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 v          GBH: Grievous Bodily Harm - 1983 UK crime thriller by David Kent-Watson.


 X   GBH: Grievous Bodily Harm

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GBH: Grievous Bodily Harm is a 1983 UK crime thriller by David Kent-Watson.
Starring Cliff Twemlow, Jane Cunliffe and Anthony Schaeffer. Melon Farmers link IMDb

Released uncut on pre-cert VHS and was seized by police. Not released since.
Summary Notes
An early British film made on video. This gangland crime drama set in the nightclubs of Manchester proved to be a minor hit.

Versions

banned
banned
run: 76:33s
pal: 73:29s
Section 3 seizureUK: Released on pre-cert video for:
  • 1983 World of Video 2000 VHS

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

 v          Gemini Man - 2019 China / USA action crime thriller by Ang Lee.


 X   Gemini Man

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Gemini Man is a 2019 China / USA action crime thriller by Ang Lee.
Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clive Owen. IMDb

Uncut and 12A rated by the BBFC. A rare 12 rated use of the word 'motherfucker'.

The BBFC commented it its annual report covering 2019:

In the action thriller Gemini Man, there is a single use of 'motherfucker' when one character explains an acronym to another. While it is uncommon for this term to appear in content at this category, in this undirected and matter of fact context we concluded a 12A was appropriate.

Our previous research with the public has indicated that people are accepting of infrequent use of this term, particularly where it is not complicated by violence, threat or aggression.

 v          Genaside II - New Life 4 The Hunted - EPK


 X   Genaside II - New Life 4 The Hunted - EPK

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Genaside II - New Life 4 The Hunted - EPK

Versions

12s 15 certificate7:49s 1997 release
 v          Genghis Khan - 1965 UK/West Germany/Yugoslavia/USA war adventure drama by Henry Levin.


 X   Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan is a 1965 UK/West Germany/Yugoslavia/USA war adventure drama by Henry Levin.
With Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif and James Mason. YouTube icon IMDb

The BBFC cut the original cinema release for nudity and these cuts have persisted to all releases since. The BBFC further cut horse falls from all home video releases. A rape scene was further cut for PG rated VHS releases but was restored for a 12 rated DVD
Summary Notes

This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.

Versions

BBFC cut
35s video cuts

BBFC cut
cinema cuts

12 cert120:23s UK: The cut cinema version was passed 12 for one scene of sexual assault after 35s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 Sony video

The BBFC commented that this was the Cut UK Feature and that it was additionally cut:

  • Cuts were required to remove sight of animal cruelty, in this case a series of shots of horses being made to fall dangerously.

Presumably the cuts are now:

  • 35s of cuts for horse falls
  • 1965 cinema cuts for nudity still apply
BBFC cut
1:03s video cuts

BBFC cut
cinema cuts

PG cert119:20s UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG after an additional 1:03s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1991 VCI VHS
  • 1988 RCA/Columbia VHS

From IMDB:

  • additional cuts to a rape scene
  • additional cuts for horse falls
  • 1965 cinema cuts for nudity still apply
BBFC cut
category
cuts
A Cert UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1965 cinema release

From IMDB:

  • Cut for nudity
 v          Genghis Khan: A Proud Son Of Heaven


 X   Genghis Khan: A Proud Son Of Heaven

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Genghis Khan: A Proud Son Of Heaven

Versions

48s 12 cert107:40s 1998 Mongolian drama by Sai Fu & Lisi Mai

Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts were required to animal cruelty, horse falls and horses set on fire

 v          Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea


 X   Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

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  • Aoki Ôkami: chi hate umi tsukiru made
  • The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

Versions

1:27s 15 cert134:19s 2007 Japan action film by Shinichirô Sawai

The BBFC cut 1:27s from the 2008 Revolver DVD: Compulsory cuts required to sight of cruel horse falls orchestrated by the film makers

 v       A Gentleman - 2017 action comedy film by Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru.


 X   A Gentleman

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A Gentleman is a 2017 action comedy film by Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru.
Starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Sidharth Malhotra and Sunil Shetty.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated 2017 cinema release.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
9s
12A 132:21s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, sex after 9s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2017 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove moments of strong violence in order to achieve a 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.
            George A. Romero's Land of the Dead - 2005 Canada/France/US zombie film by George A Romero.  See Land of the Dead
 v          Germany Pale Mother - 1980 West Germany drama by Helma Sanders-Brahms.


 X   Germany Pale Mother

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  • Germany
  • Pale Mother
  • Deutschland bleiche Mutter
Germany Pale Mother is a 1980 West Germany drama by Helma Sanders-Brahms.
Starring Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi and Elisabeth Stepanek. IMDb
There exists a Theatrical Version which was shortened for an AA rated 1981 cinema release. The film was restored to its full length for the 2015 Director's Cut release on DVD and Blu-ray.
Summary Notes

Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war but he is not the same person as in 1939, and he and Lene find it difficult to live together again.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
15 145:10s

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for implied sexual violence, suicide references for:
  • 2015 BFI [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 18th May 2015
  • 2015 BFI [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 18th May 2015
BBFC uncut

cut
Theatrical Version

15122:16s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for implied sexual violence, suicide references for:
  • 2015 BFI [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 18th May 2015
  • 2015 BFI [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 18th May 2015
BBFC uncut

cut
shortened
Theatrical Version

AA109:23s
=105:00s

UK: A shortened Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1981 cinema release titled Germany, Pale Mother
 v          Germinal


 X   Germinal

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Germinal

Versions

30s 15 certificate151:14s 1993 Belgium/France Italy drama by Claude Berri

Cut when resubmitted in 2006 with the following BBFC statement: The cuts were Compulsory. One cut required to sight of real animal cruelty - two cocks fighting

26s 15 certificate151:30s The same cut versions were released for cinema and Guild Home Video in 1994
 v          Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted - 2022 UK documentary by Benjamin Field


 X   Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted

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Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted is a 2022 UK documentary by Benjamin Field
Starring Ed Bishop, (archive footage), Gerry Anderson, (archive sound) and David Graham BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release. The video release is longer than the cinema release.

Summary Notes

A look at the life of Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 112:28s
pal: 107:58s
12UK: A longer version was passed 12 uncut for bleeped strong language:
  • 2023 Network video

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 93m
pal: 89m
PGUK: Passed PG uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for references to racism, mild bad language, sex references:
  • 2022 cinema release

 v   The Gestapo's Last Orgy - 1977 Italian prison film by Cesare Canevari.


 X   The Gestapo's Last Orgy

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  • L'Ultima Orgia del III Reich
  • Bourreaux SS
  • Last Orgy of the Third Reich
  • Des Filles pour le Bourreau
  • Caligula Reincarnated as Hitler
The Gestapo's Last Orgy is a 1977 Italian prison film by Cesare Canevari.
With Adriano Micantoni, Daniela Poggi and Maristella Greco. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Banned in the UK as a Video Nasty. Banned by the BBFC for video release in 2021. Available uncut in the US but there is also a cut version.

Bannable scenes include girls being dunked in quick-lime, girls fellating pistols and sodomising the commandant with the butt of a whip.

Summary Review: Way Better than Expected

In the tradition of THE NIGHT PORTER, SALON KITTY and SALO only far more depraved comes perhaps the most notorious Nazisploitation epic of them all: Daniela Levy stars as a beautiful young death camp prisoner forced into a nightmare of brutality, torment and sexual degradation. But will a Commandant's vilest urge trigger her ultimate vengeance? Marc Loud co-stars in this fetid slice of filth-strudel

Caligula Reincarnated as Hitler was way better than what I expected. The young blonde star of the film is gorgeous and someone both men and women would find attractive to sleep with. There are some five star sexual violence scenes that are unfortunately too brief. Beatings, whippings, gang raping of women prisoners, dipping naked women into vats of lime, hanging the young blonde star nude and upside down over a box of live rats! I mean, hey you "sicko" Nazi fans, is this something or what?

