‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ & Billie Eilish Concert Film Top BBFC 2023 Ratings Complaints

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Horror flick Five Nights at Freddy’s and Billie Eilish’s Live At The O2 concert film were the subject of the most complaints lodged with the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in 2023, according to the body’s annual report.

The BBFC received 26 complaints about Five Nights at Freddy’s and 17 about Billie Eilish Live At The O2. All of the complaints were in relation to the age ratings of the films.

Both were given 15 ratings. Each of the complaints was from cinemagoers under 15 who were unable to see the films. The BBFC said it handed Five Nights At Freddy’s a 15 rating because the flick “features scenes of strong and sustained threat.”  “The intensity of these scenes and their frequency within the film meant that we were unable to classify the film at 12A,” the body said.

Billie Eilish Live At The O2 was handed a 15 rating because “the volume of strong language exceeded what is acceptable at 12A under our guidelines.” As a result, the film’s UK distributor re-cut the film, editing out any strong language, and it was later handed a 12A rating.