Film Classification Database (2023 to 2025)

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FilmClassificationDatabase2023to2025.csv (4.6K rows, 4.2 MB)

Year Year (YYYY)	Title Text	Romanised Title Text	Also Known As Text	Actors Text	Producers Text	Directors Text	Language Description Text	Format Text	Rating Text	Decision Text	Consumer Advice Text	Total Running Time Actual Text	General Info Text	More Info Text	Decision Date Text	Episode No Text	Episode Title Text	Classified By Text
(Null)0.0% 202336.5% 202432.9% 202530.6%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)56.6%	(Null)80.6% '-0.6% MARVEL STUDIOS' MADAME WEB0.1% CREED 30.1% DUNE: PART 20.1%	(Null)1.3%	(Null)25.5%	(Null)0.3%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% Others69.9% DCP24.4% DVD3.5% BLU-RAY1.3%	(Null)1.6% PG - Parental Guidance31.4% NC16 - No Children Below 1625.6% PG13 - Parental Guidance 1324.8% M18 - Mature 1811.8%	(Null)0.0% Passed Clean90.0% Passed Clean with Condition5.3% Passed Clean Edited2.2% Exemptible1.6%	(Null)27.6% Some Violence4.0% Some Coarse Language 些许粗俗语言2.6% Violence2.6% Some Violence 些许暴力画面2.3%	(Null)0.0% 51.4% 151.4% 941.5% 1031.6%	(Null)<0.1%	(Null)97.7% This title is exempted from classification.1.2% The film contains utterances of religious profanity. These have exceeded the Classification Guidelines which state “any material that ... is denigrating to any racial or religious community” will be refused classification.0.1% The film contains utterances of religious profanity. According to the Film Classification Guidelines, "any material that...is denigrating any racial or religious community" would be refused classification.<0.1% The film contains an utterance of a religious profanity. According to the Film Classification Guidelines, “any material that … is denigrating any racial or religious community” would be refused classification.<0.1%	(Null)0.0% 23/11/20230.5% 12/9/20230.5% 17/7/20230.5% 19/9/20240.5%	(Null)98.6% 1TO25, N/A<0.1% 1 TO 22, SEASON 2<0.1% 1 TO 25, 刑侦 12<0.1% 1 TO 24, 叠影狙击<0.1%	(Null)100.0%	(Null)0.0% IMDA99.3% Industry0.7%
2023	灵戏逼人（2023）	UNCHAINED MEDLEY		张振朗( OWEN CHEUNG), 龚嘉欣 (KATY KUNG ), 刘颖镟(TIFFANY LAU ), 阮浩棕(NICHOLAS YUEN)	'-	'-	Cantonese (without subtitles)	Others	PG13 - Parental Guidance 13	Passed Clean with Condition	Some Violence	858	'-		24/8/2023	1TO20, 灵戏逼人(2023)( UNCHAINED MEDLEY )		IMDA
2023	李小龙与我 (1976)	BRUCE LEE & I	BRUCE LEE AND I	丁珮 (BETTY TING PEI), 李修贤 (LI HSIU SHIEN), 王沙 (WONG SHA), 鲁俊 (LU CHUN)		罗马 (JOHN LOMAR)	MANDARIN	Others	R21 - Restricted 21	Passed Clean	Sexual Scene and Nudity 性相关及裸露画面	103	Based on the account of Betty Ting, actress and lover of the late action star Bruce Lee, “Bruce Lee and I” revolves around his life leading up to his death in her apartment in 1973. The film is classified R21 with the consumer advice of “Sexual Scene and Nudity”. The film contains a scene where a couple engages in sex in bed, with female full-frontal nudity visible. This can be contained within the R21 Classification Guidelines which allows for “non-excessive and non-exploitative depictions of sexual activities”. There are also several scenes depicting both female upper body and full-frontal nudity in both sexual and non-sexual context. This includes a brief shot of the female genitalia seen as a couple cuddles in bed. In addition, the film contains some scenes depicting drug consumption.		7/12/2023			IMDA
2023	ABOUT MY FATHER			SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO, ROBERT DE NIRO, LESLIE BIBB, KIM CATTRALL	DAN BALGOYEN, JARED GOLDMAN, CHELSEA KUJAWA	LAURA TERRUSO	ENGLISH	DVD	NC16 - No Children Below 16	Passed Clean	Some Mature Content	115	Set in America, “About My Father” is a comedy which revolves around Sebastian, who brings his old-school Italian immigrant father to meet his all-American fiancée, Ellie, and her wealthy family for a weekend gathering. Despite initial cultural clashes, they gradually learn to appreciate one another. The film is rated NC16 with the consumer advice of “Some Mature Content”. The film contains a scene that depicts a man proposing to another man. There is no further development on the two men’s relationship as they are incidental characters in the film. The film also contains some mild sexual references. These include scenes where characters make verbal reference to sexual organs in comedic context. In addition, there is some use of mild swear words such as “ass”, “hell”, and “bitch”.		21/11/2023			IMDA
