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An in-app ad for the mobile app game Gold and Goblins, seen in the Hooked Inc: Fishing Games and Quizzland apps on 17 September 2021, included a video of a woman playing a game on her mobile phone, while behind her a man picked up a chair and drew it
back over his head as if to strike the woman with it. The ad then showed the man looking at the phone over the woman's shoulder as she continued to play. Two complainants, who considered the ad encouraged domestic violence,
challenged whether it was offensive and socially irresponsible. Response AppQuantum Publishing Ltd said they would immediately stop running the ad across all their platforms. They said they had intended the ad to be humorous in
nature, and apologised for any offence it might have caused. ASA Assessment: Complaints upheld The ASA acknowledged AppQuantum's willingness to remove the ad. The ad depicted
a man about to assault a woman, and we considered that consumers would understand from the context of the setting that it was because her attention was focused on the game she was playing, rather than on the man. We considered
that such a reference used in an ad for a mobile app game trivialised and condoned the serious and sensitive subject of domestic violence. This was likely to cause serious and widespread offence, and we considered the ad had not been prepared in a
socially responsible manner. The ad must not appear again in its current form. We told AppQuantum Publishing Ltd not to trivialise or condone domestic violence in its advertising.
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Stallone's new Director's Cut is 12A rated for UK cinema release
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Rocky IV is a 1985 USA sport drama by Sylvester Stallone.
Starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire and Burt Young.
 The BBFC uprated the film from PG to 12A for 2020 cinema release.
Director Sylvester Stallone produced a PG-13 rated Director's Cut in 2021, whereas the original was PG rated. The Director's was passed 12A for UK cinema release in 2021.
Summary Notes
Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death
and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago. Versions
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- 2021 cinema release titled Rocky Iv: Rocky Vs. Drago (Director's Cut)
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 Cinema BBFC decisions from 10 November 2021 to 11 November 2021 | | Bunty Aur Babli 2
Bunty Aur Babli 2 is a 2021 India romance by Varun V. Sharma
Starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Sharvari Wagh
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Bunty and Babli are forced out of retirement after a spate of robberies with their trademark sigil start appearing across India.
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Rocky IV
- Rocky Iv: Rocky Vs. Drago (Director's Cut)
Rocky IV is a 1985 USA sport drama by Sylvester Stallone.
Starring Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire and Burt Young.
The BBFC uprated the film from PG to 12A for 2020 cinema release.
Director Sylvester Stallone produced a PG-13 rated Director's Cut in 2021, whereas the original was PG rated. The Director's was passed 12A for UK cinema release in 2021.
Summary Notes
Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death
and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago. Versions
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| | UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12A uncut for moderate violence, bloody images:
- 2021 cinema release titled Rocky Iv: Rocky Vs. Drago (Director's Cut)
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Copshop
Copshop is a 2021 US action thriller by Joe Carnahan
Starring Frank Grillo, Gerard Butler and Toby Huss
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for
strong/bloody violence, and pervasive language. Summary Notes On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station-but when
the hitman turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop ...
Versions
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- 2021 STX Entertainment (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th
December 2021
- 2021 STX Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th December 2021
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The Outsiders
- The Outsiders Complete Novel
The Outsiders is a 1983 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola).
Starring C Thomas Howell and Matt Dillon and Ralph Macchio.
Exists in two versions, a originally PG rated Theatrical version and a 12 rated Complete Novel version. The BBFC uprated the Theatrical version from PG to 12 in 2021.