There are no actual hardcore sex scenes, however, there are multiple simulated sex scenes that are quite hot to watch.

Versions

banned
banned
run: 96m
pal: 92m
rejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 2021 88 Films Blu-ray

The BBFC commented:

THE GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY is an Italian exploitation film, from 1977, in which a Jewish woman revisits the site of a concentration camp in which she was formerly imprisoned and subjected to torture, terrorisation, humiliation and sexual violence.

BBFC Guidelines state that: As a last resort, the BBFC may refuse to classify a work --.where a central concept of the work is unacceptable, such as a sustained focus on rape, other non-consensual sexually violent behaviour or sadistic violence.

THE GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY is largely composed of scenes of strong sadistic violence, humiliation, degradation and non-consensual sexual activity, including rape, all of which occurs within a clearly anti-Semitic context. Its central concept is therefore unacceptable, and the sadistic and sexually abusive material it contains is too pervasive to be effectively addressed by cuts.

Accordingly, the BBFC has refused classification to this work.

uncut
uncut
run: 95:42s
pal: 91:52s
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 94:53s
pal: 91:05s
MPAA UnratedUS: Cut for:
  • Exploitation Digital R1 DVD

See article from dvdcompare.net

  • At approximately 47:00s the sight of a penis has been darkened
cut
cut
cut: 10:48s
run: 84:18s
pal: 80:56s
Video NastyUK: Pre-cut for Pre-cert video release for:
  • 1984 Videoshack VHS
  • 1983 VFP VHS

DPP 39The video was released in 1983 by VFP with a missing 10:48s scene of an Aryan fantasy and a feast of human flesh. The video was re-released in 1984 by Videoshack.

It was added to the DPP list of banned video nasties in March 1984 and stayed listed throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s. The Videoshack version is particularly rare.

 v          Get Carter - 1971 UK crime thriller by Mike Hodges.


 X   Get Carter

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Get Carter is a 1971 UK crime thriller by Mike Hodges.
With Michael Caine, Ian Hendry and Britt Ekland. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1971 X rated cinema release, then uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. However the film was partly overdubbed in the US lest Americans couldn't understand British accents.
Summary Notes

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 106:52s
pal: 102:36s
18

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong sex, violence, references to child sex abuse:

UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • The stabbing of Albert was edited to remove some shots of the knife. Director Mike Hodges later admitted that The less you see of the knife, the more effective the scene is .
 v          Get Hard - 2015 USA comedy by Etan Cohen.


 X   Get Hard

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Get Hard is a 2015 USA comedy by Etan Cohen.
Starring Alison Brie, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version which contains a couple of extra lewd scenes.
Promotional Material

When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Unrated Version
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

106:36s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex references for:
  • 2015 Warner [Extended Version + Theatrical Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2015 Warner [Theatrical Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2015 Warner Home Video [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com . There are a couple of extra lewd/controversial sequences. Most would not challenge an R rating but there is one scene that may have been cut for an R rating. The sight of a limp penis appears in the extended version of a scene where a guy was going to give oral sex but at the last moment changes his mind.

uncut
Theatrical
Version
15 cert
MPAA R
100:10s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex references for:

US: The Theatrical Version is R rated for:

  • 2015 Warner Home Video [Theatrical Version only] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 30th June 2015
banned
banned
India flag
India
India: The film was withdrawn by Indian film distributors over fears that the film censors simply would not allow an uncut release.

 v          Get Him to the Greek


 X   Get Him to the Greek

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Get Him to the Greek

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

109:07s 2010 US comedy by Nicholas Stoller.
With Adriano Micantoni, Daniela Poggi and Maristella Greco . IMDb

The Extended Party Version/Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

104:32s The Theatrical Version was pased 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Universal Online
  • 2010 Universal video
  • 2010 cinema release
 v   The Getaway - 1972 USA action crime thriller by Sam Peckinpah.


 X   The Getaway (1972)

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  • La fuga
The Getaway is a 1972 USA action crime thriller by Sam Peckinpah.
Starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and Ben Johnson. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1972. Later 18 uncut for UK home video. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Carter "Doc" McCoy is a career robber, currently in his fourth year of a ten year prison sentence at the Texas State Penitentiary. After his request for parole is denied despite he being a model prisoner, Doc, unable emotionally to endure life inside, asks his loving wife Carol McCoy to contact crooked businessman Jack Beynon, a man with political connections, to secure his release in return for he being "for sale" to Beynon. Beynon is able to get Doc released, the sale price being for Doc to plan and execute a robbery at a small bank branch in Beacon City, Texas where Beynon knows that $750,000 will be kept in the vault for the next two weeks. Rather than Doc using his own men for the job, Beynon directs that the only other people involved will be the men of his own choosing, Rudy and Frank. There are to be no casualties, which is all right with Doc who is not a murderer.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 122:31s
pal: 117:37s
18

MPAA PG

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong language and violence for:
  • 2005 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1998 Warner Home VHS
  • 1988 Warner Home VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 122:17s

XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release
 v   The Getaway - 1994 USA / Japan action crime romance by Roger Donaldson.


 X   The Getaway (1994)

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  • Getaway
The Getaway is a 1994 USA / Japan action crime romance by Roger Donaldson.
Starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger and Michael Madsen. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Uncut and 18 rated in the UK. In the US the film was cut for an MPAA R rating but was also released uncut and MPAA Unrated.
Summary Notes

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 115:15s
pal: 110:38s

15

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong sex, violence, language, threat, sexual threat:
  • 2024 Icon Film Blu-ray (rated 15/07/2024)
  • 2023 Icon Film VoD (rated 30/06/2023)

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 2005 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1994 Warner Home VHS
  • 1994 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 114:03s
pal: 109:29s
MPAA RUS: Cut for an MPAA R rating.

The cuts for the MPAA were to shorten the sex scene at the border hotel by 47s.

 v          Getaway In Stockholm 4


 X   Getaway In Stockholm 4

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Getaway In Stockholm 4

Versions

18s 1883:48s
by Jorgen

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Compulsory cut required to sight of potentially dangerous, imitable technique (in this case, a tyre on a motorcycle being set ablaze and then the wheel spun)

 v          Gettysburg - 1993 US historical war TV drama by Ronald F Maxwell.


 X   Gettysburg

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Gettysburg is a 1993 US historical war TV drama by Ronald F Maxwell.
With Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen and Stephen Lang. IMDb

Originally a TV mini series but was released theatrically with PG ratings in the US and UK in 1994.Later an extended version was released which was 12 rated by the BBFC for 2017 home video.
Summary Notes
The four and 1/4 hour depiction of the historical and personal events surrounding and including the decisive American civil war battle features thousands of civil war re-enactors marching over the exact ground that the federal army and the army of North Virginia fought on. The defense of the Little Round Top and Pickett's Charge are highlighted in the actual three day battle which is surrounded by the speeches of the commanding officers and the personal reflections of the fighting men.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
12 cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

271:10s
=260:19s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, injury detail for:
  • 2017 Warner Home video

US: The Directors Cut/Extended Version is uncut and MPAA PG Rated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Theatrical Version
PG cert 243:52s The Theatrical Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2004 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1995 Warner VHS
  • 1994 cinema release
 v          Ghanchakkar - 2013 India crime comedy thriller by Raj Kumar Gupta.


