Research into Certificate: 15

Research into Certificate: 15

 No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

A certified 15 film will contain stronger or more detailed content such as; strong violence, frequent strong language (eg F***), sexual activity, strong verbal references to sex, nudity, some brief scenes of sexual violence (very occasionally), discriminatory language or behaviour and the use of drugs.

There could be a great deal of bad language in a 15 rated film. There is no limit to how many times the use of strong language can occur.

15 rated films can portray sexual activity, as long as there is no strong graphic detail, there are no constraints on non-sexual nudity or educational nudity.

Homosexual and Heterosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

violence can also be very strong in a 15 rated film, but it should not dwell on infliction of injury, and the strongest gory images are likely going to be put forward for the next category.

Drugs can be show in this category, however they cannot promote or encourage drug use in any way.

Self harm can be apparent in 15 rated films, although because of the audience age range, it is not to be shown in detail which could be copied.