Summary Notes
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
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- 2021 Studiocanal R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 8th November
2021
- 2021 Studiocanal (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 8th
November 2021
- 2021 Studiocanal R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on
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Promotional Material Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 coming-of-age classic, THE OUTSIDERS THE COMPLETE NOVEL, based on S.E Hinton's classic novel, has been stunningly restored. This very special collector's
edition includes both the original and complete Novel version in glorious 4K for the first time, overseen and approved by Coppola himself. In 1966 Tulsa, teenagers come two ways. If you're a "Soc," you've got money, cars, a future. But
if you're a "Greaser," you're an outsider with only your friends...and a dream that someday you'll finally belong. Francis Ford Coppola's powerful film THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL captures how it feels to be caught between childhood's
innocence and adulthood's disillusionment. The ensemble is a Who's Who of young talents of the past two decades: Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Ralph Macchio. Movingly and in an
intensely visual style, Coppola has made these street rats and their struggle heroic -- and unforgettable. Extras: Includes Original soundtrack CD, 64-page booklet, x 2 posters from artist Tony Stella, 5
artcards from James Hamilton photography, 'Stay Gold' pin badge. Booklet includes exclusive introduction from C Thomas Howell and a brand new interview with S.E Hinton by Lena Dunham. UHD 1 :
The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration)
Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze
NEW: Restoration Story
NEW: Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum
NEW:
Deleted Scenes
NEW: Francis Ford Coppola introduction
NEW: Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford Coppola discusses some key scenes
NEW: Old House, New Home
NEW: Trailer UHD 2:
The Outsiders (2021 Restoration)
Staying Gold: A
Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition
7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel
S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
The
Casting of 'The Outsiders'
Six deleted and extended scenes
Trailer from 1983 BD 1:
The Outsiders The Complete Novel (2021 Restoration)
Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas
Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze
NEW: Restoration Story
NEW: Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum
NEW: Deleted Scenes
NEW: Francis Ford Coppola introduction
NEW: Outsider Looking In - Frances Ford
Coppola discusses some key scenes
NEW: Old House, New Home
NEW: Trailer BD 2:
The Outsiders (2021 Restoration)
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
NBC's News Today from 1983 'The Outsiders' Started by School Petition
7 Cast Members (Lowe, Swayze, Howell, Dillon, Macchio, Garret and Lane) read extracts from the novel
S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
The Casting of 'The Outsiders'
Six deleted and extended scenes
Trailer from 1983
| | TV BBFC decisions from 10 November 2021 to 11 November 2021 | | Love Never Lies Love Never Lies is a 2021 Reality Programming
TV Show
Starring Monica Naranjo
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes Six couples are subjected to an eye-scanning lie detector in this reality show where lies cost money, and truth and
trust come with a juicy cash prize.
- Episode 1: Love, Money And Lies was passed 15 for sex, sex references, language
- Episode 2: Trust... Or Broken Bonds was passed 15 for sex, sex references, language
- Episode 3: A Sea Of Doubts was passed 15 for sex, sex references,
language
- Episode 4: What Goes Around Comes Around was passed 15 for sex, sex references, language
- Episode 5: Face To Face was passed 15 for sex, sex references, language
- Episode 6: Beyond The Limits was passed 15 for sex, sex
references, language
|  VoD BBFC decisions from 10 November 2021 to 11 November 2021 | |
Die In A Gunfight Die In A Gunfight is a 2021 USA action romance by Collin Schiffli
Starring Diego Boneta, Alexandra Daddario and Travis Fimmel
There are no censorship issues with this release In the US: Rated R for violence, language and drug use Summary Notes The Rathcarts and the Gibbons are modern day Montagues
and Capulets, two rival families who each control their own media empire in New York City. Their teenage kids ignore the feud and fall in love, despite their parents efforts to keep them apart. With hitman, corporate corruption, love, jealousy, revenge
and lust, all of the characters and emotions come to a head at the wedding in this fast moving action filled love story.
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, drug misuse, injury detail:
- 2021 Universal Studios Limited video
| | I Am (Not) A Monster I Am (Not) A Monster is a 2019 Documentaries Film
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes Director Nelly Ben
Hayoun-Stépanian goes on an ambitious hunt around the world to uncover the origins, mechanics and power dynamics of knowledge.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for language:
| | Touch The Sound Touch The Sound is a 2004 Germany/UK documentary by Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith and Roxane Butterfly
There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes While still a student, Evelyn Glennie learned that she was going deaf. Rather than abandon her study of
music, in which she had shown such talent, she instead turned her focus toward percussion instruments and developed her ability to feel the sound through her body. This documentary follows her as she performs in New York, Germany and Tokyo, sharing her
insights into the nature of music and the ways in which we experience it.
UK: Passed PG uncut for language:
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Latest ratings
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Ambulance Ambulance is a 2022 US action thriller by Michael Bay
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González and Devan Long
Rated R for intense violence, bloody images and language throughout.
