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Film Classification Database (2020 to 2022)

Data from Jan 2020 to Dec 2022Updated 11 months ago

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Records of films classified from 2020 to 2022

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FilmClassificationDatabase2020to2022.csv (5.1K rows, 4 MB)

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2020#FEMALE PLEASURE (2018)nanaDEBORAH FELDMAN (AS HERSELF),ROKUDENASHIKO (MANGA ARTIST AS HERSELF),LEYLA HUSSEIN (AS HERSELF),DORIS WAGNER (AS HERSELF)PHILIP DELAQUISBARBARA MILLERENGLISHHard DriveNAR21Passed Clean97NANudity and Mature Content裸露画面及内容只宜二十一岁及以上na“#Female Pleasure” is a documentary featuring five women from America, Germany, Africa, Japan and India, speaking up on the oppression they face in a patriarchal society.The film is rated R21 with the consumer advice of “Nudity and Mature Content”.The film contains several images of female full frontal nudity presented in a sexual context, such as photographs of women in bondage poses; sex toy packaging illustrations featuring woman with exposed breasts and wide open legs displaying genitalia in sexual poses; as well as photographs featuring nudity in a non-sexual contexts, which include upper body nudity of women, a wall featuring sculptures of vagina, photograph of a vagina-shaped canoe, and a large clay model of a vagina. These images are more appropriate under a R21 rating, where the Classification Guidelines permit “non-exploitative and non-excessive depictions of full frontal nudity”.The film also explores the issues surrounding religion and gender politics, where some of the women interviewed state that religion is a tool used by its practitioners to oppress women, and quoting some religious verses from different faiths which allegedly project women in an unfavorable light. In addition, the film contains the infrequent use of expletives seen in the subtitles, and images of sculptures illustrating Kama Sutra positions on the façade of a famous temple in India.4/3/2020nana
20201,2, AND 3 JOHN A VIDEO STUDYnanaKAREN H. JOBESZONDERVANKAREN H. JOBESENGLISHDVDALLPGPassed Clean439ZONDERVANnanana1/9/2020nana
202010 JOURS SANS MAMAN (2019)10 DAYS WITHOUT MUMnaFRANCK DUBOSC,AURE ATIKA,ALICE DAVID,ALEXIS MICHALIKROMAIN BRÉMOND, DOMINIQUE FARRUGIA, DANIEL PRELJOCAJLUDOVIC BERNARDFRENCH (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)DCPNAPGPassed Clean98NASome Sexual References些许性相关语na“10 Jours Sans Maman” (10 Days Without Mum) is a French comedy following a father of four struggling to manage the house and his children’s needs after his wife decides to go on a 10-day vacation.The film is rated PG with an advisory “Some Sexual References”.The film contains a few mild verbal sexual references about the male genitalia that are made by the characters in a comical context and are not elaborated on. These references can be contained under a PG rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “brief, infrequent and mild sexual innuendoes”.The film also contains the use of mild swear words like “bastard”, “asshole”, “what the hell” and “shit” in the subtitles.1/10/2020nana
2020100 KILOS D'ÉTOILES (2018)naSTARS BY THE POUNDLAURE DUCHENE,ANGELE METZGER,PAULINE SERIEYS,ZOE DE TARLECELINE CHAPDANIEL, DIANE JASSEMMARIE-SOPHIE CHAMBONFRENCH (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)DVD-RnaPG13Passed Clean89naSome Coarse Language and Sexual References 些许粗俗语言及性相关语na“Stars By The Pound” (100 Kilos D'Étoiles) is a French film about Lois and her three friends as they help to pursue her dream of becoming an astronaut despite her being overweight. The film portrays their journey to enter a science competition in the hopes of winning a zero-gravity flight.The film is rated PG13 with an advisory of “Some Coarse Language and Sexual References”.The film contains some utterances of the expletive “f**k”. This is contained under a PG13 rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “infrequent use of coarse language such as the expletive 'f**k'”. There is also some use of mild swear words such as “shit”, “damn”, “asshole”, “bitch” and “jerk” seen in the English subtitles.The film also contains a scene where a girl simulates an orgasm briefly by partially lifting up her top and breathing heavily, with no nudity depicted. There are also a few scenes where characters make verbal references to sex and sexual organs. These are contained under a PG13 rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “infrequent and non-detailed use of sexual humour or sexual innuendoes…”. There are also a couple of drug references, including a brief mention of white powder but without depiction of drug use.11/2/2020nana
202012 SUICIDAL TEENS (2019)nana高杉真宙 (TAKASUGI MAHIRO),新田真剣佑 (ARATA MACKENYU),杉咲花 (SUGISAKI HANA),北村匠海 (KITAMURA TAKUMI)na堤幸彦 (TSUTSUMI YUKIHIKO)JAPANESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)BLU-RAYANC16Passed Clean119NAMature Theme题材只宜十六岁及以上na“12 Suicidal Teens” is a Japanese suspense drama where twelve teenagers acquainted through their online interactions, arrange to meet at an abandoned hospital to take their lives as a group. As they assemble, they realise that someone is there before them and try to unravel the mystery behind the identity of the stranger.The film is rated NC16 with an advisory of “Mature Theme”.There are some suicide references, largely verbal, as the teenagers share the various reasons why they wish to end their lives with other participants. There is no depiction of suicide attempts as in the course of the film, the teenagers band together to resolve the mystery behind the stranger found at the hospital. The film concludes with the teenagers abandoning thought of suicide. The exploration of such themes require some maturity to discern and can be contained under a NC16 rating, where the Classification Guidelines state “mature themes that are appropriate for viewers aged 16 years and above”.3/2/2020nana