2023	IBLIS DALAM DARAH (2023)			MICHELLE JOAN, RYAAS RANDA, CUT ASHIFA ALAR, SORAYA RASYID	HELFIE KARDIT	YANNIE SUKARYA	BAHASA INDONESIAN (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)	Others	NC16 - No Children Below 16	Passed Clean	Some Gore and Horror	95	“Iblis Dalam Darah” is an Indonesian horror film about a woman who is possessed by the spirit of a suicide victim. Her family seeks help from a doctor to save and exorcise the woman, and investigate the origins of the spirit. The film is rated NC16 with an advisory of “Some Gore and Horror”. The film contains a gory scene where a possessed character tears off a piece of flesh from her hand and holds it in her mouth while snarling at others. This is permissible under the NC16 Classification Guidelines which allows “depictions of violence and gore with moderate details”. The film also contains some scenes of horror and violence which are depicted without strong details. These include sudden appearances of a supernatural entity with boil-like scars on her face. There is also a scene where a bed is being pushed towards a character by an unseen force, causing the latter to fall and sustain a cut on his forehead. Other scenes of horror include one that shows the possessed character spewing blood from her mouth during an exorcism, and a scene depicting the supernatural entity’s face in fire. There are also references to suicide mainly in the form of verbal mentions and a depiction where pictures of the victims are seen through police case files.		16/3/2023			IMDA
2023	MATCHMAKING (2022)	MATCHMAKING		AMIT RAHAV, LIANA AYOUN, MAOR SCHWITZER, MARNI WOOLF	AVIV BEN SHLUSH	EREZ TADMOR	HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES	Others	PG - Parental Guidance	Passed Clean		98	“Matchmaking” is an Israeli romantic comedy revolving around Moti, who is smitten with his sister’s friend Nechama. However, as she is from a different social class, Moti has to devise ways and means to woo her. The film is classified PG. The film contains some use of mild language such as the words “jerk” and “ass” which are seen in the English subtitles. The PG Classification Guidelines permit “use of mild coarse language”.		15/8/2023			IMDA
2023	すずめの戸締まり(2022)	SUZUME	铃芽之旅	原菜乃華 (NANOKA HARA) (VOICE), 松村北斗 (HOKUTO MATSUMURA) (VOICE), 深津絵里 (ERI FUKATSU) (VOICE), 染谷将太 (SHOTA SOMETANI) (VOICE)		新海誠 (MAKOTO SHINKAI)	JAPANESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)	Others	PG - Parental Guidance	Passed Clean		121	Set in Japan, “Suzume” is an animated feature which revolves around a high school girl’s encounter with a mysterious young man. The two work together to prevent a series of disasters from happening. The film is classified PG. Parental guidance is recommended as the film contains infrequent use of mild coarse language such as “dammit”, “hell”, and “idiot” in the English subtitles. This can be contained under the PG Classification Guidelines which permit “use of mild coarse language”. The film also contains some mildly intense sequences where characters fight against a raging creature with no details of injuries shown.		8/2/2023			Industry
2023	RUNNING MAN: REVENGERS (2023)		RUNNING MAN: 復仇者之戰, 런닝맨: 리벤져스	BRITTANY LAUDA (VOICE), CARRIE SAVAGE (VOICE), DANIEL J. EDWARDS (VOICE), RACHEL SLOTKY (VOICE)	SUNGPIL CHOI, SUNGHO HONG, SUJIN HWANG	YOUNG SIK UHM, DAHEE KIM	ENGLISH (WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES)	DCP	PG - Parental Guidance	Passed Clean		74	“Running Man: Revengers” is an animated film which follows a group of friends as they take part in a competition to have a chance to rule the world, only for their friendship to come under pressure along the way. The film is rated PG. The film contains some scenes of violence without details, such as characters engaging in melee combat and using elemental powers to attack one another. There are also some scenes of mild peril, but these, and the depictions of violence, are resolved without injury details visible. Such portrayals are contained under a PG rating where the Classification Guidelines allow “depictions of violence without details”. The film also contains some use of mild swear words such as “dumb”, “fool” and “idiot”. These are appropriate under a PG rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “use of mild coarse language such as “shit”.		3/11/2023			IMDA