Universal Pictures Summary Notes Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
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Being the Ricardos Being the Ricardos is a 2021 US biography by Aaron Sorkin
Starring Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman and Jake Lacy
Rated R for language. Amazon Studios Summary Notes Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
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Ninjababy Ninjababy is a 2021 Norway comedy drama by Yngvild Sve Flikke
Starring Kristine Kujath Thorp, Arthur Berning and Nader Khademi
Rated R for sexual content, language, some drug use and brief nudity. SUBTITLED Sorø Films Summary Notes Astronaut, forest-keeper, cartoonist. Young Rakel has a whole
lot of other plans than becoming a mother. She would rather party, get drunk or stoned instead of sitting hours on the toilet. But she can't ignore it. Is it her or the baby?
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Run & Gun Run & Gun is a 2021 US action thriller by Christopher Borrelli
Starring Richard Kind, Angela Sarafyan and Janel Parrish
Exists as an original version and a Director's Cut. Both were MPA R rated for violence and language. MPA NOTE: EDITED VERSION. CONTENT IS DIFFERENT FROM "R" RATED [theatrical] VERSION, BULLETIN NO. 2705 (11/03/2021). Paramount Pictures Corporation
Summary Notes Set in the ruins of the Salton Sea and follows Ray, a former criminal evading a series of ruthless killers led by eccentric mob boss, Grayson. Ray finds refuge with a mysterious good
Samaritan, but it soon becomes apparent, however, he has walked into the nest of someone even more dangerous than the killers pursuing him.
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violence and strong language. United Artists Releasing | |
Two Deaths of Henry Baker Two Deaths of Henry Baker is a 2020 US crime thriller by Felipe Mucci
Starring Gil Bellows, Tony Curran and Sebastian Pigott
Rated R for violence, language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use. Saban Films LLC Wellgo Summary Notes When the famous outlaw Henry Baker is released from prison
after 25 years, old friends and enemies are waiting for him. The son he left behind, entrusted to watch over his ill-gotten riches. A bearded vagrant with a pistol and a decades-old bullet scar in his stomach. An alcohol soaked deputy with half an ear on
one side. And a burned out street hustler with a sick mother and a festering vendetta. They trail Henry to a dilapidated hotel where he plans to reunite with his son and the secret bag of gold he left behind.
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Wolf Wolf is a 2021 Ireland/UK/Poland mystery thriller by Nathalie Biancheri
Starring Lily-Rose Depp, George MacKay and Paddy Considine
Rated R for some abusive behavior, sexuality, nudity and language. Focus Features LLC Summary Notes Jacob, a man who believes he is a wolf trapped in a human body, is
sent to a clinic by his family where he is forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of "curative" therapies at the hands of The Zookeeper. Jacob's only solace is the enigmatic wildcat with whom he roams the hospital in the dead of night.
The two form an improbable friendship that develops into infatuation.
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The Wolf and the Lion The Wolf and the Lion is a 2021 France/Canada children's film by Gilles de Maistre
Starring Molly Kunz, Graham Greene and Charlie Carrick
Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some peril. Blue Fox Entertainment Summary Notes A wolf pup and a lost lion cub are rescued by a girl in the heart of the
Canadian wilderness. Their friendship will change their lives forever.
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The Worst Person in the World The Worst Person in the World is a 2021 Norway/France/Sweden/Denmark comedy romance by Joachim Trier
Starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Mia McGovern Zaini and (voice)
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and some language. NEON Summary Notes The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates
the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
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American Underdog American Underdog is a 2021 US sport biography by Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Starring Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin and Dennis Quaid
Rated PG for some language and thematic elements. Lionsgate Summary Notes The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback, Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves
at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
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Belle Belle is a 2021 Japan music animation drama by Mamoru Hosoda
Starring Kaho Nakamura, (voice), Ryô Narita, (voice), Shôta Sometani and (voice)
Rated PG for thematic content, violence, language and brief suggestive material. ANIMATED GKIDS Summary Notes Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural
village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online p...
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The Bubble The Bubble is a 2022 US comedy by Judd Apatow
Starring Karen Gillan, Pedro Pascal and Leslie Mann
Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some violence. Netflix, Inc. Summary Notes Follows a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic
bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a film.
| | Christmas is Canceled Christmas is Canceled
is a 2021 US film by Prarthana Mohan
Starring Dermot Mulroney, Janel Parrish and Hayley Orrantia
Rated R for some sexual content and language. Lionsgate
Summary Notes Emma's father and her high school frenemy start dating so she embarks on a mission to break up the happy couple.
