Age Rating Reasons

We decided to choose a 15+ BBFC age rating for our thriller film, this is due to things such as the restricted use of violence and portrayal of drugs being extremely damaging and not showing them in a good light. I will go into more detail in the next few paragraphs. This is also suits our target audience which is around 15-35 age range.

The reasons as to why violence does not cause the film to be brought up to a 18 age rating is that any violence shown is not drawn out for very long at all and doesn't go near to being torturous such as films like the last house on the left. It is also not fully shown usually apart from several small parts and is usually insinuated.

The drug use in our thriller portrays as it being very damaging and does not encourage them whatsoever throughout the film, it shows its effects on mental health, social relationship and several other themes that may deter people from wanting to do it, this is why we believe it could fit into a 15 age rating, it also does not show the use of any hard drugs like needles for example which could push it into an 18