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This is a non-exhaustive list of media that has received unique content advisories beyond the usual "strong language", "nudity", "violence", etc. These tend to occur when media has uniquely difficult content that doesn't fit under one of the usual content advisories but still needs to be made aware to the general public.

BBFC[]

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious (UK Cut Version) - Passed '12A' for moderate violence and street racing.
  • The Circle - Passed '15' for drawings of explicit sex, strong sex, nudity.
  • Clarkson Hot Metal - Passed 'PG': "Contains focus on weapons."
  • Countdown to Zero - Passed 'PG' for news footage of terrorist attacks.
  • Cries and Whispers - Passed '18' for scenes of extreme emotional scenes of death and self-mutilation.
  • C.S.A. The Confederate States of America - Passed '12':"Contains ironic racist attitudes, mild violence and sex references."
  • Dans ma Peau - In My Skin - Passed '18': "Contains frequent bloody images of self-mutilation."
  • The Eagle Huntress - Passed 'U' for hunting with eagles.
  • Fred The Movie - Passed '12(A)': "Contains behaviour that would be dangerous if copied."
  • I Am - Passed '12A': "Contains images of a razor slicing an eyeball and brief crime scene gore."
  • I Spit On Your Grave - Passed '18' for very strong terrorisation, sexual violence and bloody violence.
  • Jackass:The Movie - Passed '18' for strong language and violent stunts.
  • The King's Speech - Passed '12(A)' for strong language in a speech therapy context.
  • Kung Fu Panda:Legendary Warriors - Passed PG for mild martial arts fighting.
  • Last Exile (volume 2) - Passed '12': "Contains fire-breathing scene."
  • Motorstorm Artic Edge - Passed '12' for strong language in song lyrics.
  • Noose for a Lady - Passed 'PG' for execution theme, references to murder by poison.
  • Numb3rs (season 5, episode 18) - Passed '12': "Contains moderate violence and death row theme."
  • Nymphomaniac Vol. II (Director's Cut) - Passed '18' for strong real sex, strong violence, self-administered abortion.
  • Out of Darkness - Passed 'PG' for fleeting images of real dead bodies.
  • Pecker - Passed '15' for brief, graphic nudity, sexual references and strong language.
  • The Prestige - Passed '12': "Contains moderate violence and fatalities."
  • The Sea Inside - Passed 'PG': "Contains euthanasia theme."
  • Team America: World Police - Passed '15' for strong language, violence and sex, all involving puppets.
  • Topsy-Turvy - Passed '12' for single instances of nudity, drug use and strong language.
  • Twisted Metal:Head on - Passed '12': "Contains partially bleeped strong language and infrequent gore."

IFCO[]

  • The Hunger Games (UK version) - Rated 12 for strong violence for this category.
    • The Hunger Games (International version) - Rated 12 for moderate violence in a sci-fi context.

OFLC (Australia)[]

  • 300 - Rated MA 15+ for Strong computer-generated battle violence, Death (sic) and war themes.
  • Ghosts of the Civil Dead - Rated R 18+: "CONTAINS GRAPHIC SCENES OF PRISON LIFE".
  • How to Thrive: A Practical Guide to Happiness - Rated M for Coarse language and mental health themes including references to suicide and self-harm.
  • Mysterious Skin - Rated R 18+ for high-level child sexual abuse themes, high level sexual violence, and paedophile themes.
  • Sonic The Hedgehog - Rated PG for comedic action violence.
  • Thinspiration - Rated M for themes of eating disorder and self-harm.

OFLC (New Zealand)[]

  • 13 Reasons Why - Rated RP18: graphic content that may disturb.
    • Also for 127 Hours - Rated RP16: graphic content that may disturb.
  • The Passion of the Christ - Rated R15 for prolonged scenes of brutal violence, torture & cruelty.
  • Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, Hacksaw Bridge and Enemies at Gate - Rated R15: depicts realistic and graphic war scenes.

MPA[]

