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- A "12A" rating restricts viewers younger than 12 from seeing the film in the theater, unless accompanied by an adultBBFO.co.uk: Our Guidelines
- Members of U.K. Conservative Party (a.k.a. Tories) have said the film should receive a rating of "15" (age 15 minimum)Guardian: Batman film: Councils should consider making Dark Knight a 15, say Tories (August 6, 2008)
- U.S. Dark Knight rating: PG-13
- BBFC is a private organization, founded by entertainment industry in 1912BBFO.co.uk: About the BBFC
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A controversy has emerged over the rating given The Dark Knight by the British Board of Film Classification. The BBFC, as the board is known, awarded the film a "family friendly" rating of 12A, roughly equivalent to the U.S. PG-13 rating. Critics, however, have maintained that the film is too violent to be designated "suitable for 12 years and over."BBFO.co.uk: Our Guidelines
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"Knife Culture"
Some critics have tied The Dark Knight's rating to a mounting problem of knife violence in the U.K., suggesting that lax media standards are partly to blame for such violence.Daily Mail: British film censors under pressure as other countries give violent Batman a 15 certificate (August 6, 2008) According to John Beyer, who directs the organization Mediawatch-UK, "One has to look at the fact we have a knife culture and ask what effect the BBFC's decisions over the last 40 years or so have had on this."Daily Mail: British film censors under pressure as other countries give violent Batman a 15 certificate (August 6, 2008)In 2008, a perceived upsurge in youth stabbings has been covered in the British press. Reports have included a profile of the London suburb of Edmonton-dubbed Shank Town-where up to three-quarters of young people carry knives.Daily Mail: London suburb where stab vests and knives are a way of life (April 4, 2008) Another was the gruesome murders of two French exchange students, Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, who were stabbed a combined 233 times before their bodies were set on fire.The Sun: Arrest in double murder probe (July 5, 2008)
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Dark Knight Rating Questions
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What are some of the flaws in the movie "The Dark Knight"? 3 AnswersIt'll take another 20 years to find a suitable Joker for a sequel. http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgfp2063+the-joker-batman-the-dark-knight-poster.jpg The next se... read more -
Just got a new Blu-Ray player. Whats the first movie I should get? 9 AnswersBlade Runner is now out on Blu-Ray and I've got to think, based on seeing the latest version in the theaters in digital, that this is HUGE win. There were many ... read more -
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Did Golden Globe for The Dark Knight? 10 AnswersYes, he did deserve it. - He made that movie, and the movie is the biggest blend of critical and popular success in a movie for a long time. -His character... read more
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