Film Classification - (EL)
The British Board of Film Classification clarify what age rating to put on a film making sure its acceptable for different ages to watch. This company is funded by the film industry and completely in charge of every films classification. Most horror films are rated a 15 or over purely because of how gruesome and violent they can be.
Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. To help them decide, we recommend that they check the BBFCinsight for that film in advance.
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The R18 category is a special and legally-restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. R18 videos may not be supplied by mail order.
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We have chosen to rate our horror a 15, this introduces a wide range of audince who would watch it, in comparison to an 18 for example because an 18, you are restricting those who are at the age 14years on who are now in the age span of watching horrors. We also decided that if this was actually to be properly distrubuted it would make a lot more money than a horror that is rated a 18. We also felt that a 15 allows; strong violence, frequent strong language, potrayals of sexual activities, strong verbal refernces to sex, sexual nudity, drug taking, discriminatory language or behaviour. In a horror at the rating 15 there can be strong threat and horror as long as there is no sustained focus on sadistic or sexual threat.