• Director(s)

    Sarah Pia Anderson

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach

TV Show

Truth Be Told

TRUTH BE TOLD is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Poppy’s investigation has consequences for members of her own family. …

TRUTH BE TOLD is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Poppy’s investigation has consequences for members of her own family.

  • Director(s)

    Sarah Pia Anderson

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach

strong language, brief violence
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed to death in his home by an intruder, with resulting bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as other terms such as 'bitch' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is a scene of assisted dying. There is a moderate sex scene. Threat is also moderate. A prisoner reveals his Nazi tattoos to an African-American journalist. There is a brief reference to sexual violence in a male prison. There is a brief verbal reference to drug misuse.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’) as well as milder terms (‘crap’, ‘ass’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘bullshit’, ‘God’, ‘damn’).
injury detail
There is sight of blood on and around the bodies of characters who have been violently attacked, as well as on the knee of a young girl who has been injured.
additional issues
A man slams another’s head into the wall, and repeatedly hits him in the forehead with a wall mounted phone receiver. Characters are involved in a car crash which causes their vehicle to flip and roll. There are references to cancer and death, and the implication of a man's discriminatory attitude.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘hell’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
A man lies in a pool of blood clutching a knife wound over his heavily bloodied clothing. Crime scene details include blood splatters on a wall and a large wound on a murder victim’s arm.
additional issues
There is a brief scene of moderate sex.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, threat, violence, bloody images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man’s testicles are squeezed painfully before he is subjected to an undetailed attack by a dog, which leaves him with blood on his face. There are undetailed references to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
A character attempts to smother another person with a pillow.
language
There is strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘ass’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
A character suffering from cancer suddenly coughs up a large quantity of blood.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are fleeting moments of strong violence in which a man's head is smashed against a wall and he is beaten with a telephone handset, resulting in sight of blood. A dog attacks a man, tearing at his sleeve.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
suicide and self-harm
A man shoots himself in the head, with sight of blood spurting.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to a man's historic acts of domestic abuse toward his daughter. A man drunkenly makes an unwanted advance on a woman, trying to kiss her. There are references to cancer.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
child sexual abuse references, racism, moderate violence, strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
We see brief, undetailed images which imply one man has been stabbed by another in a darkly lit room, with fleeting sight of blood spatter.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms like 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A white supremacist character says a black woman, who is not present, is descended from animals; his racism is not condoned by the show.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to historic child sexual abuse. There is a brief, undetailed flashback in which we see a man grab a girl in her home, a moment which is implied to be a precursor to this abuse.
additional issues
There is discussion of a man's suicide. There are references to bereavement and mental health concerns.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
references to sexual assault, strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed repeatedly with a blade, resulting in sight of dripping blood and bloody clothes.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms like 'asshole', 'hell', 'God', and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to the sexual abuse of a child. There are undetailed references to the rape or sexual assault of two men in prison but we do not see these acts. A man is forcefully pinned against a wall while his male attacker, fully clothed, rubs up against him in what appears to be an act of sexual assault.
additional issues
A woman is seriously ill with cancer and a man reveals he is suffering from a progressive brain condition. There are references to alcoholism and prescription drug misuse.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, language, references to child sexual abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed to death, resulting in blood spatter over walls and over his attacker. A man has his head bashed against a wall and is kicked and punched by a gang, but we only see mild scratches and bruising to his face.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms like 'shit', 'ass', 'bitch', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to the sexual abuse of a child.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a man shooting himself in the head, resulting in blood spurting. There are references to prescription drug misuse and to mental health issues. There are references to racism, but these are not directed at any characters. A man and woman have sex in a car, but this image is fleeting and undetailed, with no nudity.
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Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody images, language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘pissed off’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’.
injury detail
A pair of corpses are discovered lying in a pool of blood. An artist accidentally cuts their thumb with a blade but then deliberately extends the cut and uses the blood to paint detail on a clay figure, with moderate injury detail.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of moderate threat, such as one in which a Black man is harassed by white police officers, leaving him angry and upset. Infrequent moderate drug references include brief sight of cocaine, but drug misuse is clearly not endorsed. A pair of off-screen deaths are attributed by police to murder-suicide, though this conclusion is immediately disputed. There are infrequent undetailed references to sexual violence. Other issues include infrequent moderate sex references, as well as mild upsetting scenes involving illness and bereavement.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are brief images of a pair of corpses with bloody bullet wounds, lying in a pool of blood.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘pussy’, ‘bitch’ and ‘shit’. A scene of moderate threat shows an increasingly scared woman being stalked by a mysterious figure in an empty car park. In another scene. a man approaches a woman in an intimidating manner and makes a veiled sexual comment before walking away. There are also mild upsetting scenes involving illness and bereavement, infrequent mild references to miscarriage, and mild references to adultery.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘bullshit’.
additional issues
There are references to historical racism, including a scene in which a former soldier recalls being forced to fight other Black soldiers for the entertainment of white officers; racism is clearly criticised. Infrequent sex references include use of the term ‘f**k’ in the sexual sense. There is a moderate 'jump scare' moment when a woman who thinks she is alone in her house suddenly notices a man standing behind her. In another scene a man is shown taking an unidentified pill. A woman refers to a man making ‘sexual advances’ towards her in a threatening manner, but there is no further detail. There are also infrequent undetailed references to an off-screen suicide.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of domestic abuse in which a man aggressively pushes a woman back against a wall. There is also a scene in which a man is thrown from a building and there is brief blood in the aftermath. A man attacks a woman in her house; hower, the scene is brief and there is limited detail.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'asshole', 'ass', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
additional issues
There are brief references to racism in a scene in which Black man recalls his father being called "boy"'. He also recalls the term being challenged by his father. There are also moderate sex references, as well as scenes of emotional upset.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'ass', 'Jesus', 'hell').
additional issues
There are also brief bloody images in a scene in which a woman is wheeled into hospital.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman burns the back of her daughter's head with heated curling tongs. In another scene, she aggressively grabs her daughter's arm and drags her away. A woman strikes a man over the head with a plank of wood, followed by sight of his cut forehead and blood on his face. Two women briefly fight in undetailed fashion.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'ho', 'shit', 'ass', 'frig', 'piss', 'God', 'damn', 'hell').
additional issues
There are also references to prescription medication and murder, as well as scenes of emotional upset.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'asshole', 'damn', 'Jesus').
additional issues
There is also moderate violence in scenes in which people are beaten and shot; however, there is limited detail. There are also brief references to mental health, scenes of emotional upset, and a brief scene in which a man is injected with a hypodermic syringe.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
infrequent strong language, brief bloody images, scene of drowning
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In one scene, a female domestic abuser falls in a lake and is left to drown by her foster daughter and the girl's friend. There are also brief verbal domestic abuse references.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'ass', 'damn', 'hell').
injury detail
There is brief close-up sight of a woman's bloodstained face and neck.
additional issues
There is also brief mild threat, as well as mild sex references, and references to suicide and mental health.
strong language, violence, domestic abuse, suicide
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed several times in an undetailed fashion; this includes sight of blood on his shirt. There is a scene of domestic abuse in which a woman verbally berates her daughter before burning the back of her head with a straightening iron.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', f**k'), and milder terms ('shit', 'ass', 'pissed', 'hell', 'damn', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
There is an undetailed suicide where a man shoots himself in the head.
additional issues
There are moments of knife and gun threat, and references to racist behaviour towards Black people.
strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn').
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence, such as masked shootings and crunchy beatings with aftermath bloody detail. Crime scene images contain blood on a dead body but are not focused on. A dead body is visible in the context of a crime scene, which is shown without blood or injury detail. A young woman recalls her estranged mother's death, which was a result of drug misuse. There are also moderate sex references, including brief sexualised breast nudity adorning the front of a notebook.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
strong language, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘asshole’, ‘damn’, ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed references to missing teenage girls being trafficked into sex work.
additional issues
It is implied that a racial bias is at work in the police investigations of the disappearances of black and white teenage girls. There is moderate threat, as well as undetailed sight of a dead body and brief bloody images. Moderate sex references include comments about oral sex and virginity. There are references to drug misuse and addiction.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, violence, sex references, child sex abuse references
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man stabs another through the hand pinning it to a desk in order to gain information from him. There are frequent detailed mentions to the violent strangling of a teenage girl. It is reported that a man pushed his pregnant wife into a table, causing her to go into early labour.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms, such as 'bitch'.
sex
There is sight of sex workers, some underage, being picked up by men on the streets as well as frequent discussion of prostitution. A reference is made to a girl having had multiple sexual partners in the same day.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Frequent references are made to the exploitation and trafficking of children for sex work.
additional issues
Scenes contain moderate threat after a teenage girl goes missing and her blood is discovered in a car. Undetailed references are made to drug misuse and dealing. There is emotional upset due to bereavement.
strong language, violence, sex references, child sex abuse references
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
In a scene of strong violence, using an improvised weapon, a man stabs another through the hand pinning it to a desk in order to gain information from him. There are frequent detailed mentions to the violent strangling of a teenage girl. There is a brief domestic abuse reference in which it is reported that a man pushed his pregnant wife into a table, causing her to go into early labour.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate ('bitch', 'hooker') and milder terms such as 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'ass' and 'God'.
sex
There is sight of sex workers, some underage, being picked up by men on the streets as well as frequent discussion of prostitution. A reference is made to a girl having had multiple sexual partners in the same day.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Frequent references are made to the exploitation and trafficking of children for sex work.
additional issues
