The World According To Garp
sexual violence references, strong sex, sex references, nudity
Director(s)George Roy Hill
Production year1982
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes136m
CastRobin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, James McCall, Peter Michael Goetz, George Ede, George Roy Hill, John Irving, Steve Tesich, Robert Crawford Jr., George Roy Hill, Miroslav Ondrícek, Stephen A. Rotter, Marion Dougherty, Henry Bumstead
The World According To Garp
sexual violence references, strong sex, sex references, nudity
A drama from 1982, based on the book of the same name, which centres on the life of a novelist and his idiosyncratic sin ...
A drama from 1982, based on the book of the same name, which centres on the life of a novelist and his idiosyncratic single mother.
sex
There is an instance of masked oral sex. There are allusions to incest during a scene involving a sex worker.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to acts of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, and a person receives a letter threatening rape.
nudity
Breast nudity is occasionally seen in a sexual context.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘bastard’, ‘bullshit’, ‘ass’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’, ‘hell’ and ‘Christ’. There are brief scenes involving gunfire, in which people are shot. There is bloody injury detail. There are upsetting allusions to the death of a child. A person takes their own life in an imagined sequence. A man behaves in a discriminatory manner, referring to women as ‘dykes’, though his behaviour is challenged.
Classified Date:
31/12/1982
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
sexual violence references, strong sex, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
sex
There is an instance of masked oral sex. There are allusions to incest during a scene involving a sex worker.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to acts of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, and a person receives a letter threatening rape.
nudity
Breast nudity is occasionally seen in a sexual context.
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
06/11/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
27/05/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified date08/04/2025
LanguageEnglish
sex
There is an instance of masked oral sex. There are allusions to incest during a scene involving a sex worker.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to acts of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, and a person receives a letter threatening rape.
nudity
Breast nudity is occasionally seen in a sexual context.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms including ‘bitch’, ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘bastard’, ‘bullshit’, ‘ass’, ‘God’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’, ‘hell’ and ‘Christ’. There are brief scenes involving gunfire, in which people are shot. There is bloody injury detail. There are upsetting allusions to the death of a child. A person takes their own life in an imagined sequence. A man behaves in a discriminatory manner, referring to women as ‘dykes’, though his behaviour is challenged.
Director(s)George Roy Hill
Production year1982
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes136m
CastRobin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, James McCall, Peter Michael Goetz, George Ede, George Roy Hill, John Irving, Steve Tesich, Robert Crawford Jr., George Roy Hill, Miroslav Ondrícek, Stephen A. Rotter, Marion Dougherty, Henry Bumstead
Classified Date:
31/12/1982
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
sexual violence references, strong sex, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
08/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
sex
There is an instance of masked oral sex. There are allusions to incest during a scene involving a sex worker.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Verbal references are made to acts of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, and a person receives a letter threatening rape.
nudity
Breast nudity is occasionally seen in a sexual context.
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
06/11/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
27/05/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified date08/04/2025
LanguageEnglish
