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Film Classification Database (2022 to 2024)

Data from Jan 2022 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 13 Jun 2025, 18:04 SGT

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Records of films classified from 2022 to 2024

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FilmClassificationDatabase2022to2024.csv (5K rows, 4.2 MB)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Title
Text
Aka
Text
Romanised Title
Text
Actor
Text
Producer
Text
Director
Text
Language
Text
Format
Text
Region
Text
Rating
Text
Decision
Text
Duration
Text
Distributor
Text
Consumer Advice
Text
More Info
Text
General Info
Text
Decision Date
Text
Episode Title
Text
Episode
Text
(Null)0.0%
202233.9%
202335.6%
202430.6%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)77.4%
????0.6%
??????0.5%
?????0.5%
???????0.3%
(Null)60.1%
(Null)0.8%
(Null)40.7%
(Null)4.3%
(Null)1.4%
(Null)0.9%
Others66.6%
DCP26.2%
DVD4.3%
Hard Drive0.6%
(Null)97.0%
11.3%
FREE0.4%
010.3%
A0.2%
(Null)2.0%
PG34.4%
PG1324.7%
NC1623.6%
M1810.7%
(Null)0.0%
Passed Clean87.0%
Passed Clean with Condition8.4%
Exemptible2.0%
Passed Clean Edited1.9%
(Null)0.0%
31.6%
41.7%
51.8%
61.6%
(Null)95.5%
N/A 0.6%
ABSOLUT MEDIEN0.2%
STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVICES0.2%
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT0.2%
(Null)31.3%
Some Violence3.9%
Violence2.2%
Some Violence ??????1.7%
Some Coarse Language ??????1.7%
(Null)97.3%
This title is exempted from classification.1.1%
This title is exempted from classification. 0.3%
This title can be exempted from classification.0.1%
This title is exempted from classification0.1%
(Null)35.0%
(Null)0.0%
20-10-220.8%
27-10-220.5%
23-11-230.5%
12-09-230.5%
(Null)98.6%
????<0.1%
?????? (2023)<0.1%
???????<0.1%
????????<0.1%
(Null)98.6%
1 TO 200.3%
1 TO 250.2%
1 TO 300.2%
1 TO 100.1%
2022ALI & AVA (2021)nanaADEEL AKHTAR,CLAIRE RUSHBROOK,ELLORA TORCHIA,SHAWN THOMASTRACY O’RIORDANCLIO BARNARDENGLISHOthersnaNC16Passed Clean104naCoarse Languagena“Ali and Ava” revolves around a middle-aged man and woman from different backgrounds who find love despite their respective families’ unhappiness. The film is rated NC16 with the consumer advice of “Coarse Language”.The film contains frequent utterances of the expletive “f**k”. This would be more appropriate under a NC16 rating. Other coarse language used includes “bastard”, “idiot” and “shit”.The film also contains some mild depictions of violence and verbal references to domestic abuse.25-10-22nana
2022ANGKAT TINGKAT (2022)naANKGAT TINGKATRAYMOND KHOO,KATHRYN HO,MERLIN PILLAY,JACOBS PREMLA DAISYHAZIRAH BINTE ALAMHAZIRAH BINTE ALAMENGLISHOthersNAnaExemptible11NAnanana11-04-22nana
2022GRIT (2018)nanaDIAN KARINA MAHARANI,HARWATI,KHATRINA MAHARANI,ABURIZAL BAKRIEnaCYNTHIA WADE AND SASHA FRIEDLANDERMALAY & BAHASA INDONESIANOthersNAPGPassed Clean81NAnana‘Grit’ is a documentary revolving around villagers in Sidoarjo, East Java Indonesia demanding compensation from a natural gas company which drilling activities had caused irreparable damage to their village and affected their livelihood.The film is rated PG.Parental guidance is recommended as the documentary contains some depictions of the villagers protesting. The film also contains some mild coarse language like “damn” and “bullshit” which are seen in the English subtitles.20-01-22nana
2022HOLDING SPACEnaHOLDING SPACEYE THU,WADDY (VOICE),-,-naYE THUENGLISH AND SOME BURMESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)OthersNAPGPassed Clean4NAnanana18-07-22nana
2022HOLY SPIRIT (JESUS CULTURE)HOLY SPIRIT (JESUS CULTURE) (CITY HARVEST CHURCH)na-,-,-,-naNAENGLISHOthersNAPGPassed Clean with Condition3NAnanana27-10-22nana
2022HOME PLANETnanaPETER LOW ZHI QIN,LEONG WAI TUCK,DHARON LIEWnaMAXIMILIAN LIANGMANDARINOthersNAPGPassed Clean14NAnanana09-09-22nana
2022MERE DESH KI DHARTInanaDIVYENNDU SHARMA,ANANT VIDHAAT,ANUPRIYA GOENKA,INAAMULHAQVAISHALI SARWANKARFARAZ HAIDERHINDI (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)DCPNAPGPassed Clean142NASome Coarse Languagena‘Mere Desh Ki Dharti’ is a Hindi film about how two down-trodden graduates change the lives of farmers in the countryside. The film is rated PG with the advisory of “Some Coarse Language”.Parental guidance is recommended as the film contains a brief passing scene that depicts the aftermath of a suicide where the body is seen hanging from the noose. The film also contains some partially spelled-out expletives in the English subtitles.13-05-22nana
2022MY CHURCH MY LIFEMY CHURCH MY LIFE (CITY HARVEST CHURCH)na-,-,-,-naNAENGLISHOthersNAPGPassed Clean with Condition8NAnanana03-11-22nana
2022ARIAFERMA (2021)THE INNER CAGEnaTONI SERVILLO,SILVIO ORLANDO,FABRIZIO FERRACANE,SALVATORE STRIANOnaLEONARDO DI COSTANZOITALIAN (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)OthersNAPG13Passed Clean117NASome Coarse Language些许粗俗语言na“Ariaferma (The Inner Cage)” is an Italian film that follows a group of inmates who are brought to a decommissioned prison before they are transferred elsewhere, featuring the dynamics between the prisoners and the prison guards.The film is rated PG13 with an advisory of “Some Coarse Language”.The film contains some use of the expletive “f**k”, as reflected in the English subtitles. Under the PG13 Classification Guidelines, “infrequent use of coarse language such as the expletive ‘f**k’” is permitted.08-08-22nana
202220220924-25 - THE ISRAELITES CROSS THE JORDAN (JOSHUA 3-4) (SADDLEBACK KIDS)20220924-25 - THE ISRAELITES CROSS THE JORDAN (JOSHUA 3-4) (SADDLEBACK KIDS) (CITY HARVEST CHURCH)nanananaENGLISHOthersnaPGPassed Clean with Condition3nananana19-08-22nana

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_ee0231c767e05c37f61e01923df2e461"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2023). Film Classification Database (2022 to 2024) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 1, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_ee0231c767e05c37f61e01923df2e461/view

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Created on

15 Aug 2023

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)