Scenes contain moderate threat after a teenage girl goes missing and her blood is discovered in a car. Undetailed references are made to drug misuse and dealing. There is emotional upset due to bereavement.
references to sexually abusive behaviour, strong language
Classified Date:
26/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
We hear that a young woman has been filmed without her knowledge as she had sex with her boyfriend. There are references to sex trafficking and pimps, and how sexual abusers of this kind can manipulate their victims into becoming emotionally attached to them. A woman recounts being coerced into having sex with other men as a teenager by her then-boyfriend.
additional issues
A man grabs and lightly shoves another. A young woman appears to be unknowingly in danger as she rides in a car with a sex trafficker. There are scenes of emotional upset as characters deal with traumatic experiences. A daughter talks to her mother about having sex for the first time.
references to sexually abusive behaviour, strong language
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
We hear that a young woman has been filmed as she had sex with her boyfriend without her knowledge. There are references to sex trafficking and pimps, and how sexual abusers of this kind can manipulate their victims into becoming emotionally attached to them. A woman recounts being coerced to have sex with other men as a teenager by her then-boyfriend.
additional issues
A man grabs and lightly shoves another. A young woman appears to be unknowingly in danger as she rides in a car with a sex trafficker. There are scenes of emotional upset as characters deal with traumatic experiences. A daughter talks to her mother about having sex for the first time.
sexual threat, child sex abuse references, strong language
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k) and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men threaten a teenage girl as they attempt to coerce her into dressing in revealing clothes, playing on her romantic feelings for one of them and telling her they will send video footage of her having sex to her friends. There are references to sex trafficking, sexually abusive and coercive behaviour, as well as the trauma caused by these experiences.
additional issues
We see a dead body with a bloody bullet wound in the chest. A man grabs another by the throat, pinning him onto a table to threaten him. Characters are seen taking pills for recreational use, but it is not clear what these are. There are verbal references to a woman's adultery.
sexual threat, child sex abuse references, strong language
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k) and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men threaten a teenage girl as they attempt to coerce her into dressing in revealing clothes, playing on her romantic feelings for one of them and telling her they will send video footage of her having sex to her friends. There are references to sex trafficking, sexually abusive and coercive behaviour, as well as the trauma caused by these experiences.
additional issues
We see a dead body with a bloody bullet wound in the chest. A man grabs another by the throat, pinning him onto a table to threaten him. Characters are seen taking pills for recreational use, but it is not clear what these are. There are verbal references to a woman's adultery.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
references to sexually abusive behaviour, strong language
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bitch', 'ho', 'dick', 'shit', 'ass' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In the the aftermath of implied sexual violence, a teenager lies on a bed traumatised and bruised. Frequent references are made to the organised sexual exploitation and trafficking of teenage girls and women.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A crude reference is made to oral sex. There is sight of cocaine and references to drug addiction and misuse. References are made to institutional police racism. Moments of moderate threat occur. A man is seen with blood on his clothes after being shot.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘ho’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘bastard’, ‘bullshit’, ‘damn’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
References are made to teen girls being trafficked as sex workers by a criminal gang.
additional issues
A reference is made to cocaine being discovered during a police investigation. An upsetting scene sees a teen girl experiencing a panic attack. There is a reference to oral sex. Bruises are visible on a person's body.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual threat, sexual violence references, strong language, violence
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A teenage girl is strangled to death by a man, who pins her down on a bed. A man shoves a teenage girl against a wall. There are undetailed verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'shit', 'piss'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man forcefully throws a teenage girl onto a bed, pinning her down and implying he intends to rape her. A teenage sex-worker makes reference to being coerced into anal sex. There are verbal references to the trafficking of teenage girls, rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
additional issues
A teenage girl is shown foaming at the mouth after a drug overdose and there are verbal references to drug misuse. There are undetailed verbal references to pimps, 'johns' and sex work. A frightened woman is discovered imprisoned.
strong language, bloody images, references to sexually abuse behaviour
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms which include 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are visual and verbal references to the sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of teenage girls and women. A woman recounts in detail being coerced into having sex with other men as a teenager by her then-boyfriend.
injury detail
A woman cuts her arm with a knife, resulting in bloody detail. A dead bloodied body is seen at a crime scene.
additional issues
A man is deliberately hit by a car. References are made to drug addiction and dealing. Verbal references are made to domestic abuse. There are scenes of emotional upset as characters deal with traumatic experiences.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms which include 'slut', 'shit', 'ass', 'screw' and 'God'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are visual and verbal references to the sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of teenage girls and women. A teenager has a traumatic flashback to the abuse she endured.
additional issues
A teenage girl is seen taking unnamed pills, given to her by her abuser. A woman is shot, resulting in small bloody injury detail and a man is deliberately run over by a car. References are made to a sex tape and to adultery.
strong language
Classified Date:
17/09/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘asshole’ and ‘shit’.
additional issues
Non-graphic references to sex trafficking and child sexual abuse occur in the context of a police investigation. There are moderate scenes of gun threat and undetailed gunfire; another scene features moderate bloody detail in the aftermath of an off-screen shooting. Other issues include moderate references to sex work.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.

  • Classified date

    24/10/2022

  • Distributor

    Apple