 X   Ghanchakkar

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Ghanchakkar is a 2013 India crime comedy thriller by Raj Kumar Gupta.
Starring Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi and Parvin Dabas. IMDb

Summary Notes

A safe cracker claims he has lost his memory when two criminals come calling for their cut of the bank heist loot.

Versions

BBFC cut
BBFC advised
category
cuts
12A cert 134:50s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence and sex references with BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented in the 2013 Annual Report:

Ghanchakkar, a Hindi heist thriller, contained some moments of strong violence, including a gunshot to the head and a stabbing in the throat. The company chose to re-edit the film in order to secure a 12A classification.

     The Ghastly Ones - 1969 US horror video by Andy Milligan  See Blood Rites
     The Ghetto Warriors - 1975 USA crime thriller by Lee Frost  See The Black Gestapo
 v          GhettoBlaster


 X   GhettoBlaster

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  • Ghetto Blaster
GhettoBlaster

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
Ghetto Blaster is a 1989 USA action drama by Alan Stewart.
With R.G. Armstrong, Harry Caesar and Kamar de los Reyes. YouTube icon IMDb

US: The Unrated Version is uncut

MPAA
23s
MPAA
R rated
~86:00s
=~82:00s
US: The R Rated Version was cut by 23s to remove much of a man in flames. Lisa shooting Jesus is reduced so that you do not seem him hurled back by the force of the bullets impact.
BBFC
59s
1880:40s UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 0:59s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1990 Braveworld VHS
 v   The Ghost - 2010 France / Germany / UK mystery thriller by Roman Polanski.


 X   The Ghost

Link Here
  • The Ghost Writer
The Ghost is a 2010 France / Germany / UK mystery thriller by Roman Polanski.
Starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams. Youtube link IMDb
Uncut an 15 rated in the UK, Cut for language in the US to obtain a PG-13 rating.
Summary Notes

A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15122:45s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, once very strong for:
  • 2010 Optimum RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon titled The Ghost
  • 2010 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled The Ghost
  • 2010 cinema release titled The Ghost

The BBFC noted in its Insight:

There is infrequent use of very strong language ('cunt'), and occasional use of strong language ('fuck').
BBFC

mpaa cut
cut

15

MPAA PG-13

122:40s

UK: Optimum submitted the film twice on video, perhaps once of those was the cut US version (titled The Ghost Writer). This is unconfirmed and the cut version has not been released in the UK.

US: Strong language was cut from the US Version to obtain a PG-13 rating.

The maximum strong language allowed in a PG-13 rated film is one use of the word 'fuck'.

 v          Ghost - 2023 India action thriller by Srini


 X   Ghost (2023)

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Ghost is a 2023 India action thriller by Srini
Starring H.G. Dattatreya, Jayaram and Archana Jois BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that non-BBFC rating info was cut,
 v          Ghost Chase


 X   Ghost Chase

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  • Hollywood Monster
Ghost Chase

Versions

3s PG cert85:49s 1987 West Germany/US comedy horror by Roland Emmerich

The shortened International Version was further cut by 3s the BBFC for the PG rated 1988 cinema release, 1989 Lazer video and 1991 Polygram video

There is also a longer German VHS Version. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Ghost House, A True Story


 X   Ghost House, A True Story

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Ghost House, A True Story

Versions

12s 1878:09s 1996 release by Lai Kai Keung
 v          Ghost in the Shell - 1995 Japan/US anime by Mamoru Oshii.


 X   Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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  • Kôkaku kidôtai
  • Shell Mobile Force
  • Ghost in the Shell 2.0
Ghost in the Shell is a 1995 Japan/US anime by Mamoru Oshii.
With Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi and Richard Epcar. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Not cut by censors. Exists in a Theatrical Version and a 2008 2.0 Redux Version
Summary Review: Nicely cleaned-up
A 1995 movie based on the manga that was called by some the second coming of Akira . I can't help but agree with that.

This is one of the best animated Blu-rays out there, up there with Cars , Wall-E , and Akira .

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 89m
pal: 85m
15UK: A longer version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence:
  • 2021 cinema release

uncut
uncut
2.0 Redux Version
run: 83:18s
pal: 79:58s

15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The 2.0 Redux Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: The 2.0 Redux Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . See also article from en.wikipedia.org

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. For the films Version 2.0 release, all the original animations were re-produced with latest digital film and animation technologies, such as 3D-CGI. The original soundtrack was also re-organized and re-recorded. The original Japanese version has the song "Reincarnation" played over the ending credits. This song was replaced with "One Minute Warning" by U2 and Brian Eno.

Japanese music composer Kenji Kawai, who orchestrated the score for the original 1995 production, remixed the Version 2.0 soundtrack in 6.1 Channel Surround.

To complement the new soundtrack, Japanese voice dialogue was also re-recorded, with some variation from the original script to make use of more recent colloquial phrases in modern speech. Notably, the original male voice actor for the character of the Puppet Master, Iemasa Kayumi, has been replaced by the female voice actor Yoshiko Sakakibara

uncut
uncut
Theatrical
Version
run: 82:12s
pal: 78:55s
15 certUK : The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
 v          Ghost in the Shell - 2017 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Rupert Sanders.


 X   Ghost in the Shell (2017)

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Ghost in the Shell is a 2017 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Rupert Sanders.
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Michael Wincott and Michael Pitt. IMDb

schnittberichte.com has noted that blood has been toned down in later trailers compared with earlier ones. It is speculated that there may be an Unrated Version on the way.
 v   The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre - 1964 USA horror mystery thriller by Joseph Stefano and Robert Stevens.


 X   The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

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  • The Haunted
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre is a 1964 USA horror mystery thriller by Joseph Stefano and Robert Stevens.
Starring Judith Anderson, Diane Baker and Nellie Burt. IMDb
Produced as a TV pilot titled The Haunted but when it didn't work out it was re-edited to a feature film, The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre.
Summary Notes
Terrified of being buried alive by mistake, a woman puts a phone in her crypt to be able to call home if she needs help. She dies and nothing happens. One day, the phone suddenly rings. Paranormal investigator Nelson Orion is brought in.

Versions

uncut
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
MPAA Unrated ~80:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2018 KL Studio Classics [The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre + The Haunted] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2018 KL Studio Classics [The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre + The Haunted] R1 DVD at US Amazon
uncut
The Haunted
MPAA Unrated US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated. A pilot TV movie:
 v          Ghost Rider


 X   Ghost Rider

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Ghost Rider

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert118:17s 2007 US/Australian action film by Mark Steven Johnson

The Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut for the 2007 Sony DVD

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

cut 12A cert105:39s The 2007 cinema release was pre-cut to obtain a 12A certificate

Note that the 2007 Sony Playstation UMD version is the same as the cut cinema release

From the BBFC 2007 Annual Report:

Ghost Rider was passed '12A' on its theatrical release, after reductions were made to the sequence in which Johnny transforms into the 'Ghost Rider' for the first time. For the film's DVD release the distributors reinstated the cut material, in particular shots of the skin on Johnny's face breaking and falling away. These more detailed and gory shots added significantly to the intensity and horror of the sequence and necessitated an increase in category from 12A to 15

 v          Ghost Story


 X   Ghost Story

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Ghost Story

Versions

cut 18105:03s 1981 US horror film by John Irvin

The UK release is uncut by the BBFC and was passed in 1981 for a cinema release and in 1986 on video.

However there are various source versions knocking around and the UK release is missing a scene where a ghostly force smashes Alice Krige into a glass cabinet.

 v          Ghost Warrior - 1984 USA action Sci-Fi film by J Larry Carroll (as Larry Carroll).


