Age rating guidance

Category
Violence	Only mild violence and threat. Any weapons used must not be realistic, or easily obtained.	Stronger than U, but only brief, with no little detail. Violence in fantasies, comedies or histories may be treated less strictly	Violence should not linger on injuries or blood, and things such as suicide or self harming should not be dwelt upon.	Strong bloody violence acceptable, but nothing too graphic.	Strong graphic violence allowed.
Sexual themes	Only mild references, and very brief glimpses to naked people, if it is not sexual	Sex may be mentioned or joked about, but only discreetly. Nudity should be brief and non sexual	Sex may be suggested, but only up to what a 12 year old would know from school. Nudity must be brief if sex is implied.	Strong sex implications allowed, as long as it is nothing too graphic. Nudity is allowed, but must not linger if sex is implied.	Sex may heavily feature in the film, and may be shown. Nudity may be sexualised.
Language	At most, very mild language	Mild bad language	Very infrequent use of strong language such as f***.	Very strong language allowed, but limited use of c***	Very strong language allowed
Drug use	Drugs should not be mentioned, unless they are taught to be bad.	No mention of drug use unless it is harmless, and the film had an anti drug message	Misuse of drugs must be brief and not glamorous.	Misuse of drugs allowed, but must not be too glamorous.	Drugs may feature heavily in the film.
Themes	Only themes suitable for younger audiences.	More adult themes such as bullying, crime, racism or domestic violence may be discussed, if they are shown to be negative.	Mature themes, handled in a way suitable for young teenagers.	Some more mature themes, but the handling of such themes must not be too sensitive.	No real limits as to themes, however criminal activity must not be actively encouraged.