In 2021, 659 movies were age-rated in the United Kingdom, up six percent from 619 a year earlier. Out of the films classified in 2021, 265 (or around 40 percent) were considered suitable for viewers aged 15 years and over. In 2019, before the pandemic, over 1.1 thousand films were rated.
Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating
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British Board of Film Classification. (July 8, 2022). Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/
British Board of Film Classification. "Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating." Chart. July 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/
British Board of Film Classification. (2022). Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/
British Board of Film Classification. "Number of Films given Age Ratings in The United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by Rating." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/
British Board of Film Classification, Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of films given age ratings in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2021, by rating [Graph], British Board of Film Classification, July 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267295/number-of-age-rated-films-in-the-uk-by-rating/