 X   Ghost Warrior

Link Here
  • Ghost Warrior
  • Swordkill
Ghost Warrior is a 1984 USA action Sci-Fi film by J Larry Carroll (as Larry Carroll).
Starring Hiroshi Fujioka, John Calvin and Janet Julian. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 1984 cinema release and further cut for 15 rated VHS. Uncut for 15 rated 2015 DVD and Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A deep-frozen 400-year-old samurai is shipped to Los Angeles, where he comes back to life.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA R

80:49s
=77:35s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

  • 2016 Shout! Factory [House Where Evil Dwells + Ghost Warrior] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
category cuts
21s
15 77:17s
76:52s

UK: Presumably a pre-cut version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1995 NTV Entertainment VHS titled Swordkill

UK: Passed 15 after 21s of BBFC category cuts for:

  • 1987 Entertainment in Video VHS titled Swordkill
BBFC cut
category cuts
5s
15 80:30s
=77:17s

UK: Passed 15 after 5s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1984 cinema release titled Swordkill
     The Ghost Writer - 2010 France / Germany / UK mystery thriller by Roman Polanski.  See The Ghost
 v          Ghostbusters - 2016 USA action comedy by Paul Feig.


 X   Ghostbusters

Link Here
  • Cazafantasmas
Ghostbusters is a 2016 USA action comedy by Paul Feig.
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. Youtube link IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version that features coarse language missing from the Theatrical Version.
Summary Notes

Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his take to the supernatural comedy, joined by Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. This summer, they're here to save the world!

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
run: 133:30s
pal: 128:10s
12 cert

MPAA Unrated

Australian M rating
Australia

UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate threat, infrequent crude references, infrequent strong language for:
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 4k RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 3D + 2D RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 2D RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is uncut and presumably MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] RA 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

Australia: The Extended Version was passed M (PG-15) for coarse language

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The extended version will not change people's set views on the film but it is worth a try.

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 116:28s
pal: 111:48s
12 cert

12A

MPAA PG

Austrlia PG
Australia

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A uncut for moderate threat, infrequent crude references for:
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 4k RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 3D + 2D RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] 2D RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony [Theatrical Only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2016 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for supernatural action and some crude humor for:

Australia: The Theatrical Version was passed PG for mild supernatural themes and coarse language, some scenes may scare young children

            Ghosthouse II - 1988 Italy/US horror by Fabrizio Laurenti  See Witchcraft
 v          GhostKeeper - 1982 Canada horror thriller by Jim Makichuk.


 X   GhostKeeper

Link Here
  • Ghost Keeper
GhostKeeper is a 1982 Canada horror thriller by Jim Makichuk.
With Riva Spier, Murray Ord and Sheri McFadden. IMDb
Uncut but there exists 2 alternative openings
Summary Notes

A group of three friends on a snowmobiling trip find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge isolated in the mountains. They discover that an old woman resides in the hotel, along with an evil entity that she is keeping in the basement.

Versions

uncut
Original opening
15 certificate 83:18s UK: The passed 18 uncut with original opening for:
  • 1986 Apex Distribution Video
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated with original opening for:
uncut
Alternative Opening
The International version has an alternative opening. The Director preferred the original ending.
 v          Ghostland - 2018 France / Canada horror mystery thriller by Pascal Laugier.


 X   Ghostland

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Ghostland is a 2018 France / Canada horror mystery thriller by Pascal Laugier.
Starring Crystal Reed, Mylène Farmer and Anastasia Phillips. IMDb

Uncut in the UK and US.

Ratings are decided in France by La Commission de Classification, an independent body under the jurisdiction of the National Center of Cinematography. In February 2018,, the commission's newly appointed president, Yves Gounin, found himself under the spotlight after he gave French horror picture Ghostland an 18 certificate. The 18 certificate is more or less reserved for hardcore porn and gave the film no chance of a commerical cinema release. Distributor Mars Distribution challenged the decision and the rating was dropped to a commercially viable 16.

            Ghosts - 2013 UK horror by Steven M Smith, Zane Casablanca...  See Haunted
 v          Ghoulies - 1984 USA comedy horror fantasy by Luca Bercovici.


 X   Ghoulies

Link Here
  • Duhovi
Ghoulies is a 1984 USA comedy horror fantasy by Luca Bercovici.
Starring Lisa Pelikan, Peter Liapis and Michael Des Barres. Youtube link IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. This cut version was passed 15 for UK cinema release in 1984 and VHS in 1985. The uncut version was used for 15 rated DVD from 2004.

Summary Notes

A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 80:52s
pal: 77:38s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror, violence, moderate sex references: UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex references and moderate violence and horror:
  • 2004 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) video
BBFC uncut
mpaa cut
cut
cut: 19s
run: 80:25s
pal: 77:12s
15

MPAA PG-13

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts
  • 1985 Entertainment in VHS
  • 1984 cinema release

US: 19s of cuts were required for an MPAA PG-13 rating

The cuts for a PG-13 rating were:

  • About 11s were cut from Dick being strangled by a woman's extended tongue.
  • 3 shots were removed as the dead Eddie and Robin return to life but still with their fatal wounds

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Ghoulies II - 1988 USA comedy horror by Albert Band.


 X   Ghoulies II

Link Here
  • Duhovi II
Ghoulies II is a 1988 USA comedy horror by Albert Band.
Starring Damon Martin, Royal Dano and Phil Fondacaro. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Originally uncut and R rated in the US but the US distributors preferred a cut PG-13 rating. The BBFC initially made cuts to the R rated version for a 15 rating but later passed the PG-13 version with a 15 rating which restored some of the BBFC cuts. The uncut version had a German and Austrian Blu-ray release in 2017 and a US release in 2024.
Summary Notes

Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 91:23s
pal: 87:44s
MPAA R

Germany flag
Germany

Austria flag
Austria

US: The uncut version was MPAA R rated:
  • 2024 MVD Rewind Collection [Theatrical Version + uncut version] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad

Austria & Germany: The R rated Version is uncut for:

  • 2017 NSM Records Blu-ray
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut: 1:07s
run: 89:34s
pal: 85:59s
15

MPAA PG-13

UK: The cut US PG-13 Version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for strong language and moderate horror for:

The BBFC commented that the PG-13 version restored some of the cuts previously made by the BBFC for a 15 rating in 1987.

US: Cut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

The film was originally submitted to the US MPAA and received an uncut R rating. The distributors however wanted a PG-13 and so created a cut PG-13 rated version. This PG-13 was used for every worldwide home video release until the original uncut R rated version was released on German Blu-ray in 2017 and in the US in 2024.

From IMDB. The US cuts for PG-13 did not include cuts to the stabbing scene cut by the BBFC. However the cuts for the MPAA echoed the BBFC cuts to:

  • 29.5s is missing from scene where Patty is attacked by a ghoulie that gnaws on her arms and legs whist another slashes her with a razor
  • 17.5s is missing from Merle being sliced by a pendulum.
  • 13s is missing from the sight of Ned's corpse by a pentagram and knife
  • 6.5s is missing from Larry fighting off ghouies who are biting him
  • 5s is missing from a guy being tortured on a rack
  • 1.5s is missing from a sight of Patty's corpse
  • 8.5s is missing from a clowns stump and amputated arm being bitten in to by a ghoulie.
  • 2s is missing from the sight of another corpse
  • 18.5s is missing from a guy being bitten on the arse by a ghoulie in the loo

The R Rated version contains 1:07s of bloody scenes cut for a PG-13 rating. See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com

See video cuts details from YouTube

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 55s
run: 89:57s
pal: 86:21s
sub: 87:14s
BBFC 15 1982UK: The Uncut US R rated version was passed 15 after 55s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1987 Entertainment in VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • 38s is missing from scene where Patty is attacked by a ghoulie that gnaws on her arms and legs whist another slashes her with a razor
  • 2s is missing from the scene where a boy uses a throwing star against a ghoulie who catches it and tries to bite it. The BBFC prohibited the sight of throwing stars at the time
  • 6s is missing from Merle being sliced by a pendulum.