  • 12 Days of Terror - Rated PG-13 for shark attacks.
    • Deep Blue Sea - Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language.
  • The 13th Warrior - Rated R for bloody battles and carnage.
  • 2 Fast 2 Furious - Rated PG-13 for street racing, violence, language and some sensuality.
  • 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up - Rated PG-13 for non-stop ninja action.
  • Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and a smoking caterpillar.
  • Alien vs. Predator - Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore.
  • Alive - Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children.
  • All Stars - Rated PG for some mild language and a brief scuffle.
  • An American Crime - Rated R for strong and disturbing depiction of child abuse and torture.
  • Babies - Rated PG for cultural and maternal nudity throughtout.
  • Batman Returns - Rated PG-13 for brooding, dark violence.
  • Bitter Moon - Rated R for the strong depiction of a perverse sexual relationship.
  • The Braddy Bunch Show - Rated PG-13 for racy innuendos.
  • Braveheart - Rated R for brutal medieval warfare.
  • Bright Eyes - Rated PG for situations troubling to younger children.
  • Bushwhacked - Rated PG for language and a mild birds and bees discussion.
  • Clerks - Rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue.
  • Color of the Cross - Rated PG-13 for some graphic crucifixion images.
  • The Core - Rated PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language.
  • Cowboy Bebop:The Movie - Rated R for some violent images.
  • The Crucible - Rated PG-13 for intense depictions of the Salem witch trials.
  • C.S.A The Confederate States of America - Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material involving racial issues, language and disturbing images.
  • Curse of the Crystal Eye - Rated PG-13 for depiction of a burning man.
  • Dead Alive - Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore.
  • The Dentist - Rated R for graphic violence including scenes of dental torture, sexuality and some language.
  • Digital Man - Rated R for future militaristic violence and some sexuality.
  • Dimples - Rated PG for historic racial stereotyping.
  • Doctor Strange - Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action throughout, and an intense crash sequence.
  • Dragon Ball Super:Broly - Rated PG for prolongued frenetic sequences of action and violence, and for language.
  • Dunkirk - Rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language.
  • The Education of a Little Tree - Rated PG for language and thematic elements including old fashioned discipline.
  • Every Breath - Rated R for sexuality, language and some scenes of victims buried alive.
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox - Rated PG for action, smoking, and slang humor.
  • Far from Home: the Adventures of Yellow Dog - Rated PG for perilous adventure.
  • Farewell my Concubine - Rated R for language and strong depiction of thematic material.
  • Father and Scout - Rated PG for mild fisticuffs.
  • Fly Away Home - Rated PG for an opening accident scene and some mild language.
  • The Fugitive - Rated PG-13 for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting.
  • Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties - Rated PG for some off-color elements.
  • Ghost Brigade - Rated R for satanic war violence.
  • Ghost in the Machine - Rated R for high-tech horror violence.
  • Godzilla - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of destruction, mayhem and creature violence.
  • Godzilla vs. Biollante - Rated PG for traditional Godzilla violence.
  • The Good Son - Rated R for acts of violence and terror involving a disturbed child.
  • Guadalupe - Rated PG for some mature discussions.
  • Gummo - Rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles, including violence, substance abuse, sexuality and language
  • Jefferson In Paris – Rated PG-13 for mature theme, some images of violence and a bawdy puppet show.
  • Josh and S.A.M. - Rated PG-13 for kids in jeopardy.
  • Killer Joe - Rated NC-17 for graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality.
  • King Leopold's Ghost - Rated PG-13 for graphic and disturbing images, and descriptions of inhumanity.
  • Kite Runner - Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language
  • Lake Placid - Rated R for violent creature attacks and related gore, and for language
  • Matilda - Rated PG for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule, and for some mild language.
  • My Way - Rated R for intense realistically graphic scenes of war and violence.
  • North - Rated PG for a few words.
  • Pink Flamingos (1997 reissue) - Rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail.
  • Seven - Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings, and for strong language
  • The Simpsons Movie - Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout.
  • The Skateboard Kid 2 - Rated PG for brief mild language and an adolescent punch to the nose.
  • Song of the Sea - Rated PG for some mild peril, language and pipe smoking images.
  • Teenage Space Vampires - Rated PG for mild alien vampire violence.
  • Thirteen - Rated R for drug use, self destructive violence, language and sexuality - all involving young teens.
  • To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar - Rated PG-13 for subject matter involving men living in drag, a brief scene of spousal abuse and some language.
  • Tokyo Decadence - Rated NC-17 for strong, explicit, sado-masochistic sexuality.
  • Topsy-Turvy - Rated R for a scene of risque nudity.
  • Trainspotting - Rated R for graphic heroin use and resulting depravity, strong language, sex, nudity and some violence.
  • Twister - Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather.
  • Virgin Mary - Rated PG for scenes of political persecution and mild language.
  • Wayne's World 2 - Rated PG-13 for ribald humor.
  • Wyatt Earp - Rated PG-13 for strong gunfights, some language and sensuality.
  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage - Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of gunplay and violent action, and for sexual material and language.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Rated PG for scary combat and monster images.

North American manga releases[]

  • Biomega - Rated Mature for motorcycle violence, mind-blowing cinema stunts and extremely-grizzly bear.
  • Black Lagoon - Rated Mature for graphic violence, strong language, nudity, adult situations, drinkin', smokin', ass-kickin', law breakin', gun love, running with scissors and all your mother ever told you not to do.
  • DanDanDan - Rated Mature for language, violence, suggestive themes and randy aliens.
  • Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated Teen for mildly strong language, alcohol/tobacco usage and fantasy violence.

PEGI[]

  • Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles - Rated 18 for in-game purchases (includes random items) alone.
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