THE BATMAN | Australian Classification

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Sustained threat, violence and coarse language

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The Batman is an action thriller in which Bruce Wayne is drawn into a web of crime and corruption following a series of high profile murders carried out by a sadistic serial killer.

Themes

The film contains sequences of murder, sometimes including references to torture and torture devices, and a sustained sense of threat and menace throughout. The film contains references to crime and corruption and verbal references to suicide.

Violence

The film contains fight scenes and violence involving weapons that include baseball bats, blades and guns. Some blood detail is evident on weapons or victims of violence.

Sex

The film contains brief examples of sexualised imagery.

Language

The film contains use of the word 'f**k', as well as 'shit', 'ass', bitch', 'bastard', 'dick', 'prick', damn' and 'hell'.

Drug use

The film contains use of a fictional illicit drug known as 'drops'.

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Industry details

Classification date

23 February 2022

Year of production

2022

Classification

M

Consumer advice

Sustained threat, violence and coarse language

Category

Films

Category detail

Film - Public Exhibition

Media type

DCP

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

176 minutes

Director/Creator

MATT REEVES

Producer

DYLAN CLARK / MATT REEVES

Production company

6TH & IDAHO PRODUCTIONS / DC ENTERTAINMENT / WARNER BROS.

Country of origin

USA

Language

ENGLISH

Applicant

UNIVERSAL PICTURES INTERNATIONAL

File number

T22/0357

Classification number

296116

Alternative titles

Not Specified

Other Versions

Poster image for THE BATMAN (2022)

THE BATMAN (2022) (Digital Video)

07 April 2022

Film - Sale/Hire

Sustained threat, violence and coarse language

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