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List of works rejected by the British Board of Film Classification

Works refused certification by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The following is a list of works submitted for certification to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) that were not immediately or, in some cases, ever granted a certificate due to them being unsuitable for classification.

Since its inception in 1912, the BBFC's duty has been to classify films, television programmes, video games, advertisements and other visual media according to their content. If a work is deemed unacceptable by the BBFC according to their guidelines or potentially illegal under British law, they can choose to refuse a certificate for that work. Although these works can be shown in cinemas with the permission of local councils, they cannot legally be sold on home video.[1] Online streaming platforms are not required to have their content certified by the BBFC, though many do.[2]

Over the years, several works have been refused a certificate, in effect banning them. Some of these works were later classified uncut, some were cut to meet the BBFC's guidelines, and some have never been granted a certificate.

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Works rejected, later classified uncut

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Works rejected, later classified with cuts

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Works rejected, have never been granted a certificate

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  1. Also submitted under the titles Potemkin, under which it was rejected, and The Battleship Potemkin.
  2. First passed X; updated to PG on 16 November 1987. On 8 July 2025, the cinema rating was raised to 12A, with the home media rating subsequently being updated to 12 on 17 July.
  3. First passed X; updated to 15 for home media on 11 January 1995. On 13 August 2001, the film was passed 12 for cinema release, but remained 15 on home media until 16 August 2023.
  4. First passed X with cuts; passed 12 uncut on 10 May 1996, which was lowered to PG on 1 August 2011.
  5. The A and X ratings were both retired in 1982, and this film has not been resubmitted since then. The BBFC have stated that films last classified under the pre-1982 system must be resubmitted before being reissued, unless permission to screen the film from the local council is granted,[13][14] effectively rendering this film unrated.
  6. First passed X with cuts; passed 12 uncut on 4 February 2005.
  7. First passed X; passed PG on 25 July 1988.
  8. First passed X; passed 12 on 25 October 1996.
  9. First passed 18; lowered to 15 on 24 May 2005.
  10. First passed X with cuts; passed 12 uncut on 3 December 2004.
  11. First passed X with cuts; passed 15 uncut on 10 March 1994.
  12. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 uncut on 21 July 1993, which was lowered to 15 on 13 August 2008.
  13. First passed 18; rating lowered to 15 on 23 March 2004.
  14. Rejected under the title How Much Loving Does a Normal Couple Need?; all subsequent submissions use the title Common-Law Cabin.
  15. Also submitted under the title Aquasex.
  16. First passed A with cuts; passed 15 uncut on 15 November 2011.
  17. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 with cuts on 14 November 1988, before being passed 15 uncut on 31 January 2006.
  18. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 with cuts on 1 October 1986; passed 18 uncut on 1 April 2009.
  19. First passed X; passed 18 with cuts on 31 December 1987; passed 18 uncut on 4 April 2002.
  20. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 with cuts on 19 June 1991; passed 18 uncut on 6 June 2005.
  21. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 uncut on 19 November 1998.
  22. First passed with cuts, which were waived on 17 March 2008.
  23. Passed under the title Night Train Murders.
  24. First passed X with cuts; passed 18 uncut on 28 May 2003.
  25. First passed in the form of a heavily precut version under the title Death's Ecstacy; the uncut version was classified on 1 February 2001.
  26. First passed with cuts; passed uncut on 29 April 2022.
  27. First passed with cuts, which were waived on 30 December 2022.
  28. First passed with cuts, which were waived on 4 December 1991.
  29. First passed with cuts, which were waived on 11 September 2017.
  30. Passed under the title An Irish Mother.
  31. Also passed under the title The Nympho.[96][97]
  32. Also passed under the title Sex on the Beach.
  33. First passed X; passed 18 on 15 April 1993.
  34. First passed X; passed 18 on 29 December 1987.
  35. This work was voluntarily cut by the distributor; a higher certificate was available for the uncut version.
  36. First passed X; passed 18 on 23 December 2024.
  37. Rejected under the title The Man From The Deep River, later passed under the original Italian title Il Paese Del Sesso Selvaggio.
  38. Also passed under the title Barbed Wire Dolls.
  39. First passed X; passed 18 on 5 March 2004.
  40. First passed X; passed 18 on 12 November 2010.
  41. Rejected under the title Sex in a Woman's Love Camp.
  42. This work has been rejected more than once after a resubmission by the distributor.
  43. This work was originally classified 15 uncut, before having its classification revoked after its subject, Palestine Action, were proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000.
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