Film Certificates

12A is only used for films in cinemas. This means that those younger than twelve can watch the film if accompanied by an adult.In a 12A there are mature themes like love and sex which may be implied by sexual references. there maybe nudity but it is concise. Sexual activity maybe brief and discreet which gives the impression of what maybe going to happen.There is strong language but not a lot. Violence can be used but has to have a short scene there should not be much blood or showing of any injuries in detail. Sexual violence must only be implied but if shown it must be short.There maybe a misuse of drugs may have a brief showing or hinted at the idea of drug use.E.g of what you may see on a romantic comedy" contains moderate strong, language, drug and sex references""contains moderate sex references and language with maybe some partial nudity""contains sexual activity/innuendo""contains mild language and sexual references"12A has the second highest amount of releases in the BBFC classification with 150 releases last year where as the 15 age rating coming on top with 193 releases. There has been a gentle rises in the amount of 12A releases in the UK and Ireland since 2007. 12A has been a top earner between 2001 - 2008 in the box office despite the lower releases than "15" . In the top 10 "12A" classified films Four Christmas came 9th in the chart.