202012 SUICIDAL TEENS (2019)nana高杉真宙 (TAKASUGI MAHIRO),新田真剣佑 (ARATA MACKENYU),杉咲花 (SUGISAKI HANA),北村匠海 (KITAMURA TAKUMI)na堤幸彦 (TSUTSUMI YUKIHIKO)JAPANESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)DVD-RNANC16Passed Clean119NAMature Theme题材只宜十六岁及以上na“12 Suicidal Teens” is a Japanese suspense drama where twelve teenagers acquainted through their online interactions, arrange to meet at an abandoned hospital to take their lives as a group. As they assemble, they realise that someone is there before them and try to unravel the mystery behind the identity of the stranger.The film is rated NC16 with an advisory of “Mature Theme”.There are some suicide references, largely verbal, as the teenagers share the various reasons why they wish to end their lives with other participants. There is no depiction of suicide attempts as in the course of the film, the teenagers band together to resolve the mystery behind the stranger found at the hospital. The film concludes with the teenagers abandoning thought of suicide. The exploration of such themes require some maturity to discern and can be contained under a NC16 rating, where the Classification Guidelines state “mature themes that are appropriate for viewers aged 16 years and above”.23/1/2020nana
20201917 (2020)nanaANDREW SCOTT,BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH,MARK STRONG,RICHARD MADDENPIPPA HARRIS, CALLUM MCDOUGALL, SAM MENDES, BRIAN OLIVERSAM MENDESENGLISHBLU-RAY(UHD)naPG13Passed Clean465UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENTSome Violence and Coarse Languagena“1917” is a war film that revolves around Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, and their journey to deliver a message to Colonel MacKenzie at the front lines of battle, so as to prevent their comrades from entering and perishing in a trap.The film is rated PG13 with an advisory of “Some Violence and Coarse Language”.The film contains some scenes of violence such as when a soldier accidentally gets caught in barb wire with a bloodied cut shown. In another scene, a man walks into a tent with several soldiers seen with war injuries, including a passing shot of one with an amputated leg and another with an injured arm, with the stump visible briefly as a person attends to them. These are contained under a PG13 rating, where the Classification Guidelines permit “depictions of violence with some details” and “depictions of violence can include some infliction of pain and injury but should not be detailed or prolonged”. There are also mild scenes of violence without details of bloodletting, where soldiers exchange gunfire, get knocked out by explosions and are depicted being injured or dead with blood stains. The film also contains some utterances of the expletive “f**k”. This is contained under a PG13 rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “infrequent use of coarse language such as the expletive ‘f**k’.” There is also some use of mild swear words such as “idiot”, “bastard”, “shit” and “hell”.7/4/2020nana
20201917 (2020)nanaANDREW SCOTT,BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH,MARK STRONG,RICHARD MADDENPIPPA HARRIS, CALLUM MCDOUGALL, SAM MENDES, BRIAN OLIVERSAM MENDESENGLISHOthersnaPG13Passed Clean161naSome Violence and Coarse Languagena“1917” is a war film that revolves around Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, and their journey to deliver a message to Colonel MacKenzie at the front lines of battle, so as to prevent their comrades from entering and perishing in a trap.The film is rated PG13 with an advisory of “Some Violence and Coarse Language”.The film contains some scenes of violence such as when a soldier accidentally gets caught in barb wire with a bloodied cut shown. In another scene, a man walks into a tent with several soldiers seen with war injuries, including a passing shot of one with an amputated leg and another with an injured arm, with the stump visible briefly as a person attends to them. These are contained under a PG13 rating, where the Classification Guidelines permit “depictions of violence with some details” and “depictions of violence can include some infliction of pain and injury but should not be detailed or prolonged”. There are also mild scenes of violence without details of bloodletting, where soldiers exchange gunfire, get knocked out by explosions and are depicted being injured or dead with blood stains. The film also contains some utterances of the expletive “f**k”. This is contained under a PG13 rating where the Classification Guidelines permit “infrequent use of coarse language such as the expletive ‘f**k’.” There is also some use of mild swear words such as “idiot”, “bastard”, “shit” and “hell”.26/5/2020nana
20201/880000の孤独 (1977)naISOLATION OF 1/880000入戸野誠,山崎いずみna石井岳龍/ 石井聰亙 (GAKURYU ISHII/ SOGO ISHII)JAPANESE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)DVD-RNAM18Passed Clean43NANudity 裸露画面nana31/1/2020nana
20202 CORINTHIANS A VIDEO STUDYnanaSCOTT J. HAFEMANNnanaENGLISHDVDNAPGPassed Clean710NAnanana1/9/2020nana

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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())

Citation

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Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2023). Film Classification Database (2020 to 2022) (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 29, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_ee0231c767e05c37f61e01923df2e461/view

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15 Aug 2023

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