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What we do
Here are the answers to the main questions we get asked when we visit schools or chat to parents and children during our education work.
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How we rate films
Anyone wanting to release a film at the cinema in the UK needs to make sure the film has a BBFC age rating.
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Polls
We love to hear what you think about films, age ratings and this site, so please do join in and tell us what you think!
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Why do we have 12A?
This page is about the history of 12A.
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Your questions answered
Here we answer your questions about how we age rate films (and DVDs, Blu-rays and on demand) and what it is like to be a BBFC Compliance Officer.
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BBFC Diary
Here’s A Week In The Life Of A Compliance Officer, a diary written by one of our Compliance Officers, Sarah