Note that this version is this is a slightly longer version than the cut US PG-13 version.

 v          Ghoulies IV


 X   Ghoulies IV

Link Here

Ghoulies IV

Versions

uncut 12 cert80:18s 1994 US comedy horror by Jim Wynorsky

The BBFC cuts were waived in 2004 and the rating was reduced from 15 to 12

he uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

9s 15 certificate80:09s Cut when submitted in 1994 by Warner Home Video
 v          G.I. Joe: Retaliation - 2013 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Jon M Chu.


 X   G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Link Here

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a 2013 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Jon M Chu.
With Dwayne Johnson, Byung-hun Lee and Adrianne Palicki. YouTube icon IMDb

Exists as a cut Theatrical Version and an uncut Extended Action Cut.
Summary Notes

The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Action Cut
12

MPAA Unrated

122:54s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate action violence for:
  • 2013 Paramount [3D Theatrical Version + 2D Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Theatrical version contains some of the material cut for its PG-13 rating. But given its BBFC 12 rating then the extra material is hardly very challenging. Most of the new material though is character development. But it adds to the film and makes it a better film than the Theatrical Version.
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut
Theatrical Version

12

MPAA PG-13

110:10s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12 for moderate action violence for:
  • 2013 Paramount [3D Theatrical Version + 2D Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: The Theatrical version was cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating:
 v          GI Samurai


 X   GI Samurai

Link Here
  • Sengoku jieitai
GI Samurai

Versions

40s 15 certificate138:20s 1975 Japanese Sci-Fi by Mitsumasa Saito

Cut in 2005 with the following BBFC statement: Company was required to remove sight of illegal horsefalls

Thanks to Anthony: despite 44 seconds of horse falls being cut by the BBFC, there were still some shots that showed horses doing forward somersaults (which the sBBFC website claims can easily break a horse's neck) and even a clear shot of trip-wired horses still remains in the version I have seen!

 v          Gia


 X   Gia

Link Here

Gia

Versions

uncut
uncut
18119:58s 1998 US drama by Michael Cristofer.
With Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway and Elizabeth Mitchell. IMDb

The BBFC passed the US Unrated Version (Extended Version) 18 uncut for the 2001 Cinema Club DVD and 2008 Warner DVD.

From cuts details on IMDb :

There is an Unrated/extended version available.

  • Linda & Gia's sex scenes are longer and more explicit.
  • In the scene where Gia gives Linda hamburgers in the kitchen, Gia straddles Linda in the chair, and says, Dinner is served! .

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

BBFC uncut18117:25s The BBFC passed the US R Rated Version 18 without cuts for the 2001 Cinema Club DVD.
 v   The Giant of Metropolis - 1961 Italy fantasy adventure by Umberto Scarpelli (as R Nichols).


 X   The Giant of Metropolis

Link Here
  • Il gigante di Metropolis
The Giant of Metropolis is a 1961 Italy fantasy adventure by Umberto Scarpelli (as R Nichols).
Starring Gordon Mitchell, Bella Cortez and Roldano Lupi. Youtube link IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1961. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
A pre 1970 submitted
90:27s
=86:50s
UK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
  • 1970 cinema release
 v   The Giant Spider Invasion - 1975 USA Sci-Fi horror by Bill Rebane.


 X   The Giant Spider Invasion

Link Here
  • Invasion of the Giant Spiders
The Giant Spider Invasion is a 1975 USA Sci-Fi horror by Bill Rebane.
Starring Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale and Robert Easton. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an A rated 1977 cinema release. Later uncut for 15 rated 2005 DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Dr. Jenny Langer and Dr. Vance from the NASA try to save the world.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA PG
MPAA

79:35s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for frequent moderate bloody violence for: US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
~3:42s
A75:49s

submitted
79:31s
UK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC category cuts were:

  • remove some sexual dialogue
  • remove a topless shot
  • edit scenes of gore including victims being eaten, shots of blood, and close-ups of dead bodies.
 v   The Gift - 2000 USA horror mystery thriller by Sam Raimi.


 X   The Gift

Link Here

The Gift is a 2000 USA horror mystery thriller by Sam Raimi.

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the BBFC required deletion of a foreign rating card.
 v          Gimme Shelter - 1970 USA music documentary by Albert Maysles, David Maysles...


 X   Gimme Shelter

Link Here

Gimme Shelter is a 1970 USA music documentary by Albert Maysles, David Maysles...
Starring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Mick Taylor. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1971, Uncut and 15 rated on home video.

Summary Notes

A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 91:41s
pal: 88:01s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language: UK: Passed 15 uncut:
  • 1993 Polygram VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 90:51s
AUK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts:
  • 1971 cinema release

This version is missing dialogue and a scene with a topless girl

 v          Ginger - 1971 USA crime drama by Don Schain.


 X   Ginger

Link Here

Ginger is a 1971 USA crime drama by Don Schain.
With Cheri Caffaro, Duane Tucker and Herbert Kerr. YouTube icon IMDb

Banned by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release. Heavily cut for the 1983 cinema release. Uncut in the US
Summary Review

A rich society girl is recruited to go undercover and expose a drug/blackmail/prostitution ring in her small town.

This is pure 70s sexploitation. Yes it is sexist, unPCand everything modern Hollywood tries not to be. But that's its charm. It is about cute women toting unfeasible weapons and getting naked in an unbelievable B-movie plot.

Versions

uncut
uncut
100:53s

US: Uncut for:
MPAA R
MPAA
~90:00s US: An unknown short version is MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
14:20s
18 86:12s UK: Passed 18 after 14:20s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1983 cinema release
banned
banned
rejected 100:53s UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Girl - 2018 Belgium / Netherlands drama by Lukas Dhont.


 X   Girl

Link Here

Girl is a 2018 Belgium / Netherlands drama by Lukas Dhont.
Starring Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter and Oliver Bodart. IMDb

Distributors Netflix and the film makers had a debate about Netflix cutting a (non sexual) full frontal nude scene of the 15 year old star. The film makers seem to have won the debate and the film seems set to appear on Netflix uncut.

Summary Notes

Lara is a 15-year-old who feels she is a girl, born in the body of a boy. She dreams of becoming a ballerina.

 v       A Girl Called Jules - 1970 France / Italy drama by Tonino Valerii.


 X   A Girl Called Jules

Link Here
  • Model Love
  • La ragazza di nome Giulio
A Girl Called Jules is a 1970 France / Italy drama by Tonino Valerii.
With Silvia Dionisio, Gianni Macchia and Esmeralda Ruspoli. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release. Unbanned for 1975 cinema release and uncut on home video.
Summary Review: Worth the effort.

Teen girl Jules must deal with her budding sexuality, and the fact that some men and women want her adds to her confusion.

A distinctly Bergmanesque sexual melodrama. Silvia Dionisio is perfect in the title role and this remains her best film. A bit difficult to trace but well worth the effort.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

pre-cert VHS

X cert

90:55s UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Xtasy VHS
UK: Pre-cert video released without cuts for:
  • UK Gold Star VHS
UK: Passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1971 cinema release
     The Girl From Rio - 1969 West Germany / Spain / USA / UK action adventure by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)  See Jess Franco List: The Girl from Rio
 v          Girl in the Headlines


 X   Girl in the Headlines

Link Here

Girl in the Headlines

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert89:31s 1963 UK crime drama by Michael Truman.
With Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser and Margaret Johnston. IMDb

Passed 12 with no BBFC cuts noted for:

  • 2007 Odeon R0 DVD
cut BBFC 'A' CertificatePassed A (PG) after cuts for:
  • 1983 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 93:31s = 89:47s PAL

 v   The Girl Next Door


 X   The Girl Next Door

Link Here

The Girl Next Door

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

104:56s 2004 US comedy by Luke Greenfield

The US Unrated Version/Uncovered Version was submitted for the 2004 cinema release and 2004 20th Century Fox DVD/Blu-ray.

