The Rule of Jenny Pen
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Director(s)James Ashcroft
Production year2025
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes104m
CastJohn Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Nathaniel Lees
The Rule of Jenny Pen
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Following a stroke, a judge is admitted to a care home where he engages in an unsettling battle of wills with one of the ...
Following a stroke, a judge is admitted to a care home where he engages in an unsettling battle of wills with one of the residents who exercises a malign control over the others.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
nudity
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Classified Date:
28/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
A man plays on the vulnerability of others by kicking them and aggravating existing physical infirmities. A person is held down and suffocated.
threat and horror
A man exercises cruel and disturbing control over a group of elderly people, exploiting physical and mental vulnerabilities to intimidate and terrorise them. A person panics when they are unable to find relief for their serious asthmatic condition, and another person is suddenly set ablaze in unexplained circumstances.
language
Infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and occasional strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'wanker', 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'damn' and 'God'.
sex
There are references to a person being found dead in circumstances suggesting their involvement in BDSM activity.
discrimination
A man makes a racist joke about Maori people, and an insensitive term ('nuts') is used in relation to mental health. Discrimination is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Helpless people are subjected to unsettling sexual assaults, without graphic detail, which are intended to humiliate them. There are verbal references to rape and child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life.
nudity
There is occasional natural nudity.
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Classified Date:
18/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
A man plays on the vulnerability of others by kicking them and aggravating existing physical infirmities. A person is held down and suffocated.
threat and horror
A man exercises cruel and disturbing control over a group of elderly people, exploiting physical and mental vulnerabilities to intimidate and terrorise them. A person panics when they are unable to find relief for their serious asthmatic condition, and another person is suddenly set ablaze in unexplained circumstances.
language
Infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and occasional strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'wanker', 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'damn' and 'God'.
sex
There are references to a person being found dead in circumstances suggesting their involvement in BDSM activity.
discrimination
A man makes a racist joke about Maori people, and an insensitive term ('nuts') is used in relation to mental health. Discrimination is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Helpless people are subjected to unsettling sexual assaults, without graphic detail, which are intended to humiliate them. There are verbal references to rape and child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life.
nudity
There is occasional natural nudity.
Classified Date:
14/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified date18/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
nudity
Director(s)James Ashcroft
Production year2025
Genre(s)Drama, Horror
Approx. running minutes104m
CastJohn Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Nathaniel Lees
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Classified Date:
28/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
A man plays on the vulnerability of others by kicking them and aggravating existing physical infirmities. A person is held down and suffocated.
threat and horror
A man exercises cruel and disturbing control over a group of elderly people, exploiting physical and mental vulnerabilities to intimidate and terrorise them. A person panics when they are unable to find relief for their serious asthmatic condition, and another person is suddenly set ablaze in unexplained circumstances.
language
Infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and occasional strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'wanker', 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'damn' and 'God'.
sex
There are references to a person being found dead in circumstances suggesting their involvement in BDSM activity.
discrimination
A man makes a racist joke about Maori people, and an insensitive term ('nuts') is used in relation to mental health. Discrimination is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Helpless people are subjected to unsettling sexual assaults, without graphic detail, which are intended to humiliate them. There are verbal references to rape and child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life.
nudity
There is occasional natural nudity.
sexual violence, strong threat, very strong language
Classified Date:
18/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
A man plays on the vulnerability of others by kicking them and aggravating existing physical infirmities. A person is held down and suffocated.
threat and horror
A man exercises cruel and disturbing control over a group of elderly people, exploiting physical and mental vulnerabilities to intimidate and terrorise them. A person panics when they are unable to find relief for their serious asthmatic condition, and another person is suddenly set ablaze in unexplained circumstances.
language
Infrequent very strong language ('c**t') and occasional strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'wanker', 'shit', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bollocks', 'damn' and 'God'.
sex
There are references to a person being found dead in circumstances suggesting their involvement in BDSM activity.
discrimination
A man makes a racist joke about Maori people, and an insensitive term ('nuts') is used in relation to mental health. Discrimination is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Helpless people are subjected to unsettling sexual assaults, without graphic detail, which are intended to humiliate them. There are verbal references to rape and child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take their own life.
nudity
There is occasional natural nudity.
Classified Date:
14/03/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified date18/03/2025
LanguageEnglish
