Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

BBFC movie page

With The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Napoleon
• Maestro
• Good Burger 2
• Leo
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• The Boy and the Heron
• Genie
• Wish

Napoleon

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed All the Invisible Children in 2006.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Master (2012).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• Ridley Scott directed Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Maestro

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $215.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in My Boy Jack (2007).
• The film also stars Bradley Cooper who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• Bradley Cooper directed Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Good Burger 2

• The movie is directed by Phil Traill, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Phil Traill also directed Chalet Girl in 2011 which grossed $1.7K in the US and grossed $5.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kenan Thompson who also starred in Good Burger (1998).
• The film also stars Kel Mitchell who was last seen in Cliffords Really Big Movie (2004).
• Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Good Burger in 1998 and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle in 2000.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Leo

• The movie is from director Robert Marianetti and Robert Smigel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in The Longest Yard (2005).
• The film also stars Bill Burr who was last seen in The Guilty (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

• The movie is from director Anna Hints.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kadi Kivilo who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robots Resurrection in 1984.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Velvet Goldmine (1998).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Genie

• The movie is directed by Sam Boyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sam Boyd also directed In a Relationship in 2018.
• It stars Melissa McCarthy who also starred in Drowning Mona (2000).
• The film also stars Alan Cumming who was last seen in Marlowe (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wish

• The movie is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn also directed Surf's Up in 2007 which grossed $58.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $152 Mil. globally.
• It stars Evan Peters who also starred in Never Back Down (2008).
• The film also stars Chris Pine who was last seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 11 new movies released

• Animal - Thursday, 30th November - limited release
• 21st Century Cleo - Friday, 1st December
• From the Ashes - Friday, 1st December
• Animal Crossing Christmas Festival: The Movie - Friday, 1st December
• Fuck Them All the Story of Heaven and Hell the Making of a Ballet - Friday, 1st December
• Silent Night - Friday, 1st December
• The Shift - Friday, 1st December
• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce - Friday, 1st December
• Candy Cane Lane - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 1st December
• May December - Friday, 17th November - streaming