The Nightmare Before Christmas

mild scary scenes

Classified Date:

25/10/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

threat and horror

There are some mildly scary characters, such as skeletons, witches and talking pumpkins, although these will be familiar to children from Hallowe'en celebrations. Any horror is balanced by elements of humour and by the characters singing and dancing. In one scene Santa is kidnapped and tied up but no harm comes to him.

language

Language is very mild and limited to a few uses of 'God'.

sex

There are some very mild sex references, including a character comically showing her leg to a villain in order to distract him.

injury detail

Animated characters occasionally injure themselves, such as a scarecrow who catches fire and has to put the flames out by jumping into a well, and a doll character who has to sew back her arms and legs after an accident. However, there is no realistic injury detail. One character is able to flip his head open and remove his brain, although this is not realistic and played for laughs.

mild scary scenes

Classified Date:

25/10/2023

Version:

3D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Park Circus Limited

threat and horror

There are some mildly scary characters, such as skeletons, witches and talking pumpkins, although these will be familiar to children from Hallowe'en celebrations. Any horror is balanced by elements of humour and by the characters singing and dancing. In one scene Santa is kidnapped and tied up but no harm comes to him.

language

Language is very mild and limited to a few uses of 'God'.

sex

There are some very mild sex references, including a character comically showing her leg to a villain in order to distract him.

injury detail

Animated characters occasionally injure themselves, such as a scarecrow who catches fire and has to put the flames out by jumping into a well, and a doll character who has to sew back her arms and legs after an accident. However, there is no realistic injury detail. One character is able to flip his head open and remove his brain, although this is not realistic and played for laughs.

Contains mild comic horror

Classified Date:

17/10/2007

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Contains mild comic horror

Classified Date:

24/10/2006

Version:

3D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Paperwork Remarks:

3D

Classified Date:

18/03/1994

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Contains scary scenes

Classified Date:

05/09/2011

Version:

3D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

3D

threat and horror

There are some mildly scary characters, such as skeletons, witches and talking pumpkins, although these will be familiar to children from Hallowe'en celebrations. Any horror is balanced by elements of humour and by the characters singing and dancing. In one scene Santa is kidnapped and tied up but no harm comes to him.

language

Language is very mild and limited to a few uses of 'God'.

sex

There are some very mild sex references, including a character comically showing her leg to a villain in order to distract him.

injury detail

Animated characters occasionally injure themselves, such as a scarecrow who catches fire and has to put the flames out by jumping into a well, and a doll character who has to sew back her arms and legs after an accident. However, there is no realistic injury detail. One character is able to flip his head open and remove his brain, although this is not realistic and played for laughs.

Contains mild horror

Classified Date:

09/12/1998

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Threat and horror

There are occasional scenes of mild horror in which skeletons, vampires, witches and various other Gothic and fantasy creatures attempt to scare characters, including children. In one sequence Santa Claus is kidnapped and later mocked by a ghost-like being. However, these scenes of horror and threat often contain comic elements and are relatively brief.

Classified Date:

15/11/1996

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

06/10/1995

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Video

Classified Date:

01/02/2008

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

TNBC-IHV07-MULTR1

Classified Date:

19/03/2007

Version:

3D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Paperwork Remarks:

3D

Classified Date:

16/08/2006

Version:

3D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Paperwork Remarks:

3D

Classified Date:

24/09/2001

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

29/09/1995

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Video

Classified Date:

02/03/1995

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Video

Classified Date:

22/08/1994

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Classified Date:

29/03/1994

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Buena Vista International UK

Classified Date:

11/07/2008

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date

25/10/2023
Language

English

Director(s)

Henry Selick

Production Year

1993

Release date

17/11/2023

Genre(s)

Animation

Approx. running minutes

77m

Cast

Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara