The Penguin Lessons
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Director(s)Peter Cattaneo
Production year2024
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes112m
CastSteve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bruno Blas
The Penguin Lessons
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others ...
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin. This moving comedy drama contains some upsetting scenes.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
disturbing images
rude humour
theme
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
violence
There are references to torture, beatings, shootings and bombings in the context of a military coup.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat, and sequences in which people are kidnapped by members of a violent regime.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'bastard', 'turd', 'crap', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A man makes a crude reference to penis size. In other scenes there are references to sex and adultery, and people are seen kissing.
injury detail
A man is seen with some cuts and bruises to his face after an implied beating.
disturbing images
There are upsetting scenes in which animals are seen dead or in distress, such as when a man and woman discover an oil slick on a beach in which a number of penguins have died and one is dying.
rude humour
Occasional rude humour occurs, such as jokes about bird poo and the shape of balls in relation to sport.
theme
A man reveals that his daughter was killed in a drunk driving incident, and there are other references to the deaths of people and animals.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
29/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
There are references to torture, beatings, shootings and bombings in the context of a military coup.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat, and sequences in which people are kidnapped by members of a violent regime.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'bastard', 'turd', 'crap', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A man makes a crude reference to penis size. In other scenes there are references to sex and adultery, and people are seen kissing.
injury detail
A man is seen with some cuts and bruises to his face after an implied beating.
disturbing images
There are upsetting scenes in which animals are seen dead or in distress, such as when a man and woman discover an oil slick on a beach in which a number of penguins have died and one is dying.
rude humour
Occasional rude humour occurs, such as jokes about bird poo and the shape of balls in relation to sport.
theme
A man reveals that his daughter was killed in a drunk driving incident, and there are other references to the deaths of people and animals.
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified date29/12/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
injury detail
disturbing images
rude humour
theme
Director(s)Peter Cattaneo
Production year2024
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes112m
CastSteve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bruno Blas
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
violence
There are references to torture, beatings, shootings and bombings in the context of a military coup.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat, and sequences in which people are kidnapped by members of a violent regime.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'bastard', 'turd', 'crap', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A man makes a crude reference to penis size. In other scenes there are references to sex and adultery, and people are seen kissing.
injury detail
A man is seen with some cuts and bruises to his face after an implied beating.
disturbing images
There are upsetting scenes in which animals are seen dead or in distress, such as when a man and woman discover an oil slick on a beach in which a number of penguins have died and one is dying.
rude humour
Occasional rude humour occurs, such as jokes about bird poo and the shape of balls in relation to sport.
theme
A man reveals that his daughter was killed in a drunk driving incident, and there are other references to the deaths of people and animals.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
29/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
There are references to torture, beatings, shootings and bombings in the context of a military coup.
threat and horror
There are scenes of gun threat, and sequences in which people are kidnapped by members of a violent regime.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'bastard', 'turd', 'crap', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A man makes a crude reference to penis size. In other scenes there are references to sex and adultery, and people are seen kissing.
injury detail
A man is seen with some cuts and bruises to his face after an implied beating.
disturbing images
There are upsetting scenes in which animals are seen dead or in distress, such as when a man and woman discover an oil slick on a beach in which a number of penguins have died and one is dying.
rude humour
Occasional rude humour occurs, such as jokes about bird poo and the shape of balls in relation to sport.
theme
A man reveals that his daughter was killed in a drunk driving incident, and there are other references to the deaths of people and animals.
Classified Date:
05/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified date29/12/2025
LanguageEnglish