There is also a US R Rated version shorter by about 2 minutes.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available via UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

 v   The Girl on a Motorcycle - 1968 UK/France romance by Jack Cardiff.


 X   The Girl on a Motorcycle

Link Here
  • Naked Under Leather
The Girl on a Motorcycle is a 1968 UK/France romance by Jack Cardiff.
With Marianne Faithfull, Alain Delon and Roger Mutton. Melon Farmers link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release and VHS. Uncut for DVD

Summary Notes

A married woman leaves her husband and zooms off on her motorcycle to see her lover.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 91:01s
pal: 87:23s

15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 15 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R US: There is also an old cut US R Rated version titled Naked Under Leather
BBFC cut
cut
cut: ~1:09s
run: 90:28s
pal: 86:51s
sub: 91:21s

15 cert

X cert

UK: The cut UK cinema version was passed 15 without further cuts for:
  • 1990 Castle VHS

UK: Passed X (16) after substantial BBFC cuts for:

  • 1968 cinema release

From IMDb. The film was cut heavily by the BBFC with:

  • edits to all of the sex scenes
  • edits to shots of Rebecca caressing the saddle of the motorbike.
 v          Girl On Fire


 X   Girl On Fire

Link Here
  • Ji mi zhong an zhi zhi ming you huo
  • Rock on Fire
Girl On Fire

Versions

1:07s 1893:43s 1994 Hong Kong crime film by Sang Lung

The BBFC cut 1:07s from the 1997 Eastern Heroes video

Thanks to Bleach:

  • At 51 minutes, a scene of a man stripping clothes from a struggling woman was reduced.
  • At 52 minutes, a scene of a man having sex with a recently deceased woman was removed.
     The Girl on the Train - 2016 USA mystery thriller by Tate Taylor.  See Banned International: The Girl on the Train
 v          Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay


 X   Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay

Link Here
  • Morgane et ses nymphes
Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay

Versions

pre-cut
4:17s
1878:27s 1971 France erotic horror by Bruno Gantillon

A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1999 Pagan video/DVD.

The UK version is 4:17s shorter than the US release from Mondo Macabro with cuts to the sex scenes.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

            Girl Trouble - 1969 UK comedy by Menahem Golan.  See What's Good for the Goose
 v   The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany thriller by Daniel Alfredson


 X   The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Link Here
  • Stieg Larsson's The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  • Luftslottet som sprängdes
  • Luftkastellet der blev sprængt
  • Stieg Larsson's Millennium
  • Dragon Tattoo Trilogy
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is a 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany thriller by Daniel Alfredson
With Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended TV Version.

Versions

uncut
alternative
15 cert 140:54s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence for:
uncut
alternative
18

MPAA
Unrated

177:54s UK: The Extended TV Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual violence, strong violence and very strong language for:
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Extended TV Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v   The Girl Who Knew Too Much - 1963 Italy comedy mystery thriller by Mario Bava.


 X   The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Link Here
  • Evil Eye
  • The Evil Eye
  • La ragazza che sapeva troppo
The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1963 Italy comedy mystery thriller by Mario Bava.
Starring Letícia Román, John Saxon and Valentina Cortese. IMDb
The Original Version is titled The Girl Who Knew Too Much and was passed 12 by the BBFC for 2007 DVD. The re-edited US Version titled Evil Eye was passed X uncut for 1964 cinema release and 12 uncut for 2014 Blu-ray.
Promotional Material

With a nod to Hitchcock and a wink in the direction of Agatha Christie, The Girl Who Knew Too Much inadvertently created a genre that would dominate Italian cinema for years to come: the giallo.

A young American secretary with a taste for lurid paperbacks witnesses a murder whilst visiting Rome or does she? Nobody will believe her, but she appears to have stumbled upon the work of a serial killer active ten years earlier. The victims surnames began A, B and C... and hers begins with the letter D!

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

BBFC uncut
The Girl Who Know Too Much
Original Version
run: 89:08s
pal: 85:34s
12UK: The Girl Who Knew Too Much was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and mild drug references for:
  • 2019 Arrow Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Arrow Video [The Girl Who Knew Too Much + Evil Eye] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Starz R2 DVD

Evil Eye

BBFC uncut
Evil Eye
US Version
run: 92:02s
pal: 88:21s
12

X cert

UK: Evil Eye was passed 12 uncut for occasional gore, moderate threat for:
  • 2019 Arrow Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Arrow Video [The Girl Who Knew Too Much + Evil Eye] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
UK: Passed X (16) uncut for:
  • 1964 cinema release

Evil Eye is the re-edited and re-scored US version prepared by American International Pictures

 v   The Girl who Played with Fire - 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany thriller by Daniel Alfredson.


 X   The Girl who Played with Fire

Link Here
  • Flickan som lekte med elden
  • Stieg Larsson's Millennium
  • Dragon Tattoo Trilogy
The Girl who Played with Fire is a 2009 Sweden/Denmark/Germany thriller by Daniel Alfredson.
With Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist and Lena Endre. IMDb
Exists as a 15 rated theatrical version and an 18 rated extended TV version.

Versions

uncut
Theatrical Version
15 cert 124:21s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
uncut
Extended TV Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

179:04s UK: The Extended TV Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual violence, strong violence and very strong language for:
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Extended TV Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Girl With A Straight Razor - 2021 Canada film by Chris Alexander


 X   Girl With A Straight Razor

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Girl With A Straight Razor is a 2021 Canada film by Chris Alexander
Starring Ali Chappell and Thea Munster IMDb

Exists as a Director's Cut and a Producer's Cut/Darkside Cut.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2022 Rising Sun Media [Director's Cut + Expanded Darkside Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 10th May 2022

Promotional Material

She wakes. She walks. She kills. Driven by an instinct she doesn't understand and guided by visions of a ghostly woman in black, only one thing is certain: the blade needs to feed. And the blade needs blood! Driven by an instinct she doesn't fully understand and haunted by memories of another life, Valerie prowls the night, guided by visions of a ghostly woman in black, a razor-wielding female prowls the night in her search for victims... and for answers to her haunting nightmares, which she hopes will bring her face-to-face with her own existential truth. Filmed in 2021 during the pandemic, Girl with a Straight Razor is Canadian cult film director Chris Alexander's (Blood for Irena, Queen of Blood, and Necropolis: Legion) seventh film, and his most defined blood-soaked giallo work to date.

Version

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA Unrated US: The Director's Cut is MPA Unrated for:
  • 2022 Rising Sun Media [Director's Cut + Expanded Darkside Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
uncut
Darkside Cut
run: 66m
pal: 63m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Darkside Cut/Producer's Cut is MPA Unrated for:
  • 2022 Rising Sun Media [Director's Cut + Expanded Darkside Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
From IMDb.

An alternate producers cut prepared for the European streaming market runs 66 minutes and includes alternate takes of certain scenes, extra footage not included in the directors cut, different opening and closing credits sequences and additional music and songs. This version appeared on the Darkside Releasing Blu-ray alongside Alexander's official and preferred director's cut.

 v          Girl With Green Eyes - 1964 UK romance by Desmond Davis.