2023	AUGURE	OMEN		MARC ZINGA, MARCEL OTETE KABEYA, ELIANE UMUHIRE, YVES-MARINA GNAHOUA	BENOIT ROLAND	BALOJI TSHIANI	FRENCH (With English Subtitles)	Others	NC16 - No Children Below 16	Passed Clean	Some Nudity and Coarse Language 些许裸露画面及粗俗语言	91	“Augure” is a French film that revolves around a native African man who returns to his homeland from Europe to visit his family before he becomes a father. However, he finds himself shunned by his community as they believe that he bears the mark of a devil. The film is classified NC16 with the consumer advice of “Some Nudity and Coarse Language”. The film contains a scene depicting female upper body nudity. The scene depicts a woman exposing and dipping one of her breasts into a pool of water in the desert as part of a rite. Under the NC16 Classification Guidelines, “infrequent, brief and discreet depictions of female upper body nudity in a non-sexual context” is allowed. The film also contains some use of coarse language including the expletive “motherfk” and “fk” which are either uttered or seen in the English subtitles. The NC16 Classification Guidelines permit the “infrequent use of strong coarse language, such as the expletives ‘motherf**ker’.”		27/9/2023			IMDA
2023	セフレの品格（プライド）初恋 (2023)	S-FRIENDS		行平あい佳 (AIKA YUKIHIRA), 青柳翔 (SHO AOYAGI), 片山萌美 (MOMEMI KATAYAMA), 新納慎也 (SHINYA NIIRO)		城定秀夫 (HIDEO JOJO)	JAPANESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)	Others	R21 - Restricted 21	Passed Clean	Sexual Content 性相关内容	100	Set in Japan, “S- Friends” follows a divorced mother of a teenage daughter who reconnects with her high school boyfriend at a class reunion with the two embarking on a relationship. The film is rated R21 with the consumer advice of “Sexual Content”. The film centers around two adults who are divorced and decide to pursue casual sexual relationships to avoid the complications that may come with having a normal relationship. The film contains several sexual scenes with female upper body nudity and sexual positions depicted including of a man frolicking with several women. These depictions can be contained under the R21 Classification Guidelines where there can be “non-excessive and non-exploitative depictions of sexual activities”.		14/12/2023			IMDA
2023	E P CO 302 (2021)	NA	இ பி கோ 302 (2021)	HONEY ROSE, KASTHURI SHANKAR, VAIYAPURI, CRANE MANOHAR	GP JAYALAKSHMI, S. JAYASILAN	SALANGAI DURAI	TAMIL	Others	PG13 - Parental Guidance 13	Passed Clean	Some Violence சில வன்செயல் காட்சிகள்	124	"E PCO 302" is a Tamil film following the investigation revolving around an unidentified body that turns up near a lake. The film is rated PG13 with the advisory of “Some Violence”. The film contains some depictions of violence involving fistfights and weapons such as bats. In one of the stronger scenes, there is a sustained sequence where several men take turns to strike a man repeatedly in the face. He is also slammed headfirst into a lamppost multiple times with some force. The sustained sequence is intense with depictions of multiple heavy blows to the head with the intent to kill the victim. Such depictions of violence would be more appropriate under the PG13 Classification Guidelines which permits depictions of violence with “some infliction of pain and injury but should not be detailed or prolonged”. The film also contains some use of swear words such as “idiot”.		16/1/2023			IMDA

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Title	Title	Text	-	-
Romanised Title	Romanised_Title	Text	-	-
Also Known As	Also_Known_As	Text	-	-
Actors	Actors	Text	-	-
Producers	Producers	Text	-	-
Directors	Directors	Text	-	-
Language Description	Language_Description	Text	-	-
Format	Format	Text	-	-
Rating	Rating	Text	-	-

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Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2023). Film Classification Database (2023 to 2025) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_ee0231c767e05c37f61e01923df2e461/view

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