BBFC Horror Film

Certification Research
18 Certification
Below are two examples of 18 rated films, from Working Title,
and Warp. The descriptions are provided by the BBFC website. 

The violence is comparable, however LNIS

seems to focus on the injury rather than the
aftermath like in DP, which immediately
classifies it as an 18. 

The language used is more severe and frequent

in LNIS, but is highlighted more in the DP
description, despite there only being one use of
it. 

The sexual threat and violence in LNIS explains

the 18 rating, but sexual violence is typically
rated more harshly than other sexual
Dir. Edgar Wright, 2021 depictions, but not highlighted much here. The
Budget: $43m detailed sex scenes in DP justify the 18 rating.  Dir. Olly Blackburn, 2008
Working Title Budget: $1m
Warp 
Below are assorted horror films that have all been classified as
18, not produced by Warp or Working Title. 

Here, the focus and

reasonings behind the 18
certification revolve
around the visual
depictions of violence and
language. 

This is something I am
avoiding in my film, and
only using implications of
horror and mild language
to avoid an 18 certificate. 
15 Certification
Below are two examples of 15 rated films, from Working Title,
and Warp. The descriptions are provided by the BBFC website. 
The threat and horror is comparable, with GS
depicting a more violent portrayal, and LTD's
description is vague, but seems similar. 

The language used in GS is more severe, as well as

including derogatory terms and racial slurs, which
typically enforces harsher ratings. An example is
the Warp film This Is England (2006) received an
18 for its use of contextual racial slurs. There are
also several suicide references, but no visual
depictions as that usually falls under 18 for
"imitable behaviour". In comparison, the language
and references of LTD are very mild. 

Dir. Marcus Adams, 2002 LTD features visual depictions of drugs, which
Dir. Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, 2017
Budget: n/a Ghost Stories doesn't. A similar use of drugs in the
Budget: n/a
Working Title Warp film Donkey Punch, seen in the previous
Warp
slide, was classified as an 18. 
Below are assorted horror films that have all been classified as
15, not produced by Warp or Working Title. 

Here, the focus and

reasonings behind the 18
certification revolve
around the visual
depictions of violence and
language. 

This is something I am
avoiding in my film, and
only using implications of
horror and mild language
to avoid an 18 certificate.