 X   Girl With Green Eyes

Link Here
  • Girl with Green Eyes
  • A Rapariga dos Olhos Verdes
Girl With Green Eyes is a 1964 UK romance by Desmond Davis.
Starring Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1964 X rated cinema release. It is unknown if these cuts persisted into PG rated home video releases.
Summary Notes

An awkward young Irish farm girl Kate Brady moves to Dublin and shares a room with funny, outgoing Baba Brennan, where she soon meets Eugene Gaillard, a middle-aged writer, who is immediately attracted to the shy and innocent Kate, ignoring the more sophisticated Baba.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut

best available
best
available

PG92:07s

UK: Passed PG for mild bad language, sex, sex references, violence without BBFC cuts for: UK: Passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1990 Castle Pictures VHS

It is unknown if the cinema cuts persisted into PG rated home video releases.

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
X pre 1970submitted
92:12s
=88:31s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release
 v   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 2009 Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway mystery thriller by Niels Arden Oplev.


 X   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Link Here
  • Män som hatar kvinnor
  • Stieg Larsson's Millennium
  • Dragon Tattoo Trilogy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2009 Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway mystery thriller by Niels Arden Oplev.
Starring Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace and Ewa Fröling. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended TV Version.
Summary Notes

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.

Versions

uncut
Theatrical Version
18 146:27s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
uncut
Extended TV Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

178:38s UK: The Extended TV Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual violence, strong violence and very strong language for:
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • UK Technicolor/Momentum Millennium Trilogy R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Extended TV Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

 v   The Girl With the Hungry Eyes - 1995 USA horror by Jon Jacobs.


 X   The Girl With the Hungry Eyes

Link Here

The Girl With the Hungry Eyes is a 1995 USA horror by Jon Jacobs.
Starring Christina Fulton, Isaac Turner and Leon Herbert. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes

Louie's, a stunning model of the 1930s, hangs herself in a glamorous Miami Hotel, The Tides, comes back 60 years later when the now-derelict hotel is scheduled for demolition. She decides to pump a little lifeblood, literally, into the aging resort. Using her sexuality as bait, she prowls the Miami's nightlife for fresh meat, leading to a night of sex and suspense that guarantees eternal life for Louise and her all consuming passions.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA
Unrated
99:48 US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrrated for:
  • 2002 Golden Shadow Collector's Edition [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
uncut
Theatrical Version
MPAA R 84:30 US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:
  • 2002 Golden Shadow Collector's Edition [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
 v   The Girlfriend Experience


 X   The Girlfriend Experience

Link Here

The Girlfriend Experience

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert73:23s 2009 US drama by Steven Soderbergh

The BBFC passed the Director's Cut Alternative 15 uncut for the 2010 Revolver DVD/Blu-ray.

Maybe more DVD extra than another version

BBFC uncut15 cert73:31s The BBFC passed the Theatrical Version 15 uncut for the 2009 cinema release and 2010 Revolver DVD/Blu-ray
 v          Girls For Rent - 1974 USA crime thriller by Al Adamson.


 X   Girls For Rent

Link Here
  • Girls for Rent
  • A Life in the Balance
Girls For Rent is a 1974 USA crime thriller by Al Adamson.
Starring Georgina Spelvin, Susie Ewing and Rosalind Miles. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1975 and further cut for 1990 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A team of girls go on a killing spree across the country.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2020 Severin Films Al Adamson Collection Limited Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

BBFC cut
further cut
cut: 3s
run: 88:38s
pal: 85:05s
sub: 85:08s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 3s of new compulsory BBFC cuts in addition to the cinema cuts:
  • 1990 Hustler Video VHS
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 4:00s
run: 92:51s
pal: 89:08s
sub: 96:51s
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) after 4:00s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1975 cinema release
            Girls' Hotel - 1976 USA action crime drama by Al Adamson.  See Black Heat
 v          Girls In The Streets - 1973 USA action crime film by Carl Monson,Dwayne Avery (uncredited)...


 X   Girls In The Streets

Link Here
  • A Scream in the Streets
  • Girls in the Streets
Girls In The Streets is a 1973 USA action crime film by Carl Monson,Dwayne Avery (uncredited)...
Starring Joshua Bryant,Frank Bannon,Rosie Stone BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Heavy BBFC cuts were required for an 18 rated VHS release in 1987. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Two Los Angeles detectives are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. Their job is complicated by the fact that the killer is able to avoid capture because he can pose as a woman.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90m
pal: 86m
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 14:53s
run: 67:39s
pal: 64:57s
sub: 78:16s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 14:53s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Atlas VHS titled Girls in the Streets
 v          Girls Nite Out - 1982 US film by Robert Deubel


 X   Girls Nite Out

Link Here
  • Scaremaker
  • The Scaremaker
Girls Nite Out is a 1982 US film by Robert Deubel
Starring Julia Montgomery, James Carroll and Suzanne Barnes Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Passed 15 uncut for 2022 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material

A host of familiar genre faces including Hal Holbrook (Creepshow), Rutanya Alda (Amityville II: The Possession), Julia Montgomery (The Kindred) and Lauren-Marie Taylor (Friday the 13th Part 2) rounds out the cast of this gloriously mean-spirited slice from the slasher golden age, Girls Nite Out! The students of DeWitt University are preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics in the form of an all-night scavenger hunt. Little do they know that they are in fact the ones being hunted... An unhinged assailant, disguised in the college's goofy bear mascot outfit -- and bearing knives for claws, two years before Freddy donned his famous gloves -- is stalking the campus hellbent on carving up co-eds.
UK: Previously cut and BBFC 18 rated for:

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:51s
pal: 92:59s
15

pre-cert VHS

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, bloody images, sex references, sexual threat:

UK: Presumably uncut on pre-cert video:

  • 1984 VTC VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
18UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts
  • AVR VHS titled Scaremaker
            Girls of Shame - 1969 UK crime drama by Robert Hartford-Davis.  See School For Unclaimed Girls
 v          Gladiator - 2000 USA / UK action adventure drama by Ridley Scott.


 X   Gladiator

Link Here
  • Gladiador
Gladiator is a 2000 USA / UK action adventure drama by Ridley Scott.
Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen. YouTube icon IMDb
Both the Theatrical and Extended Versions are rated 15 by the BBFC for all releases. In the US the Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated and the Extended Version is nominally Unrated. The director is said to prefer the Theatrical Version.
Summary Notes

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
run: 170:36s
pal: 163:47s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
  • 2020 PARAMOUNT [theatrical + Extended Versions] (RA) 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2009 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2005 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2018 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended Version] (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 154:43s
pal: 148:32s
15

MPAA R

UK: The director's preferred Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
  • 2020 PARAMOUNT [theatrical + Extended Versions] (RA) 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2009 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2005 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2000 Columbia/Tri-Star VHS
  • 2000 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

  • 2018 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended Version] (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
 v          Gladiator II - 2024 US/UK/Morocco/Canada action adventure drama by Ridley Scott


 X   Gladiator II

Link Here
  • Gladiator 2
Gladiator II is a 2024 US/UK/Morocco/Canada action adventure drama by Ridley Scott
Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There are no censorship issues with this release in the US and UK. The film was pre-cut in Australia for a distributor applied M rated cinema release. The Classification Board later overruled this, and the cut version was uprated to MA15+.

