The Long Good Friday (1980) - Parents Guide Movie Rating
- BBFC Reason
- THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY is a British drama following an ambitious London gangster whose attempts to legitimise his business come under threat.
- BBFC Ratings info
- THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY is a British drama about an ambitious London gangster whose attempts to legitimise his business comes under threat. Violence: There is a scene of strong bloody violence in which a character is stabbed to death with a broken bottle. There are also infrequent scenes of strong violence in which characters are shot or stabbed. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k'), and infrequent use of racist language.
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Sex & Nudity
moderateInfrequent mild sex references. A man and woman are interrupted while having sex. The woman's breasts are visible. The man is taken away and tortured, his butt visible.
Violence & Gore
severeA man is stabbed twice in a swimming pool (Blood shown) A car bomb goes off killing the man inside the car A man is slashed repeatedly with a machete but is not killed (Blood shown) A bomb at a pub goes off, people exit the pub with bloody cuts A man is crucified, there is a long drawn out shot of a nail through his hand (Quite graphic) A man slaps a woman in a graveyard A man has his jugular slashed by a broken bottle (Blood sprays out) Three people are shot by two men with shotguns (Blood splats)
Profanity
moderate9 uses of 'Fuck' 20+ uses of 'Shit' Uses of 'Bloody', 'Bastard', 'Bollocks', 'Wanker' and other mild profanities
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
moderateFair bit of drinking and main and minor characters smoke. A man finds a needle, implying that the people that are in the room at the time were shooting heroin.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
severeTorture, lots of violence.