The Equalizer and A Walk Among The Tombstones - censored for cinema release

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The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, and A Walk Among The Tombstones, starring Liam Neeson, are both released later this month but if you pay a lot of money to go and see them at the cinema, you may not be aware that they’re censored!

And this is something that happens a lot, as best described by Mark Kermode when last year, 20th Century Fox decided to censor A Good Day To Die Hard down to a 12A when they could’ve released an uncut 15-cert at the cinema, which was later released on Blu-ray in that format.

However, in these cases, it’s mostly down to reducing violence to get the cinema certificate from an 18-cert to a 15-cert. I’ll put what the BBFC have stated as the reasons for the cuts, but will hide them behind spoiler tags so you can’t read them accidentally.

The Equalizer (released Sept 26th – see trailer here):

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This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 certificate but that their preferred 15 classification could be achieved by making cuts to reduce the violence in two scenes. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made to reduce sequences of violence, including detail of a stabbing with a corkscrew and a garroting. The formal submission was consequently rated 15.

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A Walk Among The Tombstones: (released Sept 18th – see trailer here)

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This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 certificate but that their preferred 15 classification could be achieved by making cuts to reduce a scene of sexualised threat and to remove an accompanying aggressive use of very strong language directed at a woman. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made to this scene. The formal submission was consequently rated 15.

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Dom Robinson

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