Summary Notes

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 147:43s
pal: 141:48s
15

IFCO cinema 15A

MPA R

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, injury detail:
  • 2024 Paramount Pictures UK cinema release (rated 09/10/2024)
Ireland: Uncut and IFCO 15A rated for strong action violence throughout with gory scenes and graphic injury detail, scenes of severed bodies and body parts:
  • 2024 Paramount cinema release (2024 rated 27/09/2024) titled Gladiator 2
US: Uncut and MPA R rated for for strong bloody violence.:
  • 2024 release (rated 28/08/2024) titled Gladiator Ii
cut
cut
run: 148m
pal: 142m
ACB MA 15+

ACB M

Australia: Pre-cut and ACB MA15+ (15A) rated for strong themes and violence:
  • 2024 Paramount Pictures cinema release (rated 22/11/2024) titled Gladiator II

Australia: Pre-cut and distributor M (PG-15) rated for animal cruelty, blood and gore, injury detail and violence:

  • 2024 Paramount Pictures Australia cinema release (rated 16/10/2024) titled Gladiator II
See article from refused-classification.com :

On 16 October 2024, a 148-minute version of GLADIATOR II received an M (Animal cruelty, blood and gore, injury detail and violence). Paramount Pictures Australia rated the film themselves as an Accredited Classifier Decision. It was identified as precut, to avoid an MA15+, after opening on 14 November. What was censored in the M-rated version?

Tom S. reports the cuts he spotted. There may be other, less obvious trims:

  • Cut No. 1 203 Lucius (Paul Mescal) beheads his opponent at the first Roman games. The beginning is trimmed to remove the swords connecting with the head. It cuts into the shot midway to show the stump and a bit of blood spray.

  • Cut No. 2 203 Macrinus (Denzel Washington) slashing at the neck of Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn). The initial long shot of the neck cutting and blood spray is missing. The following close-up is zoomed to the left to remove the continued neck slashing and blood spray on the right.

  • Cut No. 3 203 Macrinus puts a spike into the ear of Emperor Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). The red blood flowing from his ear is now green/yellow. M to MA15+ after one week

On 22 November, cinemas were informed that the Classification Board had increased it to MA15+ (Strong themes and violence). Advertising was updated to reflect the new rating. An Accredited Classifier Decision can be reviewed by the Board to ensure the guidelines are followed. It is unclear if this was a random check or triggered by complaints.

 v          Gladiator Cop - 1995 Canada action drama by Nick Rotundo.


 X   Gladiator Cop

Link Here

Gladiator Cop is a 1995 Canada action drama by Nick Rotundo.
Starring Frank Anderson, Dan Carter and Eugene Clark. IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 2000. Uncut in Europe.
Summary Notes

Andrew Garrey is a cop trying to reveal the background of secret killing fights named "Game". He takes part in the fights under the nickname Gladiator.One of the Game bosses, Parmenion, wants him to fight with the ancient sword that once belonged to Alexander the Great against his own fighter Mongol to recall the 2000 years old duel between Alexander and his enemy whose re-incarnations he believes to be Andrew Garrett and himself.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Uncut
Europe : European mainland releases are uncut
mpaa cut
cut
3s
MPAA R US: Cut for a MPAA R rating

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com ; The US cuts consist of 4 brief shots of various defeated gladiators getting their throats slashed, stabbed or their heads getting rolled.

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
1:08s

mpaa cut
cut

1890:31s

submitted
91:38s
UK: Passed 18 after 1:08s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2002 F2000 R2 DVD
  • 1997 Film 2000 VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . Four fight scenes lose all sights of nunchukas and throwing stars.

 v   The Glass Cage


 X   The Glass Cage

Link Here

The Glass Cage

Versions

22s 1891:16s 1996 release by Michael Schroeder
 v          Glastonbury: The Movie


 X   Glastonbury: The Movie

Link Here
  • Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback
Glastonbury: The Movie

Versions

uncut
In Flashback
12A cert 91:31s
=87:51s
Glastonbury: The Movie is a music documentary by William Beaton, Lisa Lake, Robin Mahoney, Matthew Salkeld, and Michael Sarne.
With Richard Ashcroft, Phil Bell and Charlie Creed-Miles. IMDb

UK: A reworked In Flashback Version was passed 12A for drug references and nudity without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2012 Mensch/November Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 10th September
  • 2012 cinema release

From article on en.wikipedia.org :

Glastonbury The Movie In Flashback is re-worked as new with contemporary digital cinema technology. This version features some 45 minutes of previously unseen material, new performances including ones from Stereo MCs and The Orb and a roots-to-branch re-structuring.

uncut
Original
Video
Version
15 cert 96:41s UK: A longer version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1996 IMC VHS
uncut
Original Cinema Version
15 cert 91:52s
=88:12s
UK: The Original Cinema Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1996 cinema release
 v          Gleaming the Cube


 X   Gleaming the Cube

Link Here
  • A Brother's Justice
  • Skate or Die
Gleaming the Cube

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert100:29s 1989 US action film by Graeme Clifford

The 2000 video/DVD was released without cuts albeit with a 12 certificate

The 12 rated region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

From Andrew, April 2008: Squaring the Cube

Just watched the DVD and realised that this release is now a 12, and contains a few extra bits.

Does anyone know what the minute+ of cuts were exactly? It seems to have had several FUCKS overdubbed (especially scenes where the words SCREW UP are used).

1:35s PG cert99:44s The 1990 video release from MGM/UA was cut by a further 14s beyond the cinema cuts
1:21s PG certThe cinema release was cut in 1988
 v          Glee


 X   Glee (Pilot Episode)

Link Here

Glee

Versions

uncut
uncut
~55:00s 2009 US TV comedy drama by Ryan Murphy.
With Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer and Jessalyn Gilsig. IMDb

The US release features the Director's Cut for

  • 20th century Fox R1 DVD
BBFC uncut12 cert 46:04s The TV Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2009 20th Century Fox Online
 v   The Glimmer Man - 1996 US action film by John Gray


 X   The Glimmer Man

Link Here

The Glimmer Man is a 1996 US action film by John Gray
With Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Bob Gunton. YouTube icon IMDb

Uncut for cinema release but cut by the BBFC for VHS and DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes

Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed The Family Man

Cutting Edge

Steven Seagal: A cutting Edge Special
Steven Seagal: The Complete Cuts

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

91:14s
=87:35s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1996 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for;

BBFC cut
9s
18 87:22s UK: Passed 18 after 8-9s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1998 Warner VHS
  • 1997 Warner VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • 4s at 59 mins. In the car sequence [where Cole/Seagal confronts two Russians in the car], reduce all but first shot of pistol whipping [removing 8 out of the 9 blows].
  • 4s at 81 mins. In [finale] fight between Seagal and bald man [Donald], reduce overall violence of fight by removing repeated heavy punches to man's face after he is thrown on desk.
 v          Glory


 X   Glory

Link Here

Glory

Versions

4s 15 certificate117:09s 1989 US drama by Edward Zwick

The BBFC cut 4s from the 1990 cinema release, 1990, RCA/Columbia video, 1992 Columbia/TriStar video and 1995 VCI video

  • Cut to remove horse falls
 v          Glitch! - 1988 US comedy by Nico Mastorakis


 X   Glitch!

Link Here

Glitch! is a 1988 US comedy by Nico Mastorakis
Starring Will Egan, Steve Donmyer and Julia Nickson BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC cuts were required for a 15 rated VHS release in 1989. Uncut for 15 rated video in 2024.

Summary Notes

Two thieves rob a large fancy house when the owner is away. But when a visitor mistakes them for the owner, and they find out about a casting party mis-scheduled for that day, they decide to stick around for the fun. There's only one small problem, a little glitch in their plan. ...

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90:06s
pal: 86:30s
15UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for strong nudity, language, sexually abusive behaviour:
  • 2024 Arrow Film Blu-ray (rated 22/07/2024)

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 44s
run: 89:09s
pal: 85:35s
BBFC 15 1982UK: BBFC 15 rated after 44s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1989 Medusa Communications VHS (rated 11/01/1989)


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