist William Beveridge in hi ...
In this drama, a student goes on a fantastical journey inspired by the words of social economist William Beveridge in his eponymous 1942 report.
threat and horror
language
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
theme
violence
sex
strong language
Classified Date:
12/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Sands Films Costumes Ltd
threat and horror
A scene contains a brief image of a photograph of one child pinning another to a wall by the neck.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bloody’ and ‘damn’.
discrimination
There are occasional references to attitudes that marginalise and dehumanise people living in poverty, including use of derogatory terms such as ‘skivers’ and ‘scroungers’. In another scene, a giant addresses another person as ‘you midget’.
drugs
A character makes a passing condemnatory reference to ‘druggies’.
suicide and self-harm
There is a brief and undetailed verbal reference to suicide.
theme
Frequent references to the hardship faced by people affected by poverty include an upsetting sequence in which a woman becomes increasingly distressed as she realises that she does not have enough money to pay for essentials for the week.
Classified date12/03/2026
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
language
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
theme
violence
sex
Director(s)Christine Edzard
Production year2026
Release date17/04/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes105m
CastSimon Callow, Sophie Jenkin, Neil Gore, Mark Thomas, Alfie Stewart, Sam Barnard, Alan Cox, Sebastian Armesto, Seamus Allen, Hal Cruttenden
strong language
Classified Date:
12/03/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Sands Films Costumes Ltd
threat and horror
A scene contains a brief image of a photograph of one child pinning another to a wall by the neck.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bloody’ and ‘damn’.
discrimination
There are occasional references to attitudes that marginalise and dehumanise people living in poverty, including use of derogatory terms such as ‘skivers’ and ‘scroungers’. In another scene, a giant addresses another person as ‘you midget’.
drugs
A character makes a passing condemnatory reference to ‘druggies’.
suicide and self-harm
There is a brief and undetailed verbal reference to suicide.
theme
Frequent references to the hardship faced by people affected by poverty include an upsetting sequence in which a woman becomes increasingly distressed as she realises that she does not have enough money to pay for essentials for the week.
Classified date12/03/2026
LanguageEnglish