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The Commando The Commando is a 2022 US action thriller by Asif Akbar
Starring Mickey Rourke, Michael Jai White and Brendan Fehr
Rated R for strong violence, language throughout and some drug use. Saban Films LLC Summary Notes A DEA agent with PTSD returns home after a botched mission and must now
protect his family from a home invasion after a recently freed convict and his henchmen come after their stash of millions inside of the agent's home.
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for violence including brief sexual assault. Lionsgate | |
For the Love of Money For the Love of Money is a 2021 US thriller by Leslie Small
Starring Katt Williams, Keri Hilson and Rotimi
Rated R for language, some sexual content/nudity and violence. Freestyle Releasing, LLC Summary Notes When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only
world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter. Gigi Davis is a strong, determined woman who insists on living her life on her terms. So when she got pregnant and walked away from a billion dollar family business to
chart her own path, it surprised no one. She went on to build a shockingly unremarkable life for herself and her daughter Ashely. Her days were filled with piano recitals, basketball games and everything else you would expect of a single mom living in
the city. Gigi was broke, but happy. Her little girl was healthy. Nothing else mattered. Until shadowy figures make the mistake of threatening her daughter's life and she shows them that gangsters come in all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately for Gigi, it
doesn't end there and she finds herself being pulled back into a life she never wanted.
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Funny Thing About Love Funny Thing About Love is a 2021 US children's comedy romance by Adam White
Starring Jon Heder, Barry Corbin and Pat Finn
Rated PG for brief rude humor. Gravitas Ventures Summary Notes A successful business woman takes her boyfriend home for Thanksgiving only to find her family is scheming
to reunite her with her lost love.
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The Lady of Heaven The Lady of Heaven is a 2021 UK action drama by Eli King
Starring Ray Fearon, Denise Black and Christopher Sciueref
Rated R for strong/bloody violence. AMC Entertainment Enlightened Kingdom Summary Notes The heart-wrenching journey of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad.
Separated by 1400 years, an Iraqi child, in the midst of a war-torn country, learns the importance and power of patience. After losing his mother, the child finds himself in a new home, where a loving grandmother narrates the historical story of The Lady
and how her suffering as the first victim of terror spun out of control into the 21st century.
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Run & Gun Run & Gun is a 2021 US action thriller by Christopher Borrelli
Starring Richard Kind, Angela Sarafyan and Janel Parrish
Rated R for violence and language. Paramount Pictures Corporation Summary Notes Set in the ruins of the Salton Sea and follows Ray, a former criminal evading a series of
ruthless killers led by eccentric mob boss, Grayson. Ray finds refuge with a mysterious good Samaritan, but it soon becomes apparent, however, he has walked into the nest of someone even more dangerous than the killers pursuing him.
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Shattered Shattered is a 2022 thriller by Luis Prieto
Starring Frank Grillo, Cameron Monaghan and John Malkovich
Rated R for violence, bloody images, sexual content, nudity, and language
throughout. Lionsgate Summary Notes A rich divorcee Chris falls in love with a mysterious woman Sky where Chris, ex-wife and his child eventually gets trapped and a desperate fight
for survival will most likely ensue.
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The Summit of the Gods The Summit of the Gods is a 2021 Luxembourg/France animation mystery drama by Patrick Imbert
Starring Lazare Herson-Macarel, (voice), Eric Herson-Macarel, (voice), Damien Boisseau and
(voice)
Rated PG for thematic content, peril, some language, unsettling images and smoking. ANIMATED Netflix, Inc. Summary Notes Were George Mallory and his companion Andrew
Irvine the first men to scale Everest on June 8th, 1924? Only the little Kodak camera they took with them might reveal the truth. In Kathmandu 70 years later, a young Japanese reporter named Fukamachi recognizes the camera in the hands of the mysterious
Habu Jôji, an outcast climber believed missing for years. Fukamachi enters a world of obsessive mountaineers hungry for impossible conquests on a journey that leads him, step by step, towards the summit of the gods.
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The Unbreakable Boy The Unbreakable Boy is a 2022 US drama by Jon Gunn
Starring Zachary Levi, Patricia Heaton and Meghann Fahy
Rated PG for strong thematic material, alcohol abuse, language and some violence. Lionsgate Summary Notes A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism.
But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him.
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